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Old 05-13-2012, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tnridgerunner View Post
You will also catch smallmouth and Kentuckys in the jumps, but largemouth are relatively rare.

If they aren't hitting topwater, try something that will get down 10 or 12 feet where the larger fish are schooled up under the bait.

If you see a predator swirl, throw 10 feet across the ring and work it back across. If you hit on top of the ring, you'll spook the fish.
That is a good point. On Tims Ford, when the hybrids have the bait pushed up against the bank, I have caught smallmouth right in the mix with the hybrids. I will also try and run a plastic jerkbait near the bottom of the school that you see. Sometimes the biggest fish will come off of that.
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