I went out today to work on locating where the bass were in the water column off rocky points; in clear water without electronics. I learned so much by basic process of ellination starting out using the 3xd to 5 xd and ultimately settling in with the 6xd crawfish color. I found that the fish were right in the light penetration zone where they were most active. I was throwing a 7-6” cranking rod; I’ll often use a 7-4” also both pair with a 6:3:1 reel with 12 lb. Seagaur fluorocarbon line. Although I did catch a few small ones as I was working my way down the water column it was 100% obvious once reaching the light penetration zone as it related to the quality and quantity of fish I was catching vs the 2 shallower zones the 3 & 5xd baits would yield. In this optimum zone the fish were mostly 2-3lbs with an 4 lber here and there. It took me about an 1-1/2 to work through this process of working myself into the optimum zone that were always looking for during pre-practice and honestly practicing during the tournaments. I also found that using the square bill right along the transition from clear to stained water on into mostly stained water was also a good bite. I wasn’t really keeping up with weight ti truly know the best five weight but I’d say 13-14lbs., I did catch a 4-13lb kicker though. This was the first time I took this approach to breaking down a body of water but feom the results I’ll sure go about it this way more. This was most helpful for me so I hope it may help some other fellow SUF team members

Anyone living with in 100-150 mile of Douglasville, Ga who would like to have someone fish with them over the next month or so please let me know. I have just lost the motor due to trim shorting out causing the cylinder to run until shorting out and catching fire. It basically burned the entire top end of the motor away; anything not metal is gone. Couldn’t of happened at worse time…..

My apologies earlier I didn’t pay attention and posted a pic of 2 lber I caught day before yesterday…. lol I’m surprised nobody commented . It should have been the one one the left (I had livewell issue unfortunately and this beautiful girl didn’t make it ) so we made the best of it enjoying fish taco’s that night. The one on right I caught on Logan Martin north of goat island on an offshore roadbed that crosses the main channel from the island all way across main channel to a point about 1000 yards away. Their is 2 sections of this roadbed you can find a couple storm drain pipe culverts and ditch line that gain 5-7’ depth compared to majority of the roadbed providing added bottom features / cover and an ambush area for feeding. I was fishing a jerkbait & swim jig fish were suspended from 4-5’ off bottom to as high as 12-14 water depth average about 27-28’. With best five on these two sections of roadbed yielding bag approximately 22.5-23lbs decent fall day on the Coosa.

Had couple hours to fish and got this 7lb 8 oz head on jerk bait.