Thread: Long Lining in small lake, 30 Sep

Sweet, I might know those baits

Originally Posted by Bob D

Couldn't stand it any longer so when Slabprowler sent me a note and wanted to go I just happened to have a day I could get out with him. We wanted to try some long lining and I new of a place that would probably work out. We managed to have 32 keepers for the day. A lot of short strikes and fish that got off, but it was great to put some in the live wells. We stayed in 19-26 FOW and most of the fish seemed to be scattered above the thermal cline at 9-14 ft. Used the heaviest jigs I've ever used trolling with 1/8 oz and or two 1/16s. The fish wanted it dropping, a couple times while letting jigs out, the fish would pick it up and be on once the line got tight. So we started to use the stop and go method, troll along, kill the motor and bam they'd hit it, crank the motor back up and repeat. Water temp on this small lake was already at 74! It's about ready to start getting good, come on cool nights bring it!

Bob on my home lake in Ga. it's a highland reservoir deep gin clear. We use 1/8-1/4 heads to get to the brush piles in 12-18' of water we make short casts and troll at .06 mph over brush piles and catch them that way. The lake just doesnt set up for cranks that well but will hit soft plastics pulled over head, some time have to tip with a minnow. But I'd rather not tip, seeing I am a bait maker lol.

LB, best colors for me where blue, black and blue, sour grape, june bug all southern pro jigs w/ a chartreuse tail. Your baits that SP had were producing as you could see in the photos. I also had a blue w/chartreuse tail slider that was working too. I was getting bit w/ chartreuse, pink and orange jig heads.