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Spring Sight Fishing Primer
By Ken Smith

March 28, 2002

During the last 24 years of fun and tournament fishing, I have come to realize that my absolute favorite time of year to fish is right now. I probably have more sick days at work for March, April and May in one year than I have for June through February combined for the next 5 years.

Why do I love to be on the water from early March through late May? Two words - sight fishing. Sight fishing for spawning bass is a mixture of fishing and hunting, you뭨e actually trying to see your quarry before matching wits. That's an exciting part of our sport.

Over the years I have developed a few sight fishing techniques that seem to help me do well in tournaments this time of year. Here are a few pointers to get you thinking and hopefully catching more fish.

When sight fishing for spawning bass there are three key factors, finding the fish, boat position, and bait presentation. To find the fish I usually put the trolling motor on high 24 and run the bank, but if you do not have the proper equipment and/or know where to look you can burn a lot of battery without catching a glimpse of a fish. Remember the real estate saying of what뭩 important, location, location, location.

FINDING THE SPAWNING LOCATIONS

Typically in early March, I start looking in the north-facing coves, but specifically in the north-facing coves with a solid sand bottom. I see very few fish spawning on the many miles of clay banks we have here in Texas. When it is available, you will find fish spawning on gravel. When there is nothing else available to the fish, you may even find them spawning on chunk rock, however chunk rock is usually only found here in Texas within man-made rocky areas such as around a dam or spillway area. I뭭e sighted and caught fish commonly spawning on all of the above. Some weird spots have been on the front deck of a sunken old runabout in Toledo, and I caught a fine three pounder off the dole fin of a guy뭩 runabout which was parked in a boat stall at Texoma a few years ago.

If you happen to fish a new reservoir, you also need to check any deep tree areas (later in the year after the fish have quit spawning on the banks) and fish the big "saddles" that the huge limbs of a hardwood tree makes right where they split off from the trunk. I caught an 11.6 spawning 4 feet down in the top of an oak tree in 26 feet of water in Richland Chambers in 1997. About the only place I have never seen fish spawn is on soft muddy banks. My rule of thumb is if I can push the tip of my rod more than 3-4" into a muddy bottom, I move to another area.

THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR SIGHT FISHING

Once you뭨e in an area that has the right type of bottom, you need to have the right equipment for sight fishing. You need four things before hitting the water:

1. First you need a pair of dark gray and a pair of amber polarized sunglasses.
2. Second, you will need two small anchors on short anchor lines.
3. Third, two brush grabbers on short lines.
4. Fourth, a push pole.

Sunglasses

Different lighting conditions will generally occur throughout a day on the water so with the gray and amber sunglasses, I usually have one pair on and the other pair hanging around my neck. Almost all sunglasses let some light in through the sides and to some degree lessen your ability to see into the water. One trick I use to help me see deep into the water is that I take a piece of duct tape about three inches long and cover the outside of the glasses in the temple area, actually letting the tape stick to my skin. This by the way does not impress the chicks, but it does completely block out any side light.

Anchors, Brush Grabbers and Pushpole

All these items I use to hold the boat still once I find a fish I want to catch. My goal is to keep still, keep the boat in the absolute best position, and make no noise. If I am in timber, I use the brush grippers to keep the front of the boat where I want it and the back of the boat out of the way (being sure to show the fish as little of the boat as possible). If I뭢 in open water, I use the anchors for the same purpose. I carry the push pole for really shallow water and to keep from muddying up an area with the wash from my trolling motor. The pushpole also comes in handy to keep the boat still for the first minute or two that I spot a new fish while I make up my mind whether it is a fish that I need to make or cull a limit, and I try to decide if I can catch the particular fish in a short while. Not all fish are equally-catchable. The pushpole holds me in place while I decide whether to stay and fish or move on.

RUNNING THE BANKS

Once you have your equipment, start running the banks look for the light spots, or in some cases, darker spots. Typically, even though I뭢 running at high speed, I will keep a bait in the water. My favorite thing to keep out in front of me is a merthiolate or lemon colored 5" Senko Lite rigged on 15 lb. line with a 5/0 EWG hook. If I have deep clear water nearby I will sometimes throw a wacky style standard 5" Senko well ahead of the boat in the direction I뭢 heading. If I get into an area that has a lot of beds I will slow down and pitch a lizard or Hula jig to the deepest beds I can see, whether I see a fish on them or not. I have caught several of my biggest fish by pitching to apparently empty nests in deep water and having a large shadow come out and eat my offering.

