Those are slabbing spoons. Not for shallow creeks.

What are some good tips: Click here for tips

Main lures:

Tiny Flukes by Zoom (colors: albino, pink, green, and metal flake) albino is pretty much my main color for all species I fish for while using this bait.




1/32-1/16 oz jig heads

1/32 for slower fall and spooky ish fish.


1/16 for getting down to them

When these white bass are in the creeks and rivers systems, they are not hovering in the water column, they are an inch or less off the bottom 99% of the time. That's why jig and bobber work so well. Keeping the jig off the bottom 1 ft puts it right on top of their heads. Without the bobber, sometimes when you're dragging that jig through the school, spooks them.

Rapala's 2-4 inchers

Roostertails: silver, chart, or white.

Live minnows -bobber or bump the bottom with a small split shot 1-2 ft from hook

Bobber: 2 inch Peggable - when the fish bites, It feels less resistance and will hang onto the bait a little bit longer than if you had a big bobber. As an example a small sandwich bag ziplock filled with air and a basketball. If you were a fish and you grab the steak that was on the hook, which bobber would you feel first and let go of it?



All are just my opinions by the way-

As for the line: 4 lb Berkley Trilene XL

I see no point in using 10 pound braided line to real in a fish that weighs 1.5 pounds. All you're doing is casting and reeling in a fish, there's no fight to the fish doesn't take drag or anything? Again I don't see the point but again this is my opinion.

Your temperature readings are on that link I posted in the same post just above.

Time of day: the time of day really doesn't matter too much. Obviously mornings and evenings are going to be better. When the sun comes up, the fish retreat deeper into pockets, hiding under structure, or hiding in shady pockets from the trees and overhangs. These Fish came from 30-50 foot of water, Or whatever your lake depth is at ur lake, and now there in 3 foot. They do not like direct sunlight. So they will do anything they can get out of the direct sun. So fish Shady pockets midday.

In crystal-clear waters I like to finesse. Video below on that




Once you've mastered catching Sandbass with a fishing rod, try this below: Took home a limit this way



Or you can fly fish for them.

Most anybody can catch them when they are running strong and willing to bite. It's those other times when they are finicky or highly pressured such as the steps at circleville that you need to change your approach to finesse. This means 4 lb line, 1/16- 1/32 oz jigs and slow retrieve near the bottom.

Check out this video I did for more tips.