Mission bay July 06 /Tidelands and DP July 07

[alanw]

Yep DP was very quiet. I ended up with only 1 queen in 5+ hours, and I didn't get it till around 7. Beat the skunk with it though

[Amish Ed]

Forgot to also mention Owner Sledheads for weedless presentations.

[LDO10]

I've had some tough outings to LJ lately so I headed to Tidelands yesterday. It was good as ever. I agree that the channel offers the best. I tried some shallow areas to the south and towards Glorietta near the golf course and they all had hungry fish. Glad you had a good day. You'll have many more double digit days out there.

[captnblood34]

Working the deeper channel...I'd have to change my set up I suppose. I use a krock about 98% of the time fishing for bass simply for the type of fishing/action it requires you to do. I love it. I assume fishing the channel you guys are using a small grub with a sinker similar to a reverse dropper loop?

[kobra]

Originally Posted by captnblood34

Working the deeper channel...I'd have to change my set up I suppose. I use a krock about 98% of the time fishing for bass simply for the type of fishing/action it requires you to do. I love it. I assume fishing the channel you guys are using a small grub with a sinker similar to a reverse dropper loop?

Grub or swimbait on a 1/2 ounce or 3/4 ounce jighead. Dropshot also works well.

[easyday]

Originally Posted by kobra

Grub or swimbait on a 1/2 ounce or 3/4 ounce jighead. Dropshot also works well.

Yep I was using a 4" zman paddlerz in white on a 1/2 oz weedless jig head. And a chartreuse grub with an extra long tail on a 3/4 oz jig head once the wind picked up and 1/2 oz wouldn't stay on the bottom while I drifted

[Hobie-Pedaller]

Originally Posted by captnblood34

I use a krock about 98% of the time fishing for bass....

there's too much eel grass. you will always be removing it from your bait, after every cast. - LOLOL
NOW, i see why u were complaining about eel grass at top of thread.


i use Krocs & Crankbaits (Frenzy Diving Minnow & Fat Free Shad) at times in SDB, but usually only around the Shelter Island launch, where bay is more open, and only when no eel grass in the area i'm fishing.

but i usually catch Barrys, and occasional Bones & Corvina, with crankbaits & krocs, when used in Bays.
it is hard to keep these lures near bottom, unless you are fishing fairly shallow water,
and the shallows, often are infested with eel grass.

to get the Bay Bass in good numbers, you almost always HAVE TO BE FISHING ON THE BOTTOM !!

thus, the go to baits in Bays, especially for Bass, are curly-tail grubs, swimbaits, and Gulp shrimp, all on lead jig-heads.
(when i work 3 poles on deck simulatneously, these are often the 3 separate baits, that i have out drifting behind yak.)


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Originally Posted by kobra

Grub or swimbait on a 1/2 ounce or 3/4 ounce jighead. Dropshot also works well.

i use 3/8 oz in Bays, when NOT in deep channels.

once I'm fishing over 35-40 ft depth, i use 1/2 oz for drifting thru channel.
when "drifting" with tide/current, the bait will stay on bottom even in deep channel, with 1/2 oz.

and i feel i get bit/hooked up more, with lighter jig weight.

on the nightmare days when tide/wind are opposing, and you can't get a good drift going, and thus need to cast & retrieve jigs... then i will use a 1/2 oz in shallower areas, and 3/4 oz in the deep channel, to keep it near bottom while cast & retrieve.
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