On Dec 31 2007, 6:46*pm, "BassMr" wrote:
Hey Ronnie, I haven't fished Lanier since the intro of the blueback herring.
Has that new food source made a real difference in the quality of the
spotted bass on Lanier ?

"Ronnie" wrote in message

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Depends on where you are fishing. Ryan at Lanier fishes them slowly
within 3 feet of the surface with an erratic action. He is trying to
make it look like an injured blueback herring. *He does us a big bait
- 7 inches or longer.

I understand at Allatoona they fish them more steady on top or just
under the surface, kinda like waking a Redfin.

Some at West Point have had good luck fishing them like a jerkbait.

I don't think there is *wrong way to fish them.

Ronnie

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Yes - five pound spots are caught in almost all bigger tournaments now
and four pounders are common. There is also a 14 inch size limit now.
Not only are they much bigger, they have changed their habits. They
will come to the top in the brightest sunlight to smash a topwater
lure. They seem to be more oriented to the surface now.

Ronnie

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