Please help, Gramps opened his mouth, when he should have kept it shut

[Tucson]

Hi Guys,

I didn’t know about fishin.com until yesterday and am about to ask something a lot of bass fisherman and probably fisherman in general would shake their heads and even laugh out loud hearing or reading it, but you never know unless you ask.

Next weekend I promised my Grandson we’d go fishing, bass fishing. His Dad carries him fishing and he’s a pretty good little angler, he’s 8. Now here’s my situation, we’ll be fishing out of either Moor’s Marina or Kentucky Dam Marina; however, I’ve never fished this area and am hoping someone could or would give me some information on where we might catch a few decent size bass. And maybe suggestions on what lure to use.

It’s been a number of years since my last fishing trip and basically I opened my “big mouth” and when I should have kept it shut. Any and all help will be extremely appreciated and it seems I may have stepped in even more than I realized. Looks like a tournament will be going on, but we’ll try to stay out of their way, even though it would be a thrill for my Grandson to catch “Old Granddad Big-Mouth” and get a photo.

Thanks to anyone and everyone who tries to help.

[SteveRiley]

Gramps,

I would fish out of Moors.........I wouldn't leave the marina.....you can catch lots of Bass just fishing the docks. I would throw a finesse worm on an 1/8oz shakey head.(D&L or Spot Remover brands both work well)

Good Luck

Steve Riley

[Don Smith]

Fish a white horney toad or Stanley Ribbit on the matted grass inside moors marina. Best time this week was very late evening. Lots of fish in the grass, and lots of fun. Should be more fish moving into the bays this week. If you venture outside Moors, white/chartruce spinnerbait around grass edges, or C-rig on points and drops near river channel. Had several fish doing this this week.

[Tucson]

Thanks Steve and Don, I really do appreciate it.

I do remember, in my younger years, fishing off of a dock and catching more crappie than the paid guides around the marina were catching. It was funny, seeing the facial expressions on those who had spent several hours on the water, when I raised my basket to put in another fish. I figured they were either kicking theirself for having PAID someone to carry them fishing or just thought "lucky kid" .

Again thanks and if you think of any other advice or anyone else has somethng to add, please do not hesitate. Maybe Gramps will pull this off after all, with your help.

[apextrail]

Shoot me an e-mail and I may be able to give you some additional information. I fish the Moor's area every weekend. [email protected]

[artcarney_agr]

You've got lots of opportunity there around Moors without going far. Fish the marina, it holds fish. But I highly recommend going out and around the corner to Malcolm Creek and Buckhorn Bay on the flats, which should have plenty bass on them, both largemouth and whites. I'd recommend throwing blue/chrome Rattle Traps. A boy of 8 yrs can cast that thing all day and never know what he might catch. The fish are scattered all over those flats feeding on the big balls of shad, so there's no real precision casting needed. You just cast it as far as you can and search for a school until you find one, and then it gets exciting! If they aren't up on the flats, look for some grass and work the bait out from it along the edge. Saturday I fished the Rattle Trap hard and caught largemouth, white bass, yellow bass, a perch, and a 20+ lb drum that completely inhaled that bait - it inhaled it so deep that it could close it's mouth and you'd never know a bait was in there, and it was a 1/2 oz size Rattle Trap!!! Anyhow, good luck out there and I hope your Grandson has a great time!