Pacemaker Fishing Forum

bigjeffie wrote:

"Jeffie was out there as well. What was it that guy caught? A turtle or frog?"

i am afraid i have no idea what you are talking about friend.

I saw the guy (you were near him) on the other side from me, hook into something large that was not fighting like a fish. I thought you were next him when he did it...perhaps not

bigjeffie wrote:

as the light began to fall off,  and distant pyromaniacs frolicked into a rising crescendo of prepubescent mania, i was hitting keepers and runts, swimming the jp --like a slow and nervous mess.

Nicely put.....

bigjeffie wrote:

my phone rang at 7.30, and the wifey mentioned my pledge to be home grilling by 7.
i had no choice but to fish my way out of the backside of the water, picking up a few more as i ostensibly hurried home

I believe you were late and I did not see you scurrying to get home!! 

you can get in there

i need the weight to sink the bait

i did well in cedar today working the j&p in ernies cove

I once was bringing a bait back that was full of scum. i hesitated for a secong and a huge bass ate it. I posted about this a few years back but I can't find it. Remember, they will go through the stuff to get to a frog!

when i say a heavy J&P, i mean throwing into real vegetation, not algae.
i dont know my plants, but there are several types that grow on the bank and in the shallows in ashburn.
there are edges that grow over several feet of water behind the tennis courts.

i have waded the area and been up to my armpits, almost able to touch dry ground, across the border of veggies.
i can feel the difference in water temp under the grass.
i think some days it is more trouble than the fish will go to to swim out and ambush even on the edge.
i have seen a lot of this at cedar lately.
i need a bait heavy enough to pull itself down through the vines and leaves of bushy grass.
find a slight gap and it will drop through. just falling in like that can draw a drop strike.

if not shake and flutter the bait in place. yo-yo it, in whatever way your fish enticing instincts compell u 2  move your hands.

i have caught many fish like this.
lately they all seem to want a roof over their head, and dont even hold in the deep water areas unless there is shade.

of course there are exceptions, but these are the facts that are getting ME bit

My theory is there are spending the sunny hours relaxing in cooler water, but will only eat if you put it right there.

when they jig loads up with snot, like in cedar, you can snap the rods and clear it. might take several times,
let it drop a foot or two and crack it like a reverse whip. i have gotten big bites just doing this. then swim it high and let it fall into open pockets.

i guess what i am saying is with practice you can keep a jig much cleaner in heavy cover than it would seem.
the bait is bouyant and has tremendous action almost standing still.

this is just my style.
i have seen folks throwing wacky in open water and getting bit also.
coz loves his frog on top.

this year i am a jig throwing fool

i like a 1/4 ounce or less, with a zoom super chunk