03-15-2014, 06:07 PM
[size 3]Fished Mohave from Monday afternoon 3/10 to Thursday 3/13. Had a variety of weather conditions but generally windy. [/size] Most places had water clarity to 20 ft.
[size 3]Tuesday was colder and winds to 30 mph out of the NW. Fished all Tuesday in long pants and a pile sweater. Stayed in the coves all day[/size]
[size 3]Wednesday it was nukin” out of the NE and I almost did not launch. Wednesday we defended against the wind, drift fished and tried to stay on lee shores as much as possible. I did cruise Bass Cove and Box Cove on Wednesday tossing a jerkbait for zero success. [/size]
[size 3]Thursday morning started cloudy and did not burn off till about 2:00 PM. Winds on Thursday were much lighter. There was one other bass boat there on Tuesday and Wednesday ...otherwise the parking launch area was deserted. Morning water temps at 57°. Warmed up to 58 by Thursday afternoon.[/size]
[size 3]The bite was neutral on Monday; I got bit on drop shot in 15 ft. Tuesday one fish on a jerkbait and 2 later on a dropshot. Tuesday the bass were a little more aggressive. Wednesday the bite got a bit more aggressive. I did not fish crankbaits much, though I expect that might have been good on Tuesday and Wednesday; doing so would have backseated my partner too much. There was no crank bite Monday. [/size]
[size 3]Usually I don't ...but this trip I had a lot of tackle problems...breaking off and I lost several on a weightless rig when I couldn't get the hook into them. New line fixed the breaking off problem and maybe I solved the hooking problem...we'll see. The wind provided plenty of opportunities for line twist and so forth requiring constant vigilance and generous doping with line conditioner.[/size]
[size 3]The smallies were starting to nest but not locked on and would peck the plastic but not commit. I believe they had moved shallow the previous week and then been driven back deeper by cooler temps. We found what looked like several started but not finished nests.[/size]
[size 3]We fished painted Canyon Cove, Klondike Cove, Arizona Bay, Copper Mountain Cove, the main shoreline from there towards Sand Cove. [/size]
[size 3]Thursday I went into Rockefeller Cove in the late afternoon and found some finished beds and prespawn bass moving up. [/size]
[size 3]Most fish were from 15 to 20 feet till Thursday afternoon when I found smallies in Rockefeller Cove moving up and got bit in the trees and brush in water from 7 to 3 ft. All the fish were located near chunk rock and pea gravel as you might expect[/size]
[size 3]There is a tournament today (Saturday) and about 18 rigs showed up on Thursday for practice. [/size]
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[size 3]Tuesday was colder and winds to 30 mph out of the NW. Fished all Tuesday in long pants and a pile sweater. Stayed in the coves all day[/size]
[size 3]Wednesday it was nukin” out of the NE and I almost did not launch. Wednesday we defended against the wind, drift fished and tried to stay on lee shores as much as possible. I did cruise Bass Cove and Box Cove on Wednesday tossing a jerkbait for zero success. [/size]
[size 3]Thursday morning started cloudy and did not burn off till about 2:00 PM. Winds on Thursday were much lighter. There was one other bass boat there on Tuesday and Wednesday ...otherwise the parking launch area was deserted. Morning water temps at 57°. Warmed up to 58 by Thursday afternoon.[/size]
[size 3]The bite was neutral on Monday; I got bit on drop shot in 15 ft. Tuesday one fish on a jerkbait and 2 later on a dropshot. Tuesday the bass were a little more aggressive. Wednesday the bite got a bit more aggressive. I did not fish crankbaits much, though I expect that might have been good on Tuesday and Wednesday; doing so would have backseated my partner too much. There was no crank bite Monday. [/size]
[size 3]Usually I don't ...but this trip I had a lot of tackle problems...breaking off and I lost several on a weightless rig when I couldn't get the hook into them. New line fixed the breaking off problem and maybe I solved the hooking problem...we'll see. The wind provided plenty of opportunities for line twist and so forth requiring constant vigilance and generous doping with line conditioner.[/size]
[size 3]The smallies were starting to nest but not locked on and would peck the plastic but not commit. I believe they had moved shallow the previous week and then been driven back deeper by cooler temps. We found what looked like several started but not finished nests.[/size]
[size 3]We fished painted Canyon Cove, Klondike Cove, Arizona Bay, Copper Mountain Cove, the main shoreline from there towards Sand Cove. [/size]
[size 3]Thursday I went into Rockefeller Cove in the late afternoon and found some finished beds and prespawn bass moving up. [/size]
[size 3]Most fish were from 15 to 20 feet till Thursday afternoon when I found smallies in Rockefeller Cove moving up and got bit in the trees and brush in water from 7 to 3 ft. All the fish were located near chunk rock and pea gravel as you might expect[/size]
[size 3]There is a tournament today (Saturday) and about 18 rigs showed up on Thursday for practice. [/size]
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