Bass Fishing in Perris Lake

It’s Sunday, 12/02/07 I decided to take a break from the everyday grind, I asked my wife if she would like go to Perris Lake for a little R&R. She said let’s go. So we loaded the SUV with all the bass fishing gear I thought we would need to catch a big one.

The day started off a bit cool about 51 degrees, it was in my opinion idea bass fishing weather. Once we arrived at the lake we launched the boat with the excitement of which one of us was going to catch the first bass. Now I’m not a gambler but my wife thought that a small wager (bet) would make the trip a little more interesting. So I opened up my wallet then said, all I have is $100.00, she said, that will due. I can always find ways to spend your money. Well after hearing that, I new that it was time to pull out all the stops. She was not going to win this bet. Ok let’s get started.

Bass fishing at any lake, you should always fish the rocks, reeds and points at the lake. I started the boat and we cruised on over to the dam, where there are a number of rocks and some reeds. I like to jig the rocks because bass will pre-spawn over steep chunk rock banks about the size of baseball to basketball size rocks that drop to 10 feet or deeper. In areas like this is where the bass find loads of crayfish and female bass suspend near the sun warmed rocks to ripen their eggs. Now the bait to use when bass fishing the rocks is a ¼ to ½ oz. jig – and – pig in black and blue. This is the top producer here because it mimics crayfish so well. Ok now this is what you should try. Cast perpendicular to the bank, let your bait drop to the bottom, and slowly hop it down the incline to a depth of 10 to 25 feet. And remember, a long pause between jumps will specifically draw in the bigger bass.

Crank the reeds when bass fishing.
As the pre-spawn progresses and smaller males begin swimming near shore waters, the bigger female bass lurk nearby. But they stay hidden, gravitating to any slightly deeper water within reeds. This makes reeds near shore which may bottom out at 3 to 4 feet deep water the hottest mega – bass spots just prior to the spawn in lakes, bays, rivers and creeks. The bait you might use for bass fishing the reeded areas of the lake. Bomber flat A, the tight wiggling produced by a flat side a really trigger the bass to bite. Cast your crank bait across the reeds and run it at medium speed over the drop, keep the lure bumping bottom and bouncing off any cover. In clear water use jerk bait, retrieve your jerk bait over any hollowed out tree trunks or logs along the edge of the water. This is where you might find the bigger bass.

The next best bass fishing hot spot at Perris Lake is the island.
This is where I lost the bet to my wife. She bagged a 7 pound 4 oz bass. For more Bass Fishing Tips and Secret for catching large mouth bass, small mouth bass, stripe bass, catfish, trout or any other lake fish visit this site often as we update our articles weekly.

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