Same here, we have at times when catching...tried other baits. Have caught very few on soft baits.(Yet) The 1/2oz. Flitterbait and Chrome Traps have been good. Letting them sink....then start and stoping them. TNT slab's have always been good with the 3/4oz. catching the most fish.



The bottom 3/4oz. I put the bronze hook on

The hybrids I've been gettin have been hitting swim baits and attacking a pencil popper. When ever there is some surface activity, the popper will call them in. What I have seen is some of the brids chasing big shad. I know the gulls are back, has anybody ahd any help from the feathered flock.

I was out Friday afternoon and saw plenty of gulls flying between the 155 bridge and the HF but they were just looking, never did lock on to anything.

Fishing with HrT yesterday afternoon the lake seemed dead till the rain came and then the last hour before sunset we got into some schooling fish, was fun while it lasted. After this cold front I bet things will pick up.

Some of the biggest I've seen this Fall came off a pencil popper. The birds were working in Blackburn bay last week really good. Swim baits just havn't been good in the areas i've fished them.(Yet)

Cbass--
What part of the lake are you fishing ?
I have seen very few gulls, and none working over bait,
from the horsefarm to the dam. I've seen topwater action
on 3 trips , small bait was jumping each time.

It is dark when I get off work these days , so I
can only fish 2-3 days per week,

MO

Fished Sunday from about 2:30 till dark. fished Ledbetter cove, and the bridge areas first. tried jigs, slabs, jitterbait, only picked up a couple hybrids to 3 lbs, and a small black bass, moved over to Cobb inlet, and nothing doing over there. The rain storm came in and soaked me, so I headed back in. Stopped again in Ledbetter cove, and marked tons of fish. Only managed two on a flitterbait around 3 lbs. Ready for the big bite.

CD

Lets see what two nights in the high 30's will do to the
water temp.
It was still 67 where I was fishing this weekend.
It is almost time , I'm feeling it.

MO

Wow, lots of activity here while I was gone. Went to T-wak for a few days and did pretty decent. Caught several whites and hybrids but no stripers. Yall should see the gulls over there, tons of them and we follow them around and pick up 3-4 fish each time we stopped. Had a pretty successful trip thanks to Stripaholic - Thanks for the pointers Trent.

Having a problem w/ my trolling motor, it's tripping the circuit breaker when i crank up the throttle past about 60%. hopefully one day this week I'll be able to take it over to the dealer to get it checked out, i'm praying they don't have to send it in for warranty work already, I've just had it for 2 weeks!

hRt, we need to get out there soon so you can put me on some bigguns again...

Thomas

Iberia, we are in the same boat(pun intended). My trollin motor(motorguide) on the fritz also. Prop won't turn when foot switch engaged, but directional indicator light on top lights up. Anybody got any ideas I would appreciate the help. If u were to buy a new one:minnkota or motorguide?

Martyk8, was a pleasure to meet you on the water last week. I've only been out a couple more times and fish were consisisent and on time. Just did not stay around as long. There our some biguns that pack. I moved toward the a point closer to the bridge nearer dark and they popped up around the boat as I was trying to figure out trolling motor problems. Flipped a popper and hooked up, then they were gone.
Mo, I'm a Lollipopper fo 4 years now. You went by my house a couple weeks ago, hard to miss a grey blue wave(that looks funny in writing if u do not know what a blue wave is) on this lake. I jokingly say ;that I'm the gnome who lives in the dome home. I have been staying close to LB, have not had much reason to run the lake.
Usually this time of year I don't travel far. I pick a flat and drift cast large swim baits(7"to 9") and keep a topwater tied on just in case. I also throw a small 5/8 oz blade bait as a search bait much like u would use a tailspinner. cast a mile and two sets of barbs on it. Steady or yo yo retrieve. Of cousre if birds are working that makes it alot easier to locate and catch.

Myself and MartyK8 got out this afternoon. A great day on the water with lots of fish boated today. Lots of big Sandies and Hybrids. Even caught a few Blackbass.

Nice, have to love that north wind.

Low 30's on the lake last night , The lake was really
steaming this AM , giving up a lot of heat.

Should make more bait move out of the shallows , and
make the hybrids feel frisky.



MO

Surface temp was a steady 64 degrees yesterday. Which is down from the 67 it was a few days ago. It was a much better bite while the Sun was up high yesterday. No surface action at any point around us for the afternoon.

Looks like some nice hybrids been caught on this contest! Let me know when it is over, if the winner is caught on a TNT Slab shoot me the pic and the final tally and I will throw in a TNT Slabs Custom Gift Box!,,,, Keep wearing them out guys nice hybrids been caught!

Bryan -- this golden hybrid ate one of your slabs,
28 lbs , What do I win. ?



MO