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Wyoming - May 18
April 6th I was back on Roosevelt Lake and did VERY well. It almost didn't seem to matter which bait you were throwing as the fish just wanted to eat it. Largemouths were caught on cranks, worms, Senkos and spinnerbaits. Fish were found sitting right in the trees in shallow water. The bass were chasing shad in the backs of coves and spinnerbaits thrown in the middle of the melee were met with solid strikes. I did find some fish in 6-10 ft in the timber and a wacky rigged Senko nailed a couple of good ones.
So be sure to get out on the water this week as you can't catch'em sitting in the living room.
I hope to see you out on the water.
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“You did what to that soft plastic bait?"
This fishing season I fished along side some veteran anglers in the Arizona Bass Federation that pulled fish out of thin air. It’s all about spending time on the water to live and breath fishing to polish your skills. As a child growing up I learned the basics of fishing and also the tools of the trade. All you needed was a fishing rod, a few hooks and weights a bobber and live bait. Life seemed simple back then.
In today’s market there is an overabundant amount of fishing tackle all to do the same thing..catch fish. What makes a fishing tackle company’s product better than their competitors? Is it the branding? The amount of money spent on marketing? Or tried and true testimonials from years of fishing an established companies products? What ever you believe in most of us either have too much in our tackle boxes or think we simply don’t have enough!
I have quite a few miscellaneous packages of plastics that I cannot seem to use quick enough. I go to the tackle shop to pick up what I think is the right color for a particular lake and time of year and before you know it I have a large stash of plastics. I decided to find new ways to alter the performance and look to trick the fish into seeing something new and exciting all the time. The Internet is bursting with videos and articles that can aid in learning something new. You can find simple tips like using a marker to change the appearance or stretching a worm to improve or change its color. You can dive deep into performing plastic surgery by cutting off lengths or adding permanent weights, anything goes! There are endless videos of die-hard professional anglers providing their tips and tricks that won them tournaments.
If you spend some time searching you can learn a thing or two by trying something different to give you an edge without being persuaded to purchase the newest products on the market.
Remember “A bad day of fishing is always better than a good day in the office.” Now get out and go fishing, be safe, have fun and always try something new!
Till next time
Brian Sawyer is a Cottonwood resident and an avid fisherman. A Pro-Staffer for Shake, Rattle and Troll Outdoors, Brian regularily contributes to the Pro-Staff page.
Roosevelt Lake, February 18, 2013
Lee's Ferry - Sept 8
Remember, you can’t catch ‘em in the living room. I hope to see you on the water!
Roosevelt Lake - May 5, 2012
Larry is a resident of Camp Verde, Arizona and the manufacturer of a line of soft plastic baits with a unique design that attracts and puts bass in the boat.
Dead Horse State Park- October 6, 2012
Roosevelt Lake Oct 20, 2012
DeadHorse State Park - Jan 27, 2013
I was fortunate to have the day off yesterday in observation of President’s Day. What better way to celebrate then to take the boat out, right?
Sunday I was down with one of the most miserable colds known to man but woke on Monday at 4am with the fishing itch. I hooked up the boat to check out the conditions at Roosevelt Lake. On my prior trip to Rosy two weeks ago the lake looked like chocolate milk. I couldn’t be certain conditions had changed.
I arrived to find the mid-lake area was clear with both ends cloudy to dirty in color. I stopped the boat near a nice rocky shoreline and started throwing crankbaits. Within 4-5 casts I hooked up with a nice 1.5 lb largemouth. I fished and within another 15 minutes landed another similar size fish. I had one more bump and then things came to a stop. I kept working the crank to no avail. I switched to jigs/trailers with no success. I then made a run south towards the marina and found a steep rocky shoreline and worked a robo worm, drop shot style and picked up two more 1.5 lb bass and missed another in about 20 feet of water. Then the fish completing turned off. I couldn’t raise a fish on anything and called it a day at 1pm.
There is an FLW bass tournament on Roosevelt this upcoming Thursday-Saturday and I spoke to a number of the anglers practicing. It was amazing how many of them hadn’t caught a fish in 2-3 days of practice. Things are tough with cold water temps about 52 degrees and the fish are scattered. I can’t say that there is a good pattern especially when the top guys are struggling.
