QuestionWe have rented a cabin on Spring Creek Drive for the third week in Aug,2007. Bass fishing is our favorite. I realize this is not the best time of year to fish, however we can only hope. Usually we use plastic worms, pumpkin or a dark red. What color/type of worm or other bait do your bass usually bite at.
Answergailannflordia; At that time of year I do most of my fishing from sunset to midnight. But if you get up early enough you can probably catch some bass before the Sun gets too high. You can catch bass at midday if you want to work hard enough for them but I can't stand the sun. If you luck out and get some overcast days you can stand being on the water.
I like black worms in the 8-10 inch size along with June bug and dark purple. I have had some luck with a 6" blue worm in the trees. Another good lure for that time of year is a senko. Working it in the weed bed edges and letting it sink without weight will often pick up strikes. I haven't found any particular color except it should be fairly dark for these.
Fishing a Carolina rig on the channel edge of the creek in the hot weather should be good. I used to catch bass like that before I became so old and let the sun run me in.
Casting a Chrome/blue or chrome/black Rattletrap or deep crankbait on the flats where there are submerged weeds or along the drop offs often has caught bass for me.
Most of my bigger bass (five pounds and up) have come at night or just at sunset. I like to cast crankbaits around the docks if the weeds are not too thick. About the time the sun gets below the treetops I start using a topwater lure, usually a Devil Horse or a Chug Bug. If nothing hits that I switch to my Zara Spook and walk it around the tops of the stumps. When it gets too dark to see the lure I switch to my Magnum Jitterbug (Muskie Jitterbug). I cast this big bait out into any clear water I can see or if the night is dark enough I just cast it out and hope it doesn't go in the weeds too deep. I have caught some really nice bass on this lure at night. One night I caught my biggest bass yet (a little over 9lbs) and then cast right back to the same stump and caught another just under 9lbs. That is some exciting fishing. I always carry a flashlight to look at the "fish" as I bring him alongside because we have thousands of gators in this lake and having a 3-4 footer hit the big bug is not unusual. If a really big one grabs it just figure on buying another lure. I lost a Zara Spook one night to a really big one. He simply swam away until my line broke.
Spinnerbaits are also a good lure this time of year. Cast it just beyond a stump and bring it back just under the surface past the stump or bring it up to the stump and stop it and let it fall beside the stump. Then give it a sharp pull up and let it fall again. Two or three of these start and stop retrieves should bring some strikes.
This is also a good way to fish the Rattletrap.
Back to worms. I would say that worms are likely to catch a few more fish than the other lures but the bigger ones often come on other baits. However, you just might get into a place like I did a few times. I went back in the stumps and began casting a 6" blue worm. I caught a 13" bass. I cast back and caught his twin. I sat there and caught about 25 bass between those twins and 3lbs. I lost one that would have been over 5 lbs. when he broke me off after jumping to get my heart up in my throat. The fish are here if you can find them. I hope you have some nice overcast days but not a lot of rain.
I hope this is of some help. If you have any other questions between now and August give me a follow up.
After you get to your cabin you may give me a call at
229-861-2366. I live a mile East of Reynold's landing (Big Jim's Resort) on Spring Creek Drive. I would be glad to show you some of the places where I have caught bass if you would like. Just give me a call. I am not a guide but have done pretty well on bass on this lake since I moved here in '93.
My e-mail is
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