Shallow Water Tactics
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:51 am
This was writen by "Tucmaster"... some of the best advice for catching big peacock bass under low water conditions I've ever seen.
It's worth reading and rereading.
Thanks again "Tukemaster"
Aloha,
Stan
"The cove by the boat ramp almost dry, Boy Scout Island saddle almost dry - wow that IS low. The California grass along the shore must be high and dry. If you like to target the larger shoreline cruising tucs during low water:
Try the points first. During low water, the banded jewel cichlids and small tilapia are flushed out of the California grass, and if there's no other shoreline cover nearby, you'll often find the cichlids/tilapia congregating in very shallow water along the points in an effort to avoid being ambushed by larger tucs.
If the larger shoreline tucs aren't on the points, then they're probably nosing up beneath available cover, looking for cichlids hiding in fallen trees and under submerged root masses of the ironwood trees. Quietly sneaking up to this kind of cover is my favorite low-water tactic. It's tough trying to pull decent-sized tucs out of that stuff without getting tangled and breaking them off. I do lose a lot of terminal tackle and get a lot of frayed line during low water periods. But sometimes you gotta go where the larger fish are at.
All of this is just based on my own experience. Hopefully some out there might be able take some of this information and use it. Good luck and good fishing. Tucmaster out."
It's worth reading and rereading.
Thanks again "Tukemaster"
Aloha,
Stan
"The cove by the boat ramp almost dry, Boy Scout Island saddle almost dry - wow that IS low. The California grass along the shore must be high and dry. If you like to target the larger shoreline cruising tucs during low water:
Try the points first. During low water, the banded jewel cichlids and small tilapia are flushed out of the California grass, and if there's no other shoreline cover nearby, you'll often find the cichlids/tilapia congregating in very shallow water along the points in an effort to avoid being ambushed by larger tucs.
If the larger shoreline tucs aren't on the points, then they're probably nosing up beneath available cover, looking for cichlids hiding in fallen trees and under submerged root masses of the ironwood trees. Quietly sneaking up to this kind of cover is my favorite low-water tactic. It's tough trying to pull decent-sized tucs out of that stuff without getting tangled and breaking them off. I do lose a lot of terminal tackle and get a lot of frayed line during low water periods. But sometimes you gotta go where the larger fish are at.
All of this is just based on my own experience. Hopefully some out there might be able take some of this information and use it. Good luck and good fishing. Tucmaster out."
