Wixom Lake 9-18-2013

[Big dreams]

Wixom lake is cooling off a bit.  Water temps ranged in the mid 60's basically throughout the lake.  The sun was out today with slight wsw winds.  I launched at the DNR ramp and headed to the flats on the main lake down by the West dam.  I was hoping I would find baitfish along the weed lines going into the cut.  I wasn't able to find much here.  I did latch onto a nice rockbass though.

I then headed North on the Tobacco side.  I never have much luck on the Tittibawasee side.  I found another flat without much grass.  It was mostly sand with drops on two sides of it.  I was able to land one 15" fish here on a natural craw texas rigged with 1/8 bullet sinker.  I tried a few more techniques here: jerkbait, swimbait, and multiple cranks.  I didn't have much luck after that first fish.

I then moved up into the creeks further and found loads of baitfish.  I didn't see any bass crashing the schools nor did I catch any bass.

I think the water temp on Wixom and the daylight hasn't reached the fall pattern we are all looking for.  A few more weeks and the fish should be in full fall swing.

One fish in roughly 3 hours isn't terrible lately.  Last two tournaments I have caught 50+ dinks and only two over 14".  Hopefully I broke the dink curse!!!

[YpsiBass]

I am the broken record here...

Drop shot?

[Big dreams]

I have tried the drop shot rig lately but have only caught dinks on it.  I threw it a few times on Wixom and didn't have any takers. 

I did run across some brush piles on Secord last weekend in DEEP water.  I threw the old drop shot down and within 15 seconds had another 6 inch dink.  He wasn't big at all but that is the first time I seen something that deep and caught something.  Good times!