clueless for bass on forest lake

[davebar]

Bass fishing is not my strong point and I have a tournament on forest lake with my coworkers next saturday.I know nothing about the lake or how to fish it. If anyone can help it would be appreciated.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Inside weedlines should be the strongest pattern. Lake 3 would be my pick for starting spots...a softplastic jerk bait like a sluggo or a spinnerbait would be my top 2 choices.. a tube under docks should get you quite a few fish as well. By next weekend you should also be able to find a few fish around the pencil reeds too. The weather this next week will have a lot to do with where the fish will be next weekend.

Good luck!

[davebar]

The third lake is that the north east end or the south west ?side . And the reeds might be alright if it gets warmer???

[Deitz Dittrich]

Dave- the 3rd lake is on the east side of the lake.. And the reeds will wok if we dont get a ton of wind and it stays warm.. it will push some of the post spawn fish back shallow again to feed some. Water temps in the area are about 71-73 deg... its plenty warm just need to get the fish past the post spawn blues... get them females back on the feed bag!

[davebar]

thanks for the info it will be appreciated on Saturday.Any preference on size of worm and color on forest.Im looking for size or numbers.

Thank again Dave.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Its a fairly clear lake.. stick to natural colors.. Watermellon seed.. Pumpkin... purple... Size you will just have to play with.. if the dont seem to want it.. try something different!