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Deep, clear water lake tips #14381035 05/31/22 12:27 AM
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For those that are good at fishing deep clear lakes like Texoma, PK at times, Ivie, Travis etc. do you have any tips? Seems to be my nemesis.

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Re: Deep, clear water lake tips [Re: wh2004] #14381048 05/31/22 12:45 AM
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I despise flurocarbon but for clear water there is nothing better. I just use fluro leaders though. Cant stand the memory of a reel full of that stuff. If you have micro guides the leader knots can be a pain in the butt though. Works much better with spinning gear.

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Agree on fluoro being necessary. I learned that fishing salt in Florida. Of course that’s easy compared to bass fishing lol. Almost all my rods have fluoro main line or leader.

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I use fluoro leaders on my rigs. Also I try to stay as far away as I can and make long casts. Especially somewhere that gets a lot of pressure.

Re: Deep, clear water lake tips [Re: wh2004] #14381159 05/31/22 09:23 AM
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light line and more finesse stuff works amazing in the clear deep water. also alot of times fishing behind people they arent throwing 8lb line mini t-rig and you will catch a ton of small fish, but also a few bigs.

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Are you able to hammer the hook set through a t-rig with a light line like that?

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Chrome baits, no rattles, smaller spinnerbait blades, top water goes a long way...Rapala balsa baits are a must...fish moving reaction baits faster than normal so they have less time to study it.... low light times are better on average... enjoy, the fish are usually beautifully marked...


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Lots of good advice above (long casts with lighter fluoro line and no rattles)

I'd add natural, translucent/clear colored plastics and cranks like hologram shad.

Then both ends of the spectrum--downsize plastics, cranks, and jerkbaits; but also big swimbaits.

In clear lakes, I do tend to throw more moving baits.


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Originally Posted by wh2004
Are you able to hammer the hook set through a t-rig with a light line like that?


Not like you can with heavier line. The key to light line T-rigs is light wire hooks. They penetrate faster and with less force than the heavier typical T-rig hooks. To be honest though I hate fishing a hook buried in a soft plastic with light line. I try to fish exposed hooks like on a drop shot or jig head if I can. If I just flat cant get away with a exposed hook I will try to skin hook the point in the plastic.

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Lake Travis really forced me to get better at finesse fishing. I'd start by improving your neko rig and drop shot skills.


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Originally Posted by Jonah's View
Chrome baits, no rattles, smaller spinnerbait blades, top water goes a long way...Rapala balsa baits are a must...fish moving reaction baits faster than normal so they have less time to study it.... low light times are better on average... enjoy, the fish are usually beautifully marked...


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fish a different lake !!!!
I hate clear water

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