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Fifty-three must be a lucky number for Joe Bullock, of Hillsborough, CA. Why? Because that’s how many bass of more than 6-pounds he caught during his recent visit to Lake El Salto. Most of Joe’s bass were caught on 4 and 5-inch swimbaits in various colors. Joe’s dedication to swimbaits pays off. On the fourth day he was here he used them to boat two 9-pounders, four 8-pounders along with one of 7-pounds and another of 6-pounds.
Joe says he also had 30 bass in the 5-pound range. The best technique with a swimbait lately has been to cast and let the bait sink from three to five seconds. Once it gets down, begin a slow retrieve. Hang onto your rod when you do!
Bo Boyd, of Dana Point, CA, caught one of the largest bass reported during the last two weeks in April. His lunker weighed 11-pounds, 2-ounces. He used the same swimbait technique that got such super results for Joe Bullock. Another 11-pound, 2-ounce beauty was caught by our friend Gary Remensnyder, of Shakespeare Tackle. Gary, of Chapin, SC, also got his big one on a swimbait.
The most productive swimbait colors have been mullet, golden mullet, shad and white. Dipping the tail of a swimbait in chartreuse dye has also been paying off big time. Richard Labanve, of Lexington, SC, was also here with the group from Shakespeare. Richard boated a 9-pound, 8-ounce bass on a 5-inch Storm WildEye Swim Shad in a golden mullet color.
Butch Barnhart and Mark Casper, of Canto, OH, also experienced great El Salto action. They caught some beautiful bass throwing 5 and 6-inch Senkos. “We caught a couple of 10-pounders on Senkos,” Butch says, “along with some 7, 8 and 9-pounders within two hours our last morning. We had lots of fun.”
During the past two weeks most bass were caught on swimbaits, watermelon colored lizards, worms and brush hogs rigged Texas Style. Deep diving Fat Free Shad crankbaits in a citrus color and heavy spinnerbaits have also been effective. Almost all of our visiting anglers have been reporting exceptional action. The most productive spots have been in 15 to 25-feet of water off islands and flats. Fishing the tops of submerged trees has also been effective. This is a super time to catch your largest bass ever!