I was expecting the same results. I loaded up and went to Keowee, th e
lake cools a big nuke power plant, so you know the water is a little warmer
then other lakes around here, one big draw back. F*O*G! Was hard to see when
I first launched, I basically putered while using the depth finder, making
sure I was still in deep enough water for my boat. I was able to land 5, all
on different worms, or lures. I caught two on a motor oil finese, rigged
different style, one was normal, pegged 1/16th oz sinker to the top of hook,
and the other was caught when I ripped about 1'' of the worm offf and put
the rest of the tail on a 1/8 ounce jig, and slowly worked under a bridge.
Had fun.




"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
RodMaker and I took advantage of a sunny, 60-degree afternoon to meet up
at
a middle-Tennessee lake for a couple hours. This lake has good
populations
of largemouth bass, Cherokee bass (stripe hybrids), bream and catfish,
but
more than once we've left there skunked.

Today we were able to eke out just three bass, all caught on the bottom
with very slow-moving, black/red flake tube jigs, 1/4-ounce bullet
weight,
on 3/0 HP hooks. Nothing else we threw today even got a sniff. Water was
48
degrees F. Sky was clear and sunny, with just a few thin clouds. High
tomorrow is supposed to be about 30 degrees lower, with a rain/snow mix.

The question is... what happened to the pre-frontal feeding frenzy we
were
looking for? Especially this time of year, when popular wisdom has it
that
bass are eating voraciously in preparation for the (relatively) cold
winter
months.

Is pre-front feeding frenzy just a bunch of hooey, based on selective
memory
and wishful thinking, or is it a fact?

How far before a front does it start and end?

When a front moves though, with thickening clouds, blustery wind, and
precipitation, does that shut off the feed, or does it continue until
the
sky clears after the front passes?

--
Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
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