at this point, the timber is in 20-30 ft of water. very easy to get tangled up in and hard for me at least to fish. Where would you start?
I try cranks mainly, but i am sure there is a way to get other lures down in the effective range.
at this point, the timber is in 20-30 ft of water. very easy to get tangled up in and hard for me at least to fish. Where would you start?
I try cranks mainly, but i am sure there is a way to get other lures down in the effective range.
Personally I would find any points there with timber and probably attack it with a jig or a spinnerbait. Isolated trees on the point area would probably be even better!
Also any creek areas rinning through that timber would be another good place to start
that was quick, keep it coming. how far out of this should i stay?
I'd also try bouncin' a coffin-billed crankbait off the trees, makin' a buncha noise.
And, of course, I'd try a fluke.
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yep, crankbait the hell out of it!...like as allready said, try to find a point of some kind and bang the trees!
That deep point in the last picture would be an excellent place to start. I'd start with a shakeyhead and give her hell. I'd also throw a deep diving crankbait on the edges of the timber as well as through the timber.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mark Perry »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That deep point in the last picture would be an excellent place to start. I'd start with a shakeyhead and give her hell. I'd also throw a deep diving crankbait on the edges of the timber as well as through the timber.
Could not have said it better, I would also throw a tube and jig in the mix
i am constantly trying to bang cranks off the stuff, but i can never draw a strike that way. also how do i get the jig down those trees with the branches everywhere?
I'd also go with the crankbaits too but dropping a soft plastic creature bait with a heavy tungsten weight down there will also draw a reaction bite. You don't need to leave it long just hit the bottom shake a little and bring it up.. Many times it won't even get to the bottom before one hits it. I'd try the bigger trees or ones grouped close together first. If they're off a point, along the edge of an old channel or drop off so much the better.
my approach for heavy standing timber is to pretend that it isn't there. Would the area hold fish if the wood wasn't there? Basically the same stuff will apply, ledges, channel bends, points, humps etc.. As far as baits to try I agree with what has been said above.
any color suggestions? the water stays that color most of the year. i use American Shad, silver/black, baby bass, and ghost minnow- cranks
motor oil, pumpkinseed, watermelonseed and variations of the latter two-plastics
black/blue, pb&j, watermelon, brown/orange (when i can find the right mix)-jigs
any colors i may be overlooking?
Three 'personal' options:
1. Swim Jig: Swim it, or stroke it.
2. Senko: Let it fall BEHIND the tree.. drag in an inch or so, then reel it to the next.
3. Spinner Bait
I too cannot fish a crank around wood. It has just never worked for me. I reserve them for cross casting points, working a wingdam, picking apart rip-rap, or working an offshore hump.
I fish an area kinda like this, but there is a bridge before the trees, and the trees are on the outsides of a 30-40' hole. The trees are from 2' to 25' tall. There is a large amount of current going through the area. The fish will be one of 4 to 5 places:
1. Bridge pillars.
2. Rock around bank adjacent to pillars.
3. Down current hiding behind the trees. (High flow rate only)
4. Close to the tree, but right on it.
5. Edges of the trees (limited)
Hope this helps.
this time of yr. id throw topwater,spooks,skitterwalk,if possible id throw a trap.great lookin stuff!
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Spook, especially in the fall. Senkos work great in and around standing timber as well. I have also done well getting right on top of the trees and vertically jigging a jig or a t-rigged plastic worm in amongst the branches.
Throw something nobody else does cause I'm sure that gets fished a lot.tie a sinker about 2-3' in front of a small floating crank/stickbait.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bperdue21 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> also how do i get the jig down those trees with the branches everywhere?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Let it crash and bang through them for a heavier jig, if you are throwing a lighter weight jig, just hop it off the branch (drag it off slowly, then put the reel in free spool) and let it fall straight down.
Another thing to try is a doodle rig. If I remember right it was originally invented for fishing standing timber in the south.
awesome suggestions guys, i am going to print this out and take it with me next time out. i am still open to more, as you can never have too many techniques to use.
in 25-30' of water, what about drop shotting?
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well i was thinking about it before i fell asleep last night and thought wacky rigging a senko and just dropping it vertically around the timber might be a good tactic. what do you guys think?
bperdue21, that's what my thoughts were. I'd probably cast right at the tree, let it 'thump the stump'; and fall right down. Working it's magic all the way.
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Of course, (as mentioned previously) also considering bottom structure, bottom compostion, and all other factors mentioned too.
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Not just hitting every single stick-up.
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