Rough River bass and hybrids

[Jackster]

Heading to Rough tomorrow with the kids. I can do well in spring, but am awful in the hot summer. If anyone has any patterns or lure suggestions for the bass or hybrids I'd appreciate the help. Will post reults when I get back.

[scrappy52x]

waters still up about 5 feet. u can catch some black bass casting to the bank but small ones. fish structure with soft pastics 20 to 8 feet of water. stripers are jumping some in the morning and always in the evening about hour 1/2 before dark. use top water or a fluke is my go to. also notice drop offs or holding fish as well.

[creekrock]

waters still up about 5 feet. u can catch some black bass casting to the bank but small ones. fish structure with soft pastics 20 to 8 feet of water. stripers are jumping some in the morning and always in the evening about hour 1/2 before dark. use top water or a fluke is my go to. also notice drop offs or holding fish as well.

Hey scrappy ,can you tell me how you rig that fluke for jump fishing?

[scrappy52x]

yes sir..... it will be just like a texas rig. in the mouth, turn the off set, in threw the belly and the hook laying on the back. i like a couple quik jerks, and a pause. as soon as u feel a hit but no hook up (its because they will try and kill the bait before they eat it) Pause and wait for hit. nothin after a few seconds.....repeat. hope that helps ya.

[scrappy52x]

here ya go creekrock. pretty simple!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BltlwIL2eF0

[creekrock]

Thanks!

[RICHYD4U]

Same fluke rigging we use on NRL for the lms and whitie jumps. I usually burn through a bag every evening, cause they TEAR THOSE THINGS UP!!!

-Rich

[creekrock]

and thats with no weight and a spinning rod right?

[scrappy52x]

yes. spinning and weightless.

[RICHYD4U]

The zoom smoking shad 4" flukes are a great fluke to use right now with the majority of the feeding taking place on the smaller alewive shad IMO.

-Rich

[fishinfreak]

white pearl is a really good fluke color on rough

[gofishdave]

Hey Jackster! Went to Rough last friday night. Caught some really nice LM ( 3-4lbs.) about 8.00PM on channel banks with a little drop off. About 9.00 the LM and hybrids came up in the mouth of Pleasant creek and they were everywhere. We used 1/2oz. castmasters and had to let them fall about 6ft. down and rip them to get the better fish. Lasted about an hour, then that was it. Night fishing the rest of the night was terrrible.