| Most of the
year the timber in the background is dry, but there
are times during the spring and fall when it's flooded
as shown in this picture. Bass move into this timber
as soon as they can no matter what time of the year
it is so in most cases we know right where to look for
them. Keep in mind that in other lakes, there may be
other conditions that are required before the bass will
move into a newly flooded area. |
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| Because this
area never gets that deep, surface lures are the best
bet. Weedless plastics are the second choice. The natural
bank before the timber has a decent drop off so we will
always fish that with spinners or cranks. Very often
the bigger fish will remain at the bottom of the drop
and only occasionally venture into the flooded area
to feed. Once again, different conditions might cause
the fish to react differently. For example, if the flooded
area were deeper it would be a good bet that the bigger
fish might spend more time in there. Heavy line and
a rod with some backbone is a must to haul fish out
of this type of structure before they wrap your line
around something. Once they get tangled, you'll never
pull them out.
Remember that flooded timber is different from wood
that is surrounded by water all year round.
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