String Music
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What's ya'lls favorite way to fish for summer bass? I'm working on fishing offshore more this summer and it's been a struggle.
ZachMarkus":1zyxbmt6 said:I primarily fish TVA lakes on the TN river, if you're not fishing offshore or fishing the tail race below a dam it's hard to compete this time of year.
ZachMarkus":340loxuw said:I primarily fish TVA lakes on the TN river, if you're not fishing offshore or fishing the tail race below a dam it's hard to compete this time of year.
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I'm in the same boat of learning my graph and off shore fishing. What depths and what kind of baits are you targeting these deep bass with????ADR":340loxuw said:I almost never throw a bait until I find them on the graph. If you spend enough time scanning, which is what it will take, you will find several spots that they will repeatedly use. Now I just go from spot to spot. Once I find the school I will throw a crankbait to verify and then throw multiple types of baits and then move on to the next school. This method for me eliminates a lot of wasted time just throwing lures at fish that aren't there. YMMV
ADR":3u5ugfs8 said:I almost never throw a bait until I find them on the graph. If you spend enough time scanning, which is what it will take, you will find several spots that they will repeatedly use. Now I just go from spot to spot. Once I find the school I will throw a crankbait to verify and then throw multiple types of baits and then move on to the next school. This method for me eliminates a lot of wasted time just throwing lures at fish that aren't there. YMMV
ZachMarkus":3tn7i4pu said:I primarily fish TVA lakes on the TN river, if you're not fishing offshore or fishing the tail race below a dam it's hard to compete this time of year.
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Grandslam11":1lhdfyzg said:Offshore humps/ Ledges- Grass- Big Worms- Big Swimbaits- Big Jigs..... Go big, remember you are matching forage that has grown since the spring hatch.
WTM":1kgi70jz said:learn to read a topo map, without that skill you will be fishing blindly. back in the old days ledge fishing was fairly easy, but now, with todays electronics, everybody and their momma is parked on them and the fish see just about every bait ever made. back then it was paper maps and a depth sounder. as far as ledge depth that fish hold, it depends on the lake. as far as stratification and turnover, typically most of the tennessee river/lake system is a non issue because if it does happen its not noticeable and short lived. when you get around the deeper parts where the flow is less, like watts bar, i imagine it would be an issue. on our part of KY lake, shell beds, hard rock bottoms are key, old road beds, drainage ditches, etc. bass chase shad against them and can pick them off easier. they lose shad in soft muck or silt bottoms.
we could write an essay to try to explain it, post screenshots, etc.but the easiest thing to do is watch this video. he came out last year with a series of videos which turned some heads on his pro tourney lake breakdowns. this kid was like a child prodigy to bass fishing and has already figured out things that it takes most people a dozen years to learn:
https://youtu.be/4FTi1wx0Y68