...and how do you find the names of other pond dams on Choke???

grout-scout post told exactly where Naylors tank dam is.

It is on the south side of the lake and is marked on most maps as "Big Pond Dam".

It was during a club tourney back in june/july

I find the deep fish on choke relate better to rock than just sheer depth changes. In other words a more gradual drop from 15-20 with rock will always produce much better than a steep drop from 10-20 with no rock. Just like falcon.

Hence, not alot of really productive pond dams on Choke.

O.K fellas start dropping some GPS numbers for us rookies . I can say one thing, the Lowrance Insight map is not impressive for Choke.

Don't waste your time it'll only cost you money! She will break your heart and steal your cranks.

Well, I won't feel like "one of the guys" unless I hang one of mine on there . I'll look for the red roof and proceed to chunk and wind til get 'er hung!

Launch at south shore, turn left. go about 1/2 - 3/4 mile (maybe a mile), big cove on the left. Dam runs from east to west across the whole cove, it's long. Top of dam was (I think 8ft-11ft can't remember exact depth). The dam is out by the main lake not towards the back of the cove. Get a map and you will see what I'm talking about. If you really want to lose a crankbait fish the west side of the dam, that's where I have lost everyone of mine. You have been warned!

I found it on my map....thanks for the help. I wanted to try the area near the old 72 bridge Monday but I just wasnt up for battling the wind. How's that area been for everyone in general? I'm trying to force myself to try some new areas this year offshore. Looks like that would be a good area to start...

I just down scanned the whole old 72 road for the first time the other day. One of the bridges is pretty much nothing but a culvert, the other is pretty long. Not many fish by either of them but there were tons of something (crappie, whites, gaspergoo, cats,??? not sure) along the road in certain places. They didn't graph very big so I don't think they were bass. I'm not too sure where these guys are catching these off shore fish at and they sure won't tell.

Brush and rock piles!!! alot of these places are spots within a spot.....

The 44 mag retriever is good but a bit expensive. I have one of those bill dance type retrievers that consists of a heavy chunk of metal and several chains attached to the end. It is pretty much the same but much cheaper. I have modified it though to better meet my needs.

I took an old two piece rod (lower section) and put an old reel on it with 100 lb braid. I tie the retriever on to the braid and this allows me to retrieve lures in deep water as well as shallow. I've retrieved swim baits stuck in 25 feet of water. Having the retriever on a pole gives you much better control during the process and much more line to work with.

All you need to do is place the retrievers main hook on your line and push the thumb bar on the reel to allow the retriever to run down the line to your bait. Once you hit it just start jigging the retriever up and down until you free the lure.

@Nitro Dan That is a hell of an idea. I bet a cheap old reel and a 'tip broken' rod would suit that purpose well. Thanks for the idea.

+1 love mine