jet skis, water skiers, and pleasure boaters help the deep water fishing, at least that is what I believe. I am finding them anywhere from 10-21 feet. Very catchable. wish I could go today, the deep water bite would be awesome today. Also, I spend a lot of time looking, either watching my depthfinder (I need a newer one bad) or by looking for fish by throwing a crankbait that will stay on the bottom. That is key, your lure has to be touching the bottom. I can get the largest fat free shad down to 20' and just past that depth on a cast. I use 8' casting rods, 16' magnathin and long cast. I also replace all my hooks with gamakatsu treble hooks. An anchor is probably the most important piece of equipment I have, my anchor weighs 50 lbs. A texas rigged worm is a great way to look for fish also. I spend a ton of time not catching anything but when I find a school it makes all that time of not catching anything worth it.
There are places near Jefferson springs that will hold schools of bass, I have caught them there also, not this year but in years past.
Last edited by Headhunter; 06-05-2013 at 10:02 AM.
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