LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, STAINED & 56 DEGREES BY MATT BATY

Bass fishing is good. The main lake grass lines are still the best places on the lake; however, Spring Creek is starting to pick up as well. The lipless crank bait bite is your best bet on the main lake. Use a Spro Aruku Shad 75 in Old Glory on main lake grass lines. Use 20 lb. Sunline FC Sniper Fluorocarbon or 30 lb. Sunline FX2 Braid for this technique. Ditches and points are the best places in these areas. If the lipless crank bait bite slows down, you can use a slower presentation with a square lip crank bait such as a Stanford Patriot 1.5 in shad color. Another good pattern is to fish a drop shot in Spring Creek. This can be a tricky technique, but with good electronics such as the new Lowrance HDS Touch Screens, the task is MUCH easier. Spring Creek is full of standing timber, but there are some irregularities throughout the timber such as larger stumps/trees, ditches, and creek channels. Use your electronics to find the fish and use the drop shot to catch them. The drop shot should have 7 pound Sunline Fluorocarbon, a 1/0 Gamakatsu Drop Shot Hook, and a Fish Catchin Fool 3/16 ounce Tungsten sinker with a bobber stopper to hold it in place. Most people use a drop shot sinker, but the Fish Catchin Fool worm weight works best because of the black finish on the lead being less spooky to the fish. For bait of choice, any straight shank finesse worm will work, but a Big Bite Baits shakin squirrel is about the best on the market.