Once I spot a fish I hit the brakes in the least disturbing manner possible (often by making a quick circle) and attempt to determine if it is a fish that I feel I can catch relatively quickly. I뭢 looking for a fish that either didn뭪 leave the nest at all when I went by, or one that circles away and immediately goes back on the nest. Three things to avoid:

1. fish that spook off the nest, come back, but spook again as soon as you pitch a bait their way,
2. fish that will not go directly back to the nest, and
3. fish that are actually rolling on the nest (laying the eggs).

All of the above fish can be caught, but my experience tells me that unless they are exceptionally big and I need them to cull up several pounds, I keep moving. One more little key, watch if you see a fish with a white spot on or around it뭩 mouth indicating that it has been recently caught and released. Sometimes these fish are extremely spooky if they have been hooked in the last few hours, but often this can indicate that the fish is particularly protective and territorial, and therefore a fish that can be agitated and caught quickly.

Once you identify a fish that you feel is catchable, give them a few pitches before spending the time to set up the boat up (here is where the push pole comes in handy). My favorite bait for these first few shots is an Ika (92-10) rigged on a 2/0 Shaw Grigsby tube hook by Eagle Claw. Usually my first few pitches I will use chartreuse and silver (181) because it is easy to see where the bait is on the bottom, and easy to see if the fish sucks it in. I rig this get up in a slightly unusual way. I like to rig it on a Med-Heavy spinning rod spooled with 50# spider wire down to a tiny barrel swivel and a 2-foot long 14# Grey Sugoi leader. I use no weight, which allows for a very subtle presentation and natural fall. The weight of the Spiderwire and the fact that the Sugoi line sinks greatly aid in this presentation.

This is a very small profile bait and I catch a huge number of fish in the first minute or two with this bait. One of the ways you know a fish is really ticked is when they go nose down on a bait, often they will do this a couple of times and not eat a bait. I find if a fish goes nose down on the Ika (I call this one the little Ika) and I hop it up maybe an inch while they뭨e nose down on it, 95% of the time they will immediately hammer it. If they뭨e interested but will not eat the Ika, my fall back bait is a 5" Lemon Senko Lite, weightless, rigged wacky style on green 15 lb. test Big Game line with a #5 Gary Yamamoto Split Shot hook. You will not believe the action on this bait as it literally flutters down onto a nest. The bait is plenty heavy enough to be pitched, falls extremely slowly with both ends of the bait gyrating, and the hook is almost invisible. Once on the nest you can barely pull the bait and it will stay in place and come alive. This is also a bait that can be pitched beyond a nest when the fish has moved off, and "swam" back over it once the fish approaches again. Often they won뭪 even let it hit the bottom, they뭠l just swim over and grab it.

One word of caution, be quick on the trigger with the wacky Senko. Fish often will pick it up, mouth it and immediately blow it off the nest. Also if the fish approaches the bait from the right, lower your rod to the right in an effort to "pull" that little hook into the corner of the fish's mouth to get the most solid hold possible. These little hooks are extremely strong, but you need as much bone and grist for it to get a hold of as possible.

A Note on Color: I like chartreuse and lemon colors because they뭨e easy to see in any color water. However, if you are in gin clear water, you may find the more subtle colors will often work where the bright stuff fails you. Go to watermelon, green pumpkin, black with red flake, or crawfish imitators like 236 in the Ika as well as the Senko.

If I뭢 dealing with a fish over four pounds, I may use the same baits as above, but often I find I can appeal to this larger grade of fish on a green pumpkin lizard or the double tail Hula Grub, using the same subtle colors mentioned above. I will use the Hula Grub instead of a rubber-skirted jig because fish in Texas (and many other parts of the country) seldom see a Hula Grub, and they really go after them when they do. I also prefer Hula grubs because I can use them on football heads without weed guards most of the time, which generally ensures a more solid hook-up ratio.

Hope these ideas help, I guarantee if you try the Ika and wacky-rigged Senko Lite on the beds, you뭠l catch more fish. And that Hula Grub too.

Good luck, and good fishing.

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