Northwest Fishing Reports

I was at Lk. WA. this afternoon, I started with drop shotting a Senko. It seemed that I had such a time getting hung up in milfoil. Not really snagged of course but it just was very difficult to do the 'Twitch twitch" thing. After a couple of cranks on the reel I'd be hung up.

Could it be that the milfoil is quite tall at this point in the summer? Like if my weight is about 24" below my Senko, maybe it's sort of killing any slight action I am imparting to the worm? Maybe I need to place my hook like 4-5' above my weight. Maybe,..... maybe???

Oh yeah, then while I am struggling to learn the "True" basserman's technique...... my 8 y/o catches his first LMB from a worm and bobber. About a 15 inch fish too............... Yeah, you bet I put the worm and bobber back on. LOL:cheers:

You'll find it easier to catch fish dropshotting outside the weeds.

y2says wrote:You'll find it easier to catch fish dropshotting outside the weeds.

YUP! and you'll find more fish....

docks + 20' of water = feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

2' of line above your sinker while drop shotting is way too much. Drop that down to about 6"-10". Smallies favorite food is craws, craws are on the bottom therefore the smallies are on the bottom even if your not fishing in a rock pile. Yes they will suspend at times, but for the most part they are tight to the bottom. Keep your bait in their strike zone. Having that long line between hook and sinker increases the amount of slack that can get in the line (especially while shaking the bait) which is going to cause it to get into more weeds. Notice how much your line will curl on a spinning reel on slack line, what yor line is doing above water it is also doing below water. Make sure you are using the cylindrical style weights. They will pull through the weeds much better. I only use the round waits to skip under docks in the spring, all other times I use the cylindrical weights. Remember big bass get big for a reason, they have the best haunts, i.e. the weeds. Pull through them with a short leader and the cylindrical weight and you will get larger fish.

If your not having luck with that, fish the outside of the weedline that the wind is blowing into. Wind creates current in lakes and the smaller baitfish will get blown up against these weedlines. boat position is important, try to keep your boat so that you are casting parallel to the weedling and not perpendicular to it. This will keep your bait in the strike zone longer.

Good luck to ya

tall milfoil = weightless plastics, heavy pegged trigs, topwater lures, spinnerbaits, etc. Work around, on top of, in pockets. Ive heard of people using real heavy duty weights/tackle to dropshot weeds/open pockets but it seems like a royal PITA to me.