Pit Fishing

[rolltide]

Ive tried carolina rigging down the middle of the pit but have yet to get a bite. The depth is at least 30 feet or so in the middle and the pit drops off to 10 feet a few feet from the shore.

[SteveM4A1]

you don't want to c-rig the middle, because most likely there is not enough oxygen for the fish down that deep at this time of the year. try the breaklines closer to the bank.

[psprowler]

Maybe try a 5" fluke - cast to the visible cover along the shoreline and then work it back about 3/4 of the way to the boat for the bigger bass.

[ryan5fish]

try a kvd swim jig with a netbait paca craw as a trailer.....pretty sweet
i like black/blue

[ClarkIR]

Those KVD Swimjigs are great... I use a chompers trailer for mine.

[fishNnut]

Jigs, jigs and jigs and a 10" worm. Never swam a swim jig, my buddy does it a lot and I don't see the point in it. Drag the jig down the bank and work the worm slow.

[ClarkIR]

think of a swimjig as a crank without the rattle in it.

Its essentially a spinner bait with no blades (KVD's jig however does have rattles on it.)

Its idea for a quieter presentation. Also its versatile in the fact you can use it like a regular jig and then swim it back to the boat/bank. It was my best pattern the week prior to memorial day. Caught 5 fish between 2-3.5 lbs that week on that jig.

[ryan5fish]

i used mine(kvd swim jig) for the first time yesterday in a little lake.....caught 20+.......i usually swam it slow but i found a flat and burned it......fish love it.......the paint wore of mine easy tho...guess i will get more of them

[ClarkIR]

Really I just throw mine at the bank and/or cover... and burn it from the spot going for reaction/territorial strikes... If im bank fishing I will watch for bass that give chase and just drop it about 10 feet from me and jig it. Caught a 2lber doing that once.