Thread: White Bass

Just some info if anyone is interested in pursuing White Bass. Yesterday I was fishing for Smallies and Spots a couple miles down the Tennessee River below Nickajack Dam. I was not fishing for White Bass but they didn't care. I was catching them on Ned Rigs, Shad Raps, and Mepps Aglia Spinners. Everything that I threw for Smallies got crushed by big White Bass. There again this was not directly below the dam but at least a couple miles down river. I had a hard time finding good size Smallies and Spots so I just enjoyed what was cooperating. I would have thought that they were through with spawning and headed back down river but I do not know their tendencies. I do know that a 15" White Bass can crash a lure and then pull like the devil! I caught 43 mixed bag river fish. Hope this helps anyone that may give it a try.

Also wanted to add a picture of a 16" Skipjack that I caught on a Ned Rig. This was a first on that set up. Ounce for ounce they must be the fightingest fish that swims!