Tville 4/7,4/9 after work showdown

[BCO]

Fish have been really cooperating this week. Some are spawning, some are moving up and some are still deep. I’ve been catching them in deep water and adjacent to spawning areas. I’ve heard a lot of mixed results, some guys arent catching many, lots of sub legal fish, and some guys are wearing them out. Tville is a tough lake to figure out sometimes with all of the abundant visible cover, it can be frustrating when you aren’t in them immediately. Took the boy out after work and we have been catching some really nice crappie, just weeding through a lot of little ones. I’ve caught one black crappie out of about 500 or so that I’ve flipped in the boat. 15 years ago it was just the other way around.
Anyway, Bobby G baby shad orange/chartreuse tipped with minnows has been getting it done. I feel right now the wrong color I. The right depth will net you more fish than vice versa. I’ll be working today, plan on going tomorrow, hopefully we don’t pick up too much rain. Stay safe.



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[CentKyPaddler]

How heavy of a jig are you using with the baby shad when deep?


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[BCO]

I have found what really works for me, and I will wrap a 1/4oz egg sinker 12” or so above a 1/16 oz jig head. I use this rig year round, it gets it down there and holds my lines nice and straight when trolling .2-.3. I’ve used 1/2oz-3/4oz with my old rods which were much heavier and could definitely handle the weight without doubling over the tip. My OCD wants all my rod tips the same spacing and height off the water, and I don’t want my rod looking like I have a bite when it’s just the weight of the rig causing the bend. I’m using 14’ Jenko Slab City rods and they are very light, with good backbone and a sensitive tip.
If you look close you can see how I rig that dude up.


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[CentKyPaddler]

Good deal. Thanks


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