As I continue my quest to think like a sandbass, what are the sandbass actually doing on the humps.

My assumption is that they come out of the deep water and push shad onto the hump. Why is that so good for the sandbass? Is a hump just something to push the shad against to feed.

They do it for a reason, I am trying to visualize what they are doing beneath the boat!!

Thanks

I think they use the humps for cover. They can stege on the humps and ambush the baitfish as they swim by. But what do I know I'm not a sandbass.

The humps are used as an edge such as a point
a bank or the waters surface. they break up
large schools of shad and the fish can feed
easier. Yes if the sandies are on the humps the
shad are most likely there too. How is that for
a virtual dictionary of worthlelss information.

Attach a few streamers to all sides of the hump so you can see the water flow. Then get you a web cam on a notebook with a wireless cellular card, put it in a sealed aquarium with lead weight, sink it next to the hump and watch it for a few days without blinking an eye.....let me know how it goes.

It's only a matter of money....if you wanna do it, it can be done!

R

I have it on good information that the sandies on Cedar Creek get on the humps because that's usually where all the HellPet's and Slabs school up and we all know how much they like HellPet's and Slabs....

Humps are structure that fish and baitfish relate to. Humps and breaklines most of the time contain some type of cover, some more than others in the form of rocks, gravel, stumps and crevices. The humps form shadows that the gamefish can use to ambush their prey. Look for a hump near a deep channel and you've usually found a gold mine.

If they are anywhere on the hump, they are waiting for a school of shad to come by or be run up on or down one.

Now, this is my scientific thought...when you get them slabbing they are all over the graph usually,,,,and they are feedeing but when you troll thru them, especially in the summer at CC they are not feeding actively...they are taking what comes as a reaction.....I have cleaned 1000's of them...and when I get them trolling in say July and August when water is hot,,,maybe 5 to 10 out of a 100 will have shad in his kill sack.

I think in the humps are cold spots and on top is warm but im just guessing

Humps are also called bars. Kinda like when we go to Baby Dolls.LOL Party time!

As I understood it, the temperate bass need to balance between temperature and oxygen levels. They go deep to find the right thermalcline but not so deep to lose O2. The humps give them structure to relate to. In spring and fall, water temp is not much concern and they can chase bait up shallow in the O2 rich zone. This is partially why all the TX record breaker stripers come out the the rivers. Our lakes don't have enough oxygen in the cooler zones to sustain the big boys. But, below dams of lakes like PK there is a perfect balance- when Golden Algae doesn't come into play.

In the heat of the summer and when the thermocline sets in...the highest point of a hump...anywhere from say 12 to 19 is the key area at CC....I have not trolled any shallower then 12, but many times have only needed to visit one spot in 12 foot of water to put 3 limits in the boat.......I start deep and then move shallower as the day goes on.

Redfin has it pegged You guys are getting too
technical. Humps are simply their dining rooms
Don't give Parkenstein too much info, he's gonna
fool around and break another record

David
WWW.DAVESGUIDESERVICE.NET

What time of year are we talking out. Thats what you have to go by.Is it 102 out or 56 out.

That is right...you can look off of the hump this time of year, say the peak is 13 feet, but the water as it slopes off is say 24 to 28 feet...look around the base of it as it starts to come up....... In other words look all around it.

Does wind or current have any effect on the location of the fish? If the wind is blowing from the south, would you look on the backside, or the north side, of the hump first, or does it matter?