Couple Things

[FishMan]

Timbo, sent u a text message with photos. Text me if u didn't get them. 623-687-4487. Any type of tube jig 3 to 4 inches in a crayfish looking color will work great for the smallmouth and believe it or not catfish. Hard to fish them deep so not that many walley on them, 1/4 to 1/2 oz tube jig head. Do an all around rig, love the 5 inch Yamamto Grubs in Pumkinseed with a 5/8 oz narrow head jig head for jigging for walley, Smallies, stripers. You can't go wrong with that set up, toss it to shore at a rockslide and hop it down the rocks into deeper water, just hold on for the wrist breaking hits.

[FishMan]

Keeping this a multi topic thread. Don't forget, if u expect your worms to take care of u, u better take care of them. Frabill makes very cheep worm bedding. It comes in a dry block for like $3 and you soak just enough for the day with cold water.  Don't get lazy, new bedding and a rotation of new worms every day. Keep them cold but not frozen as they will die very quickly if below 32 degrees or even kept warm for a few minutes. Also, one dead worm will quickly kill the rest so dispose of any dead or cut worms. On the boat I use a small cooler with the bedding and a frozen bottle of water to keep them cool. Just remember to wrap the frozen bottle with a paper towel or run it under warm water to melt just a little of the outside. Otherwise any worm that touches the bottle will stick and freeze to it, quickly dying. Remember, if u take care of your worms, your worms will take care of you. I leave it up to you if you choose to talk nicely to them or not, but trust me, it works.

[Stevert]

Timbo, sent u a text message with photos. Text me if u didn't get them. 623-687-4487. Any type of tube jig 3 to 4 inches in a crayfish looking color will work great for the smallmouth and believe it or not catfish. Hard to fish them deep so not that many walley on them, 1/4 to 1/2 oz tube jig head. Do an all around rig, love the 5 inch Yamamto Grubs in Pumkinseed with a 5/8 oz narrow head jig head for jigging for walley, Smallies, stripers. You can't go wrong with that set up, toss it to shore at a rockslide and hop it down the rocks into deeper water, just hold on for the wrist breaking hits.

How about a 5/8 football jig?  I have a bunch of them.  I haven't seen any 5/8 jigs at Sporties other than football heads...i may roll with them and the 5" grubs. 

[sparkchaser]

5/8 was a bit much for me last year, as I let them settle to much. Tommy, and all of you used to throwing that kind of weight will be fine. I'll stick to 1/4 as I have a lot to learn in using jigs (feeling the bottom, and feeling the bite). I use football jigs for hula grubs, minnow/dart jigs for power grubs. Pumkinseed, and smoke colors. We had good success last year on tube jigs as well, although a little more time consuming to retie.

Can't reiterate Tommy's above post of line. I use 65lb braid for my BB. I think I lost two rigs last year. One was so hung up I almsot got spooled, and was getting ready to tie it to the cleat in order to save the rod and reel, but just cut it. If you get hung up, just turn the TM 90 degrees, and go backwards. 95% of the time you can get it off as soon as you go over the snag. It's a coordinated thing on the boat, but it works. If you are not getting snagged, you probably aren't deep enough IMHO

I use 14lb braid to 6lb floro leaders on my jig set ups

[sparkchaser]

Another thing to consider is the time it takes to travel one way or the other. In perspective of the screen shots posted, to get to Slick Rock Canyon is give or take 1/2 an hour from the ramp. On the other side is Warm Springs and Cedar Canyon, taking about the same. For me, I'm going up lake first to cooler water, and working my way back down. If I go down lake, I'm going all the way to Slick Rock and working my way back up.

I have never traveled as far up as Good Hope Bay, but I know people that have. About an hour ride..give or take from the ramp. I read about, and see the posts about bass there, but all of the people targeting eye's seem to come back disappointed.

[FishMan]

When targeting Smallies, Sparkchaser killed them last year on the Hulla Grubs. At one point he pulled in 5 bass in 5 casts. It was cool!!!!!  I also experimented a bunch with Fluoro leader and without, and for the reaction jig bite. It made no difference with the exception that without the leader, I broke off way less, thus fished way more.  I'm starting out this year direct to the jig, tub, and Senko. And only changing to leader if we find clear water in the back of coves. Also, for targeting shoreline, don't forget the Senko. Rigged weightless on a 4/0 Extra Wide Gap worm hook, it casts like a bullet and is deadly fun. Also great if u come across a boil or some shad chasing fish.

[sandman]

Keep in mind that Gary Yamamoto invented and perfected both the hula grub and the senko on Lake Powell. They are proven winners.

[FishMan]

How do you work those things mister..........you don't work them............they work for you!!!!! Nothing, and I mean nothing, beats the Tap-tap of a Seno fish.

[Fish Hawk]

How do you work those things mister..........you don't work them............they work for you!!!!! Nothing, and I mean nothing, beats the Tap-tap of a Seno fish.

except the freight train hit you get on a hula

[Stevert]

Any plan to meet in Flagstaff or otherwise and caravan up to Powell?  Maybe breakfast in flagstaff and then head out? Marv and are in.