Originally Posted by
Matt_Magnone
there's some good ones in that cove. just make sure you find those "magic" trees. the trees harboring the bigger fish. bank fish are the rats the tree fish are the giants. its really no secret although everyone tries to keep it severely hush. its all about timing, right amount of light penetration and style of baits you're throwing with its correct hardware.
the senko is definitely getting chewed its just a matter of how long you stick with it and where you're casting. dont cast toward the bank. you'll be extremely disappointed. find your cover and make casts down the length of the shore line or out towards deep water trying to hit that one tree or that one rock on the 25yd stretch of bank in front of you. i can guarantee if you target specific pieces of cover on a "whatever" kind of bank you'll be stoked. when you cast, strip off a ton of line and let that bait fall vertically with no tension. if you start working your bait 30-40 seconds after it hits the water, you're jumping the gun. let it sink out even longer. when you get done watching that random boat drive from the launch ramp to antenna point, pick it up and start working it. sometimes you'll be sick to death on how long it takes the bait to fall through the shadow zone that you'll be caught off guard when your rod doubles over. all about the "perfect casts" i will often hit 2 trees on a 100yd stretch of bank. it will take me 5 - 10 minutes a tree but you'll know right away if its worth it. if you dont get bit; come back to it a half hour later.
4-6# floro
#1 gamakatsu split shot drop shot
5" thin senko
watermelon no flk
green pumpkin blk flk
smoke blk flk
hope this helps.
-matt
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