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Planning on trolling around Guntersville this weekend if I can stand the waves. Is it better with jigs or crankbaits now. I just filled a box with Bandit 200’s and 300’s and am curious as to what has been working the best.
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Have caught a few both ways more on jigs! But I’m a novice on pulling cranks and jig heads are a whole lot cheaper than crank baits so I’m out to pull jigs more often ! Good luck and post up some picture when done ! Be careful watch out for the weekend warriors!
Guntersville lake is gonna be like a wave pool this weekend. It was bad enough this afternoon! I use to hate jet skis but I've decided I don't mind jet skis. It's those dang wake boats that I hate!
I've pulled jigs twice this week witout catching a crappie. I've been fishing humps and around humps. Grass, no grass, 5'-15' deep. NADA. You're probably way more experienced than I am but what was working great for me last weekend hasn't worked at all this week.
You need to get you one of them wake boats and Ill come pull you around on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
Hey Arab, my late friend David and I would start pulling cranks in earnest in June for sure or when the temperature of the water went above 80°. We use to bump into you a few times . We tried a lot of cranks but the bandit 300 hot pink was always the go to crank bait. Not sure why as I haven't seen anything alive bait wise in the water that color HA .all black and all white came in at a distant second. we usually pulled at about 1.76 to 2.0 mph following the creek channels. and one edge area of the river itself
Crankbait or tight lining a minnow right now is what I would (will) be doing.
Id have to buy a bigun if you’re gonna pull me aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by footballcoach
I'd be pulling cranks. I found any shad pattern worked great on the Big G. I really like the mad cow and the ghost by Pico. Bandit 300s on line counting reels to control depth, 1.6 - 2.2.
Crankbaits were working well this past weekend...:ThumbsUp
Guys, I live in Athens, so mostly I fish Wheeler. Can someone point out a couple decent places to longline or drag/push crank baits on Wheeler? Thanks.
I can't help you with Wheeler, but finding a decent place to long line jigs isn't hard, if you have decent electronics. Just try to find some humps or grass close to a creek channel and start pulling jigs. Pulling over the tops of grass is a great way to learn how deep your jigs run. They don't run as deep as I thought they would.Quote:
Originally Posted by nathansmithusa
As far as cranks go, the lower end of the lake tends to be better. Spring Creek, First Creek, Second Creek, and out around the mouth of Elk River are decent places.Quote:
Originally Posted by nathansmithusa