Now is the time to be fishing those prespawn travel routes that lead from the largemouth bass deep winter haunts, into the spring spawning grounds.
SOME OF THE YEAR'S BIGGEST BASS CAUGHT ON RECORD ARE NORMALLY TAKEN FROM RIGHT NOW ON INTO MARCH!
Targeting water in the 5-10 foot range, look for travel route ditches, old creek channnels, along old road beds, around main lake humps, ridges, points, near any old river channel ledge or main lake drop-off bordering main lake flats.
Lures should be on the heavier side to locate these big, sluggish and late winter lethargic bass. Deep diving crankbaits, those bigger body models that dive in that 10-12 foot range, work great for covering water fast, but in a slow way!
Long casts and very slow retrieves are best right now, with water temps in the mid 40's.
Try slow rolling or dropping big, heavy spinnerbaits those in the 1/2 to ounce size. Colors of black & red, to all white, or chartreuce and white should be all tried. Experiment!
Change up blades too! Try both Colorado and Willow leaf blades in various sizes, and in gold, silver or red hues. Yes, you should even try various colors of painted blades. In off colored water, try all white blades or chartreuce colored blades.
Catch a few bass? Then slow down, re-work the area several times or return later, then change up lures and show them a variety of lures in various sizes, different actions, and colors as well.
On bottom try oversized jig combos, big crayfish imitations, lizards, big 10 inch worms, creature baits, tube baits and if you dare...finesse fishing with small watermelon colored worms on 1/8 ounce jig heads on light 6-10 pound test line.
Still, I suggest heavy equipment and line in the 17-20 pound test catagory. Experiment with braid, florocarbon lines and monofilament line, using all strengths possible, on all lures, until you feel comfortable with a certain type and size of line.
Certain lures perform better on various types and different sizes of line. You get better feel, a better hook set, more depth, some line stretch (or no line stretch) and better line visibility as well.
There is no better time to be on Guntersville Lake for the "bass of a lifetime" than right now!
Come see how!
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Phone (205)663-1504 / E-mail alabassgyd@aol.com
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