Posted by Eric S. from 205.231.128.45 on July 26, 1999 at 08:15:08:
Texas-rigged wormin' has been most productive for me over the past several weeks. A 7" Culprit “Fire & Ice” (red and blue glitter) with a #3 to #5 Owner worm hook + 1/32 ounce bullet weight.
I've been working the worm very slow. Casting out over dropoffs/weedbeds or along structure. The bass have been hitting as the worm drops, so it's very important to pay attention to your line. I watch the spot where my line hits the water, looking for slight twitches. If the worm hits bottom untouched, your line will back up towards you and give some slack. I then creep the worm slowly back towards shore, raising the rod tip up slowly, and then pausing, all the while watching for twitches and feeling for tension. Set the hook on anything you believe is a fish. On one pond I do particularly well on worm fishing, I have a theory, if I’m not feeling the grass on the bottom or getting it caught on the bait on every cast, I’m fishing in the wrong spot.
Topwater has been good too. I fish between 8PM – 9:15PM and usually throw topwater frogs (Scum Frog dark green) in and around the pads and surface weeds, as well as poppers (Excaliber Mystic Popper). I vary the retrieve a lot to find what the fish want. Seems like every night is different.
Checked out Pratt’s Wayne Woods for wormin’ on Sunday, 7/29 and had some luck around the pads on the west side, as well as around the docks to the fishing piers. The key is to sneak up and work the structure, use light line and smaller worms. Saw a few decent size bass cruising the shoreline.
Also took a walk to, but didn’t fish, the smaller lake west of Deep Quarry behind the nursery. Not too many people fishing it in the heat. Looks like a decent lake for topwater. Lots of weeds. Didn’t see a whole lot of fish swimming around, although the guy at Kohlar Bait and Tackle on Army Trail said it is pretty good.
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Good Fishing.
Eric S.