Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
June 22, 2004
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
To say we are having a blast on our favorite lake would be an grand
understatement. As in my last report the fish located in the grass on the Marsh
are ripe for the top water bite and buzz baits and soft jerk baits will get you
some strong and aggressive bass to play with for about the 1st 2.5 hours of the
AM. However, as good as the start of the day will be the follow-up gets better.
As I also said in my last report, the bass on the Farm are holding close to
the grass, and the properly presented bait in the right location is going to get
slammed.
Today we took pictures of a few of the participating bass and believe me when
I tell you that they don't fall into the small fish category.
The grass is holding big bass and the bait that will get these bass is: (you
guessed it), the venerable Senko. What makes this bait so productive is the
quick sink as it falls off the grass mat that you just jerked it across. Other
baits will produce bass, but not as many nor as quickly as the Senko will. By
the way: Scott and I are not members of the Senko Pro Staff. However, as long as
they produce bass like these we will definitely use them and recommend them with
an absolute certainty that they will produce as we say.
The locations to fish these baits all present the same characteristics. Areas
on the Farm where you can find hydrilla sporadically spread about and with
relatively clean water are prime candidates. Whether they be located north or
south of the E/W canal doesn't matter as long as they have relatively clear
water. The smaller patches are holding the bigger fish in most cases.
We left a highly productive area to check out some other spots when the big
motor faltered, so a very good day of fishing was called to a quick halt. Dirt
was floating in the filter so hopefully a changed filter will be the answer.
I received an e-mail from one of our customers who was out on Sunday and had
about 100 fish to the boat between him and his fishing partner. As per his
report they all came on dark Senkos and the fish were adjacent to grass. The
next day the same location only produced about 15. The way I look at it, two
days of fishing with an average of 57 bass per day is an outstanding trip in
anyone's book.
We still have some openings left for the month and July is looming with hot
exciting fishing and not enough clients to share the excitement with. See you on
the water.
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