Steve,
Fish right at the drop offs for both the bass and pike.
In Lotus, fish the drops along the cemetary, use dep diver typr crank baits.
In Maceday, fish the eastern side of the lake also along the drop offs.
If you take kids out, fish any of the water that is 10 or less, but close to the weed beds with a worm and a bobber set about 5 feet deep.
East side of Maceday fishing those depths will keep you so busy with the kids, you'll want to go home!
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For pike:
If you have anchors use them on both ends of the boat to hold you in place.
Get some slip large bobbers, 3/8 to 1/2 ounce rubber core sinker on a 12ïnch steel leader tipped with a trebel hook, stuck in the middle of the back of small suckers (4 inches if the bait shop has any), set them over the edge of weeded drops offs about 6 or 7 feet deep, and just wait it out very quietly.
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Watch that bobber swim around the surface, if it goes under a lot with that sucker then your slip bobber isn't big enough!
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However, if the bobber is right size, it will only make a couple of dives, and start to relax.
If the bobber starts to move a little after sitting still keep an eye on it. It will probably go under slowly, then stay under for a few seconds, don't be too fast to set the hook. Wait. Wait. Wait, about 30 seconds! if it stays under for a long enough time, the pike will have it in his mouth good enough to set the hook.
Fish on!!!!
Fish right at the drop offs for both the bass and pike.
In Lotus, fish the drops along the cemetary, use dep diver typr crank baits.
In Maceday, fish the eastern side of the lake also along the drop offs.
If you take kids out, fish any of the water that is 10 or less, but close to the weed beds with a worm and a bobber set about 5 feet deep.
East side of Maceday fishing those depths will keep you so busy with the kids, you'll want to go home!
For pike:
If you have anchors use them on both ends of the boat to hold you in place.
Get some slip large bobbers, 3/8 to 1/2 ounce rubber core sinker on a 12ïnch steel leader tipped with a trebel hook, stuck in the middle of the back of small suckers (4 inches if the bait shop has any), set them over the edge of weeded drops offs about 6 or 7 feet deep, and just wait it out very quietly.
Watch that bobber swim around the surface, if it goes under a lot with that sucker then your slip bobber isn't big enough!
However, if the bobber is right size, it will only make a couple of dives, and start to relax.
If the bobber starts to move a little after sitting still keep an eye on it. It will probably go under slowly, then stay under for a few seconds, don't be too fast to set the hook. Wait. Wait. Wait, about 30 seconds! if it stays under for a long enough time, the pike will have it in his mouth good enough to set the hook.
Fish on!!!!
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