bass

[nitrotmaxx]

I have been fishing on a lake that I know has big bass and I have only could a few fish nice fish out of it. the lake is small and very weedy. does anybody have any tips to make my trips to the lake more productive?

[Slyster]

What lake?

[Ray Esboldt]

I guess I would look at a small weedy lake the same way I would look at any lake. Bass orient themselves torwards transitions. Hard bottom to softer bottom, weeds to no weeds, current to no current, you get the picture here, right? It doesn't matter if the lake is wall to wall vegetation or without a weed, there are transitions that will offer higher percentages of encounters than simply fan casting large expanses of water.

So, ask yourself regarding this lake. Are there pads that break up the mats of milfoil? Are there bullrushes or cattails that rim the lake? Are there areas where the weeds shift from milfoil to coontain? Are there veins of rock that create open spots? Are there man made stuctures like docks or swim platforms? Anything that breaks up the monotony of weeds, weeds, and more weeds is a target.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Nitro-Read Rays post.. then print it and re-read it again... Best adivise I have read in a while.. well written ray!

[nitrotmaxx]

thanks ray

[nitrotmaxx]

hey ray I thought over what you told me a I went out today and landed 14. THANKS ALOT.

[Ray Esboldt]

Cool! Very cool. Glad to help out.

And, if you live in the metro, I think I know the lake you speak of. You might want to keep that lake under your hat.