Fishing Advice

[bulldog21]

I am going fishing tomorrow at the place I usually go. I usually fish the shallow parts of the river. There is one bend in the river that has a very large deep hole a few yards down. It is probably 12-24 feet deep.

I have no idea if there are any logs, cars, rocks, etc at the bottom. I would like to see if there are any big bass at the bottom. Any idea what I should use? A jig? If so what color?

Thanks,
-Ryan

[bacon]

try a camera... JK
honestly, i think i would really consider using a spoon and vertical jig it as you pass over. this works on 2 levels, one, it really isnt a bad technique, and two, it will almost definitely be something the fish(assuming there are fish down there) havent seen from every boat that goes by. but jig and pig is also a good idea, what colors are your craws right now, and then use that color. good luck
bacon

[nathanha]

A few options not sure of the current but heres a few options

3/8 oz Jig with a 5 in twister tail

A blade bait these kill on rivers

Ever think about jigging a Rattlin Rap Size 5-7? You would be shocked how may fish you can get jigging.

[bulldog21]

Thanks guys. I will try it out tomorrow and see what happens. Luckily I have a stock pile of jigging raps here to fish!

I'll give a report tomorrow night

[bulldog21]

Went fishing today as stated previously. I tried fishing in that deep hole with both jigging raps and jigs, but had no luck. So, I decided to fish old trees that had fallen down. This was my first fish ever on a jig. It was just a regular "pig and jig" setup:


I also brought another jig along. I purchased one of the Dahlberg clacking crayfish but never had any luck with that big plastic body, so I took of the soft plastic crawfish part and used it as my jig trailer. I had a ton of hits on it from little fish but no takers until right at the end of the day:

[fishohio614]

Nice fish. That crayfish trailer looks awesome.