Hybrids.....Barren or Rough?

[HURRICANEBOB]

Richy, word on the street is Rough has been on fire. The lake is having an excellent year on the Hybrids. Ky Afield even did a show a few weeks ago and they were whacking'em bigtime, with size too. I'd do some research make some calls and go to Rough.

Hey guys, I ain't been to Rough since my last beer cooler got run over on the ramp. Really P!@@#!#!@ me off when I do that. Not familiar with Rough. Better in the am as the sunrises, or as it drops at night? Any General areas to look.......real general, rough area.....okay.......top, middle or bottom of the lake?

Barren to troll? Outside the campgrounds no wake buoys, at the walls up from the dam, between the islands? Lost, any help would help.

[raincheck]

I had a ball catching them at Barren in Nov.To bad i was fishing a tournament.LOL I was throwing a trap and burning it and musta caught 25 or so from 5 too 10lb range,a blast and will be back too see if i can do it this fall but won't be fishing a tournament.lolTerry Adolph PS if i still have a boat lol

[RICHYD4U]

Thanks for the input guys. Sounds like both lakes are producing. Nothing is funner than catching them in the jumps, I have to agree! Rough is real close to my father-in-laws house, so I think we'll give it a go this time. I hope I don't regret that decision, but it sounds like it's been hot. I'll let you all know how we do.

-Rich

[RICHYD4U]

One other quick question...are they catching them trolling out there at Rough, or just when they come up in the jumps? Also, what is everyone's favorite thing to throw in the jumps? I personally have had luck with crocodile spoons and castmasters. You can cast them a mile! Just curious. Thanks.

-Rich

[Spider04]

I went out last Sunday morning at Rough to catch hybrids in the jumps using spoons as I was advised to use on this board. A couple of weeks before I had my first experience catching fish like that so I was pumped up. For whatever reason, there were no jumps last Sunday that I could find, and I covered a lot of water around the dam, the state ramp, and up to Axtel. It was fairly foggy and didn't get bright for awhile, so I was confused as to what happened. Talked to my brother in law whose parents live there and he said that the most recent reports he heard were that the jumps weren't that active like they had been several weeks before.
Regarding trolling for hybrids - what are the basic fundamentals of doing this correctly? What speed range, do you use your trolling motor or big motor, does it take special equipment, etc. I have not witness anyone doing this on Rough, which I live much closer to than Barren.

[HURRICANEBOB]

One other quick question...are they catching them trolling out there at Rough, or just when they come up in the jumps? Also, what is everyone's favorite thing to throw in the jumps? I personally have had luck with crocodile spoons and castmasters. You can cast them a mile! Just curious. Thanks.

-Rich

Rich,
I use chrome or white zora spooks, Baby Redfins, Gizz4's, same spoons as you use, medium sized chrome and black rattle traps, and/or Bandit 200 series crankbaits in Pearl / Black Back. I just keep pitching stuff till I get bit consistently.