Fishing this weekend

[dgf2250]

I fished this past weekend. In the can area, water temp was 47-48 and NW of Kelly's, the water temp was 43-44. I'm not that experienced, but I've read that the worm harnesses and spoons come into play once the water temp reaches 50-55 degrees. I've also read that crankbaits can be used the entire season with the caveat that you need a higher action crankbait once the water warms. I'm not sure how this translates into lure selection. I think it means to switch from perfect 10's and husky jerks to reef runners and deep down husky jerks as the water warms

[Hoytman86]

Well according to Captain Erik, you could stick a lug nut on a hook and catch limits as long as it's IB Frozen! I'm probably going to be picking up a few extra cranks this weekend and I need to get some Tru Trip 40s this weekend. We never had the boat ready early enough for this party of the season!

[Hoytman86]

I just made some snap weights out of iron wheel weights that I separated from the lead that I use to cast. I was just going to pitch them since they're not worth much as scrap, may as well put them to work instead of spending money on pencil weights and they've got the added benefit of being echo friendly. I found a dozen or so of the shallow diving cranks in an old tackle box in the barn, just need to replace some rusty hooks and I'll be good to go.

Thanks again for all the help guys, can't wait to get back up to the lake and get into the eyes. If anyone is out, I'll make sure 79 is in the scanning list on the radio and I'll PM my number to you if you want to text/call. Probably going to head out of Catawba and try either between the islands or hit some of our old numbers to the west of South Bass. Good luck to all!