| It's Sunday, 12/02/07 I decided to take a | | | | and - pig in black and blue. This is the top |
| break from the everyday grind, I asked my | | | | producer here because it mimics crayfish so |
| wife if she would like go to Perris Lake for | | | | well. OK, now this is what you should try. |
| a little R&R. She said let's go. So we loaded | | | | Cast perpendicular to the bank, let your bait |
| the SUV with all the bass fishing gear I | | | | drop to the bottom, and slowly hop it down |
| thought we would need to catch a big one. | | | | the incline to a depth of 10 to 25 feet. And |
| | | | remember, a long pause between jumps will |
| The day started off a bit cool about 51 | | | | specifically draw in the bigger bass. |
| degrees, it was in my opinion idea bass | | | | |
| fishing weather. Once we arrived at the lake | | | | Crank the reeds when bass fishing. |
| we launched the boat with the excitement of | | | | |
| which one of us was going to catch the first | | | | As the pre-spawn progresses and smaller males |
| bass. Now I'm not a gambler but my wife | | | | begin swimming near shore waters, the bigger |
| thought that a small wager (bet) would make | | | | female bass lurk nearby. But they stay |
| the trip a little more interesting. So I | | | | hidden, gravitating to any slightly deeper |
| opened up my wallet then said, all I have is | | | | water within reeds. This makes reeds near |
| $100.00, she said, that will due. I can | | | | shore which may bottom out at 3 to 4 feet |
| always find ways to spend your money. Well | | | | deep water the hottest mega - bass spots just |
| after hearing that, I knew that it was time | | | | prior to the spawn in lakes, bays, rivers and |
| to pull out all the stops. She was not going | | | | creeks. The bait you might use for bass |
| to win this bet. | | | | fishing the reeded areas of the lake. Bomber |
| | | | flat A, the tight wiggling produced by a flat |
| OK, let's get started. | | | | side a really trigger the bass to bite. Cast |
| | | | your crank bait across the reeds and run it |
| Bass fishing at any lake, you should always | | | | at medium speed over the drop, keep the lure |
| fish the rocks, reeds and points at the lake. | | | | bumping bottom and bouncing off any cover. In |
| I started the boat and we cruised on over to | | | | clear water use jerk bait, retrieve your jerk |
| the dam, where there are a number of rocks | | | | bait over any hollowed out tree trunks or |
| and some reeds. I like to jig the rocks | | | | logs along the edge of the water. This is |
| because bass will pre-spawn over steep chunk | | | | where you might find the bigger bass. |
| rock banks about the size of baseball to | | | | |
| basketball size rocks that drop to 10 feet or | | | | The next best bass fishing hot spot at Perris |
| deeper. In areas like this is where the bass | | | | Lake is the island. |
| find loads of crayfish and female bass | | | | |
| suspend near the sun warmed rocks to ripen | | | | This is where I lost the bet to my wife. She |
| their eggs. Now the bait to use when bass | | | | bagged a 7 pound 4 oz bass. |
| fishing the rocks is a ¼ to ½ oz. jig - | | | | |