I went to the delta on saturday to lads , but i have no clue where to cast or what to fish with, it was my first time fishing there to, im more of a lake fisherman, and after watching the weigh in, seeing all those big fish makes me want to fish there more, well anyways i went all day, got out for about 2 hrs to watch my uncle weigh in, and only caught 2 small fish a 1.5 and a 2 on reaction innovation's ball breaker. Does anyone know anygood top water or plastics that work well, i know sinkos do but i dont know how to fish them there. Well im out later

The best thing to do is fish a specific area for the day, so you can see what the tide does throughout the day rather than running around. In the most general of terms on a higher tide you want to be fishing tighter to the bank/tules/in the brush etc. and in the trough the weedless section between the bank and the weedbeds. As the tide falls the fish and all the baitfish and crawdads whatever else down there has to move or they will be on dry land. The fish will position themselves in the weeds and outside weededge in order to ambush their prey.
A senko will catch fish cast it to the trough,a laydown, pockets in the weeds anywhere that looks like an ambush spot let it settle on the bottom give a few seconds sometimes more if your willing to wait, pop the bait once, let it settle then pull out and do again over and over again oh how fun a senko can be. weightless or texas rigs 3/16oz-1oz depending on the situation is what i use. A lot of guys also really like to throw blades through the trough, and its generally much better to work your bait with the current than against it and that goes for anything.

And topwater, I don't think the Delta bass eat topwater :7

cz

CZ is right on with his advice and the places to put your bait. The spinnerbait bite was pretty good for me last time I was on the delta. Toss them to the shore and work them back through the weeds. You tend to get less weeds on the bait if you work it with the current but the fish are usually facing into the current. Working with the current with a blade will bring it from behind the fish this makes for a hard reaction strike when you get it close to one. If you work the blade at a 45 deg angle from the bank out to the weed edge against the current the fish can see it coming and will position themselves to intercept. You can also work it slower as the current will help keep the blades spinning. Most times I find I will get more bites doing this rather than working the blade with the current. The drawback is you will be cleaning weeds off your bait all day. I'll take the weeds for bites trade off any time. For plastics you can't go wrong with Senkos, Sweet beavers, Reapers, tubes etc. you just need to get them in front of the fish. For topwater start with buzzbaits. Others that work are Spooks, frogs, poppers etc. They all have their shining moments. Some people even like to dropshot on the delta, yuk!

Good luck out there and be sure to post a report and let us know how you do.

Mitch

Yea! drop shot yuk on the Delta :+

JC

http://www.bassanglerprofiles.com/joeycastro.htm

thanks for the info, and JC i was wondering how much your 4 eyed baits are. thanks
Justin

Thanks Justin,

My 4EYE baits are being sold at $60.USD
I'm in the process of taking a break in manufacturing to allow my new line of baits to hit the water.

Although you can still find a few with Jon @ Walton’s Pond please visit his web site and give him a call. Great Guy :7

Or come out to the Clear Lake Open.
I'm going to have some for the raffle.

See you on the water.

JC

http://www.bassanglerprofiles.com/joeycastro.htm

I don't know what area you're in? In the last 2 months I've been into Dave's Bass Shack and Coyote Bait and Tackle. Both places had the 4EYE.

Worth every penny :7

Thanks Jake,
True all so true :7

From when I spoke to my other distributors they had one or two left.
Jon on the other hand bought ALOT of them and still has a few. ;)

JC

http://www.bassanglerprofiles.com/joeycastro.htm