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I went out and caught some whites yesterday below clearwater. It was fast and furiuos for a little while. My first 6 casts i had 4 on the stringer.

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Comment by Greg Wade on March 18, 2010 at 7:38pm
M Caldwell,
Yes, I'm fishing from shore most of the time. I look at the current and usually cast my jigs into the seams, just in the edge of where the main current and boils meet. Below some dams, it doesn't matter where you cast. Just try to keep my jig a few feet off the bottom.

I took my son today, below a lake in Missouri and did well on the White Bass. My son caught a couple nice largemouths.

I was using a 1/8th oz. Chartreuse marabou Crappie jig. White and yellow are also good colors.

Depending on the water levels and current, I'll usually start with my jig about 4 ft. Deep. I use 7'-8' rods, which helps to cast further, especially when using lighter jigs. I also use a float with a wooden peg, which allows me to easily adjust the depth, without kinking my line.

I always cast upstream as far as I can and use a twitch-pause technique, every couple seconds, as the float moves downstream. You have to be sure and reel up the slack line, so you can get a good hookset when the fish hits. The longer rods help with this also.

This is a great technique, because it keeps the bait in the strike zone longer, and as it drifts, covers a large area. Often these fish will be holding in pools waiting to ambush a minnow that swims by, and that's when you get bit.

I've caught all kinds of fish this way, and the bite is usually pretty consistent.

Hope I helped. Let me know if you have any more questions & good luck on the water. I'll be posting pics from today a little later.....gotta clean some fish!
Comment by M Caldwell on March 18, 2010 at 7:28am
Greg,
I'm interested in hearing more about this technique. Are you casting that jig and cork to seams in the current or backwaters and eddies? What depth? What kind of jig? Etc. Thanks.
Comment by Greg Wade on March 13, 2010 at 10:39pm
Scott,
Were you fishing below a dam? Have you ever tried using a jig and cork? It's a great technique that I use around here, and it will catch a lot of fish. Let me know if you want to hear more?
Comment by Tobias Jackson Jr. on March 13, 2010 at 8:32pm
thats good man what type of lure or bait did you use to catch those fellows

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