Where are the piggies?

[smallies24]

Is it just me or do the bass seem to be scattered all over. I've taken a few nice bass the past couple days (18"-20") but haven't gotten into any numbers. My fish have come out of anywhere from 2-8 ft of water. Are they sittin' deeper already with our warmer weather moving in?

[Clay.P]

Go Deep! The past week I have had some awesome success fishing sunken rock piles and underwater points. I have had the best success with crankbaits. The Rapala DT 16 and Down Deep Fat Raps have been great and the depths have been from 12 to 17 feet deep.
I have taken quite a few fish in the 4 to 5 pound class.

[Guest]

Yep,
Check out my post on this very subject.

They should start moving shallow now that the temps are on the rise.

Be versitile, be aware of whats going on and adapt.

Good luck.

[smallies24]

Thanks for the tips....hit a few deeper points and weed edges last night. I was fishing 7-11 feet of water throwing a combination of shap raps, DT-10's and husky jerks for different depths and I got into the numbers. A lot of 16"-17" fish. Time to refine some techniques and find the REAL big boys, or girls rather.

Anyone been tossing jig 'n' pigs with success lately? I'm thinking that presentation in the same areas might trigger a few nicer fish.

Good fishin'
Brian

[Clay.P]

You could definately go with a jig in this situation. I like a football jig for bigger fish. You could also try going to a bigger crankbait like the DT 16, sometimes this will trigger a bigger fish. Getting into the summer months, this should hold especially true.