Article 34 - Fishing Pictures

Article 34 – Pictures

I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to read and save all the 33 Articles for future reference. I would like to end the series with some pictures from those that would like to post and tell what structure you and or your partner caught your fish fish off of.

- Structure or Cover – Depth – Technique – Bait. We may see a pattern develop here if enough pictures with write-ups are posted which will tell us which of the areas are most productive. Please feel free to post more than once as you go down the line up of Structure/Cover and dig out those pictures. Those that kept a Ledger, please help us out here and give more information.

Structure and Cover List:
The Dam – River Slam – Inside Bends – Roadbeds – Bridges and Embankments – Submerged Railroads – Big Flats – Dog Leg Creeks – Marinas – Drains and Culverts – Remote Areas – Deep Coves – Outside Bends – Fence Lines – Pond Levees – House Foundations – Boat Houses – Funnel Points – Cove Blockers – Humps and Islands – Heavy Cover – Deep Grass – Controlled Drifts – Ledges – Windy or Calm – Rubble Piles – Best Pattern – Spinner Bait Fish – Bass At Night – Suspended Bass – Top Water.

Corner of Dams - I will start us off here with pictures of Bass caught off the corner of the Dams on several lakes by my partners and I over the years. All fish were caught during the spawn either on a jig or senko in 5 to 12 ft of water. Jigs were Crayfish and used a Watermelon Red Senko on a TX-Rig. Some of these fish were staging along the Dam where the dirt meets the rocks from December to March.

Awesome post as always. Also nice fish.

Mr Don,
Thanks, always trying your points.

Great job Don! Sorry to hear the series is ending but thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience!!

Thanks guys. Hoping to see some fish that have been caught on these structures besides mine. You don't have to follow any order; just pick the structure or cover you caught them on and tell us about your great day on the water.

Funnel Point - 18' end of the point @ mouth of a small creek. Carolina-rigged watermelon red fluke

have tried to save a few--very good read and learning experience-----any way to download ALL 34???

You can Email any post to yourself. See the Right Button at the bottom of your post? Just go to the article and click on Email Post.

17' brush pile next to a road bed.
1/2 Shakey head ol monster worm plum.
Water temp 88 deg.

River Slam - Fish were caught on two very similar areas on Ivie and Falcon. We were fishing Gouges and protrusions on the 3 areas of the River Slam. Fish were caught before the slam, during the slam and after the slam left the area. They were caught on Short C-Rigs on Brush Hogs and 10" Worms in Watermelon Red/Pumpkin Seed Laminates. All of the larger fish were caught dragging behind the boat at the base of the slopes from the 20 ft. contour. The rest were caught from the front casting to the irregular features sitting in the Mid-Range depths from 5 to 15 ft.

Inside Bends - These fish were caught on Amistad and Falcon off of Creek Channel Inside Bends. The water depth was between 8 and 10 ft.
. We made long cast to the bend while sitting in 20 ft of water. Most were on the edge and caught on C-Rig Lizards; Zoom Caustic Choice in color. These bends were in open water. On Amistad the bend was just outside the cove and on Falcon the creek wrapped around a brush island point just inside a cove.

The fish below was caught at Lake Whitney in August. It had been really hot and clear, but this day was cooler and cloudy so we hit the lake.
Bass was caught off of a river slam. Boat was positioned in 20-25 FOW slinging a C-Rig up to 15-18 FOW targeting some trees and brush or debris. C-Rig had a North Texas Custom Baits 6" Brush Hog in Light Watermelon and craw scent added to it.
The spot I was fishing was on a Super Chip from Don, but honestly I had fished that spot for years and caught smaller fish. By backing off and fishing the deeper water per the instructions, I caught this quality fish and continue to catch better quality fish.

Brush pile inside of a dock slip 10 feet of water!


12.04 lbs. 26" Length.

Current Guadalupe River LMB Weight&Catch/Release Record.

It’s funny how differently those last 2 bass are colored. My brother had a place on the Guadalupe River outside Victoria. Would’ve never thought there would be a bass that size in that river.

Excellent pictures guys. Good to see those big fish.

Caught on Roadbeds:
I feel like the Big Brush Hog either on a T-Rig with weight pegged of the very Short C-Rig is the best bait to work the brush on each side of the roadbed. They were caught out of 5 ft to 10 ft of water. One or two during the spawn. The others were caught during early summer with the channel very close by.

what is a "slam"???? am only seeing Articles 26 thru 34 on TFF

The search function should pull those articles up for you; then just click on Email Post to get it to your computer to download.. A River or Creek Channel Slam is where that channel touches the best piece of structure in the area. This might even be the shoreline that it Slams against. I delivers fish to that piece of structure and all the irregular features that it holds.

Lewisville 07/22/2020 8.22 and new PB

Beautiful fish Chris. Thanks for posting. Can you give us some other information on the fish?
Depth - Bait - Structure

Edge of creek channel in 12 feet of water suspended against timber


Off a point that drops off into deep creek channel


Off creek channel in 8 feet of water throwing a deep diving crank bait


Standing timber, suspended at 10 feet in 20 feet of water near entrance to cove

I haven't read them all yet Donald, but the next rainy day I plan to polish them off! Thanks for sharing!

Awesome thread. Love seeing those BIG bass!

Bridges and Embankments:
Fish caught off of bridge pylons with crank baits and wacky rig. Fish caught of of the road embankments on cranks and spook





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Underwater Railroad Embankments: Fish caught year round off various depths on railroads embankments from 5 ft to 20 ft. . All fish caught on C-Rig Lizards.