Wired2Fish on Location - Guntersville Day Four

3/25/2010 10:09:32 PM

Day Four Was Brutal on the Big G

We don't have a big update today as big storms on the lake pushed us to the breaking point and we got off the water early. We did catch a fish just shy of five pounds on a finesse carolina rig. Basically it's a rig Chris Jackson of Fins and Grins Freshwater Adventures Guide Service showed us on Wednesday. I basically slid a bobber stop up the line, then a 1/4 ounce Tru-Tungsten weight. Then a bead and another bobber stop. Then about 30 inches down the line I tied on a straight shank hook and a Zoom Baby Brush Hog. On the second or third cast a fish loaded up as I cleared a brush pile.

The fish rocketed out of the water and jumped at least 3 feet. I've never seen bass this mean when the water is under 60 degrees. The fish was green when it neared the boat so we netted it quickly. After that we managed a few small fish and another keeper on jigs and the finesse Carolina rigged Brush Hog.

The water temperature was back down to 55 degrees. It was nearly 59 degrees the afternoon before. The wind picked up to 10-15 mph out of the southeast. The deep fish we had been catching didn't bite on channel swing banks and points. We fished shallow around some boat docks also without much luck. About 11:30 a.m., the wind picked up, and our hands, feet and faces were freezing. So we called it a day and got off the water.

Heath Smith, a touring Bassmaster Open angler met us for breakfast and went out the same time we did. He managed four keepers to 4 pounds fishing a Sexy Shad Strike King Bottom Dweller spinnerbait in water 4 feet or less. We released all the fish and got off the water because it was pouring down and we weren't able to get our video or camera gear out.

Our travelling buddies caught a lot of short fish and one 5-pound fish on a lipless crankbait fished shallow around grass in the back of one pocket early. But they struggled later in the day.

Our plan is to hit the water in the morning and hit it hard for our last day on Guntersville for a while. It's been fun figuring the fish out on a foreign body of water. We hope our reports have helped you do some pre-planning for your fishing trips. Will have a final update this weekend and hopefully more photos.

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