Is there tilapia in Amisad?

[DEdwards]

Looking to buy some swimbaits and was wondering if there were Tilapia in Amistad or just shad?

[txwhitetail]

There are lots of tilapia in Amistad...you looking at hard baits or soft?

[DEdwards]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by txwhitetail &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There are lots of tilapia in Amistad...you looking at hard baits or soft?</TD></TR></TABLE>Was looking at soft baits but would be open?? Which is better?

[txwhitetail]

Well both have a lot of different applications and I usually have both tied on. For soft baits I would look at the sexy minnow in "Amistad Special" color from xcite baits (xcitebaits.com). It is one I developed just for Amistad and was catching 100+ fish a day on it in April/May last year. It is a color pattern that works very well when the sunfish are on beds (has chart back that is hard to see in the pics). I also use a lot of 3:16 baits for bigger soft baits.

In hard baits I mainly throw Jackall Mikey, TT, Spros, etc. Some are trout colored and some custom painted bluegill, sunfish, or tilapia.
JR

[DEdwards]

I will be there the first week of march, is that too early for swimbaits?

[txwhitetail]

There will be some swimbait fish the first week of march. You will get some cruisers escpecially in the bigger creeks. Give me a shout when you get down I will be fishing heavy the next several weeks and can get you some updated info and some areas to start in.
JR

[Jiggernaut]

JR,
Do you also do a lot of fishing/guiding on Falcon? A handful of us from my club are coming down March 6th, and are trying to investigate the things that are working the best. We have thought about hiring a guide, too. Would you have any interest?

[txwhitetail]

Shoot me an email or cal and I can get you some updated info. I dont have any openings between tourneys and guiding until on into May. I dont mind helping you out getting started on either lake. Thanks, JR
jrhoward19@hotmail.com

[Jiggernaut]

Thanks JR. Email sent.