FEATHERWICK FISHING
frog fishing in shallow feeder creeks:
fish where others aren’t this time of year
and be rewarded with large, resident fish
that never leave the creek to enter the main lake.
7`6 H-F big bear rod, 7:3:1 quantum exo, 65 lbs sunline FX2
if the water on the banks is 6 inches deep, then 2 feet is deep water
for these resident largemouth.
good news for us early season topwater lovers.
keep the frog of your choice in the deeper water of the creek, especially toward the mouth where it first enters the main lake - the big girls enjoy the current, lack of competition, and ample feeding opportunities… so go ahead and oblige them with a power fishing tactic a little earlier then they expect.
four pounders in the rain:
flipping with a 7`2 MH rod,
10 lbs. sunline shooter fluorocarbon,
1/2 reins tungsten weight,
4/0 Trokar flipping hook,
3.5” Power Team Lures Craw Doeuvre.
clear, high water in the spring:
downsize your presentation,
flip the (old edge) of the water line -
big fish will feel more secure in an area
they’ve known water not to recede past…
but there are always exceptions, so be thorough and meticulous.
hit spots the fish use for travel IE stump lines, sunken docks, points in new growth vegetation, rockpiles.
FF Pro Steve Schuberth on some early spring largemouth.
