Originally Posted by
yankee1
i have been vertical fishing with not much luck this year on mtl.
can anyone tell me what im doing wrong. i use 2 poles with jig and minnow fish by a tree usually 10 minutes if i dont get a bite i move to the next, i would love to know other techniqes or what im doing wrong. any info would be great.also tried slip bobbers this weekened caught 2 with this.
Thats easy... You're fishing at MTL.
Kidding - I used to do well at Twain, but last year it was really tough fishing with all the high muddy water (and debris). This year I went up for one weekend early in the year and almost got skunked... have not been back yet, but planning on it maybe this weekend.
What trees are you hitting there? Along the bluffs, or more on the flats?
During the summer, I had luck there hitting trees on points close to deeper water, and on the edges of the flats near deeper water. Usually jigging straight down until I hit bottom then reeling in slowly a few feet, stop, reel a few more feet, stop, etc until I starting getting hits at a certain depth.
Teach your kids to hunt and fish and you won't have to hunt for your kids !!