Page 18 - Lady Bass Digital Magazine March 2023

Deep Water Fishing

By Wendy Kendrick

Let me start by stating, I am a dedicated shallow wa- hook! Great baits but the lead attached to the hook
ter angler! My favorite style of fishing is pitching and created a huge chance a bass shaking its head could
flipping an 8” lizard or big brush hog into thick cov- throw the bait more easily.
er, button willows and cypress trees, looking for that
big bite! I also love throwing a frog, floating worm or There is a tail spinner called the Wing Ding where
Slugo in shallow grass beds! the line goes through the bait and ties to the treble
hook. When hooked and the bass shakes, the lead
However, we all know you can catch fish shallow bait slides up the line which keeps the bait from be-
but at times (summer and winter) large schools of ing thrown.
bass will congregate in really deep water to sit on the
cool temps of the thermocline! These schools can be
heaven or hell! I’ve seen days I could catch 20 bass in
45 minutes to an hour or spend hours on them with 1
to 2 bites!

I despise throwing a C-Rig as far as my body and
equipment can cast it, feed off the line, wait forev-
er for it to reach bottom, and the weight is halfway Now what does this bait bring to the table of deep
to the boat! Then drop shot came along and helped water bassin?
some, but very slow fishing none the less! While both
of the above are good, I prefer more old school meth- On schooling fish, you can cast it a mile and with
ods! steady retrieve be reeled slowly or ripped through
a school on the surface! Better yet, cast across the
To preface these methods, I must go way back in school, let it sink on tight line and let it swing below
time. A friend invited me to go fishing with him and the surface school to catch bigger fish!
his friend on Lake Eufaula when I was on a job for a
month. That Saturday I met up with him armed with When fish are suspended in deep water just cast, let
four Skyline graphite rods topped with Lews BB1N sink to depth fish are at and use a yo yo retrieve back
reels. This friend was Mr. Tom Mann, and we spent to boat.
the day fishing two lures: Jelly Worm and Little
George. If fish are hugging the bottom, just cast far, let it sink
to bottom. Reel up until line is tight, then pump rod
Now that brings us too today. Little George, a big tip up a foot (this will pull bait up 2-3 off the bottom)
chunk of lead with a tail spinner and attached treble and on a tight line let it parachute back to the bot-
tom. Do this all the way to the boat! The Wing Ding
18 Lady Bass Anglers Association Deep Water Fishing