Riverbend

[jffoley]

Still unemployed so decided to check out Riverbend today. My second visit this year and the smallies were cooperative on green pumpkin tube lures. In 2 hours landed 8 12-16". Missed several others. Of course bigger ones!

Sorry, no pics of the fish. Left the cell phone in the truck. When I got back to the ramp saw a water snake swimming in with a 6-7" channel catfish. Didn't think he could eat it considering their spikes but he did! Got a so-so pic of that.

[Jig Monster]

Nice going!! Thanks for the report ! Going somewhere tomorrow....not sure yet. Thinking about POR. At the rate I'm going ( first bottle of wine went down smooth) , probably going to hit my neighborhood stretch ( Algonkian ) if I don't get up early tomorrow.

[wadeTheAngler]

Have been going to Riverbend since last summer, always fishing from the bank. I just bought a kayak and will be heading there next weekend so long as we don't get too much rain...what's your approach with the tubes? I always find fishing a texas rig leads to many snags...I usually go with a white swim bait and usually have a lot of luck of those but would like to try something different

[jffoley]

I use a swim bait hook with a dipsy sinker rigged inside the tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P64fIH-vWLg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGk2WcWKPpE

Works well but you will occasionally lose one. If you're not, you're not where the fish are!

Good luck!

[wadeTheAngler]

Awesome! Thanks for the advice...can't believe I've never thought or heard of that method of rigging a tube. Will be giving it a shot this weekend at riverbend!!

[CB kayak 02]

Hope to see some of you smallie chasers at the MAKBF event Saturday at Point of Rocks!!