Hello Folks,
I hope you are havin’ a great week and hopefully by now you have all your Christmas shoppin’ done. As you get ready for the season, please remember the reason for the season.
The fishin’ isn’t doin’ too bad right now. Folks are gettin’ on the water and catchin’ some specks. Lake Monroe and Lake Jesup have been producin’ some nice stringers of specks. Most of the specks that are bein’ caught in Lake Monroe are bein’ caught on minners by driftin’ open water. You will have to keep movin’ until you find’em, but once you find the school, you should be able to drift back and forth over them, until they quit bitin’.
Kyle at Bitter’s Bait & Tackle reports some nice stringers of specks are still bein’ caught under the 417 bridge on Lake Jesup. Most of the specks are bein’ caught on minners and a few are caught on jigs tipped with a minner. Make sure you are usin’ bright colored jigs for best results. White, chartreuse, pink, orange or green … something that will get their attention.
We had a real nice bright full moon over the weekend so the fishin’ should continue to get better each week. We have some cooler weather comin’ but that shouldn’t bother the specks too much.
Kyle reports that the bass fishin’ hasn’t been too awful bad in most of the lakes in our area. Folks are happy that the Butler Chain ramps are back open. Folks like to fish for bass in the chain and the wintertime is one of the best times to catch some bass out there.
I love to fish it as well, and look forward to this time of the year to get out there and catch some bass. You can catch’em on just about any type of bait. Folks like to use shiners and most folks like to use artificial baits to catch’em. Most of the guides like to free-line shiners over the submerged hydrilla and eel-grass throughout the chain.
Whatever you would like to try, just get out there and fish.
As you folks know, I try to cover a few tournaments each year and I have mentioned the X-treme Bass Series this past year. I just wanted to let you know that they are havin’ a new division for 2025. The new division will be the Conway Chain Division in 2025.
That’s right. They are goin’ to hold tournaments on the Conway Chain. The new division will hold its tournaments on Wednesday nights. They will be holdin’ their first tournament on January 18th, 2025. If you are interested in fishin’ this new division, go to this website for the dates and times for next year. The website is www.XtremeBassSeries.com.
Well, we gotta go get ready for another Christmas Day celebration. It’s hard to believe that it is Christmas again. The older I get, the faster they come. I want to take a moment and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope you and your family have a great day next week.
Tip of the week: Merry Christmas
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