More Clear Lake Questions!

speedo · Post by **speedo** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:14 pm

Buddy and I are going to be on the lake Wed and Thurs and staying at Blue Fish Cove in Glenn Haven area. Have only fished the lake once before and we stayed pretty close to Redbud and the area across from where we'll be this time.

I understand Senkos, in Watermelon, Watermelon and Watermelon, maybe green pumpkin, are a good bet. Docks for Senkos weedless/weightless, deep rocks for dropshots? Other suggestions?

My boat's on Oroville full time, so I'm used to dink spots. Am I nuts to take my light rig with 6# to Clear Lake? (We're not taking my "bass boat"!)

How 'bout dinner in that area? Lunch on the lake? Any suggestions welcome!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:17 pm

Clear Lake is pretty wide open.. They'll eat just about any bait your throw...

Now the big ones are a bit picky... but, you can catch all the 1-2-3 lbers you can handle with any bait you want!

Seriously... If there is a bait you don't have confidence in... now is the time to get some confidence in it!

StockOption · Post by **StockOption** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:36 pm

Your 6# rig should be fine, just make sure the drag is adjusted properly. Personally I only go as low as 8# on my light drop rig at the lake. I prefer 8# Stren or Trilene XL.

Yesterday I took my first smallie there on my light drop rig using 8# Stren. I thought I had a GIANT largie, what a surprise when I finally landed that fish.

Don't leave home without some MMIII (Margarita Multilator) colored worms. I would also recommend white and chartrueuse spinnerbaits and an LV 500 in the American Shad pattern.

As Tom noted the bite is just about wide open, have fun

Skeeterman · Post by **Skeeterman** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:25 pm

Try Brushhogs and Lizards in Green Watermelon and don,t forget your frogs.

TheFLY · Post by **TheFLY** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:28 am

"Am I nuts to take my light rig with 6# to Clear Lake?"

I fished with Aaron Martens in Day 3 of the BASS Event at Clear Lake. Virtually everyone was throwing huge baits all over the place. Aaron had downsized to 6 LB Floro and we were drop shotting with 4-inch robo worms.

Now, we happend to have a poor day that day, but he had 20+ lbs doing that on days 1 and 2.

Point being ... throw what you want to throw and have fun. Don't let anyone tell you "you can't do that" or "you gotta do this."

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:50 am

Don't overlook tossing a jig up there, the jig bite is awesome! And Bob over at Limit Out Tackle, now has the TNT Wadda's on the shelf!

speedo · Post by **speedo** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:40 am

Cooch, I knew you'd be telling me to try the jig! You shamed me into it a couple of years ago, and I planned to use it this week, too, since it seems like everything is working. It'll give me a chance to develop some confidence in it. Quarter ton to half ton? Usual twin-tail grubs from Yamamoto?

Thanks for the tip on lodging, btw, we're stayin at the Blue Fish

StockOption · Post by **StockOption** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:53 am

Brown 3/8 TNT with 180 Yamamoto double tail grub was on fire for me this past Sunday

davet. · Post by **davet.** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:25 pm

Hey Stock, please don't make me look it up, what color is the 180?

Thanks

speedo · Post by **speedo** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:08 pm

I had to look! Smoke with large black, green, red and orange flake.

Big Rick KFOG · Post by **Big Rick KFOG** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:22 pm

I used a big green Spot Remover with a green pumpkin something (can't remember) Zoom Tick worm fished deep, worked well for me Sunday.

StockOption · Post by **StockOption** » Tue May 29, 2007 4:02 pm

speedo wrote:I had to look! Smoke with large black, green, red and orange flake.

That be it.

And I must give credit to Lunker Larry for this color he's the one who turned me on to it. Why Yamamoto hasn't renamed it the "Hemphill Special" is beyond me

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Tue May 29, 2007 4:23 pm

The jig was working for me. Black, or brown. Brown caught more fish, and the black caught the bigger ones!

Kevin Evans - Kap · Post by **Kevin Evans - Kap** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:39 pm

Stock that is too funny.

I was gonna say the same thing. you beat me to it...

Lunker Larry turned me on to that color at Oroville and its been one of my favs ever since. It will work anywhere and 180 should be known as the Hemphill special as he has turned more of us on to that color that anyone else.

(Brn&org weapon jig W/ 180 trailer)

Kap

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:43 pm

That is so true cause he got me all pumped on that set up too. But I have switched since then to another color I like more!

But that jig set up will catch fish for sure!

StockOption · Post by **StockOption** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:58 pm

Hey G, c'mon man there are no secrets here

All we need is da number

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:33 pm

164

And as much as I give Larry credit too, fer turning me onto that 180 up at Oroville, that 164 will work on any lake on the planet!

The 180 and 164 are great colors up there at ClearLake, but ya better have the 157 and 209 in the boat too for them days when they just will not eat the others!

But then again, anything Blue Emerald is Numero uno up there, just ask Dorothy!

lionkiller · Post by **lionkiller** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:33 am

I've fished every color senko in my box this past few weeks.... I'm cleaning out the colors I won't be needing any more....doesn't seem to matter to the fish, long as it's got that wiggle.

Topwater has been AWESOME up here DO NOT forget to throw the spook & the frog. It's as much fun as the law allows.

I hear the jig bite's south. & will there be some late spawners out for this full moon?...

Tom's right -it's an 'open your tacklebox & throw whatever you've got...' bite.

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