breaking down a jungle

Lv2spd · 05-05-11, 03:03 PM

Hi, new member here.

I've been Bass fishing for many years, but have recently gained access to a group of central Alabama private lakes that are absolutely stuffed with monster bass. 6 of the 8 lakes fish normally for me, but 2 of them have given me an interesting challenge.

Both of these lakes are about 30 acres, and are basically just wooded lots that were flooded to a depth of about 7 feet at the west ends and slope slowly up to nothing at the east ends. There are no apparent channels, ledges or drop offs located ANYWHERE in these lakes to concentrate fish, and wood or grass cover is absolutely EVERYWHERE. It is virtually impossible to make a cast from any spot on the lake without dragging your lure through over or into at least one laydown. The lakes have a lovely dark green water and are heavily stocked with threadfin shad, and depending on the year, either tilapia, gizzard shad or golden shiners. This year it's shiners. The lakes also support a truly healthy population of 8 to 13 pound bass. Not that I ever catch the top end of that range, but 10 to 12 pound bass don't raise an eyebrow from anybody else that fishes them.

I have little trouble catching some fish on these lakes. I mean, really, who couldn't, but how on earth would you go about attempting to establish a pattern. No matter what I tell myself when I head out on these lakes, I always just wind up casting wildly at every piece of visible cover in the lake. Hence, unlike the others, I can never form a pattern or fine tune my fishing to let me catch some of the bigger pigs in them.

Where would you start?

05-05-11, 03:03 PM	#1
Lv2spd BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Jemison,AL Posts: 7	breaking down a jungle Hi, new member here. I've been Bass fishing for many years, but have recently gained access to a group of central Alabama private lakes that are absolutely stuffed with monster bass. 6 of the 8 lakes fish normally for me, but 2 of them have given me an interesting challenge. Both of these lakes are about 30 acres, and are basically just wooded lots that were flooded to a depth of about 7 feet at the west ends and slope slowly up to nothing at the east ends. There are no apparent channels, ledges or drop offs located ANYWHERE in these lakes to concentrate fish, and wood or grass cover is absolutely EVERYWHERE. It is virtually impossible to make a cast from any spot on the lake without dragging your lure through over or into at least one laydown. The lakes have a lovely dark green water and are heavily stocked with threadfin shad, and depending on the year, either tilapia, gizzard shad or golden shiners. This year it's shiners. The lakes also support a truly healthy population of 8 to 13 pound bass. Not that I ever catch the top end of that range, but 10 to 12 pound bass don't raise an eyebrow from anybody else that fishes them. I have little trouble catching some fish on these lakes. I mean, really, who couldn't, but how on earth would you go about attempting to establish a pattern. No matter what I tell myself when I head out on these lakes, I always just wind up casting wildly at every piece of visible cover in the lake. Hence, unlike the others, I can never form a pattern or fine tune my fishing to let me catch some of the bigger pigs in them. Where would you start?

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