You don't need to be a part of their club to curb the learning curve on Percy. Heck, this forum would be just as much if not better. There is some great striped fish chasers on here.
I'd say save the $20 and put it into gas for chasing the schooling bait fish and birds on Percy.
If you want to learn to chase those fish on Percy this time of year, go up around the forks of the stones where they come together and look for the baitfish. Work that area of the lake and watch for the baitfish schools or birds which will be feeding on the baitfish schools that are getting attacked by fish. Other areas once we get later into spring then summer is look around Suggs creek and Old Hickory Cove. I don't think anyone's spots have been ousted since those places are pretty common spots.
Usually the topwater bite is in early morning per-sun up or just after and similar timeframe as sun goes down. That is due to light penetration pushing baitfish down. Other than those times or if you catch a school on the surface by locating the birds you are fishing down in the water column.
Schooled up on the surface: spooks, poppers, big twister tail grubs, flukes, stick baits like redfins are good and I am sure there are others people will suggest.
If they are not schooled up on top and no birds around: find the schools of baitfish on your graph look for predator fish near by or even actively attacking and then fish live bait to them on down lines.
An old fashioned way to get after them that’s really effective is spoon plugging or trolling a spoon plug but I don't know if anyone around still does that.
Last edited by Travis C.; 02-19-2012 at 02:44 PM.
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