Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids

BentStraight · 01-15-2010, 01:32 PM

Iput inat the Marquis Basin launch and fished crankbaits and Storm plastic swim lures around the railroad bridge targeting hybrid bass. I had one fish on a Storm shad for a few seconds right by the old rotten pilings on the west bank of the R.R. bridge, it ran hard under my boat and got off. I didn't have ay other hits, though I was marking a lot fish on the depthfinder, they were suspended near the bottom in 20' on the EDGE of the holes, I didn't mark anything down in the bottom of the holes.The water temp was 45 degrees in Blackwater River and it was the same story at several other holes wherechannels converge. There were dead mullet floating and on the bottom everywhere. I did find a few spots where the water warmed all the way up to 54 degrees where the channels meet up with the grass flats just north of the I-10 bridge where I found some schools of live mullet. My next trip will be to my favorite spot, Bayou Fundy!

BIGRIGZ · 01-15-2010, 01:42 PM

Did you get to try in front of the Milton Boardwalk? I've marked a good amount of fish there on the edge in front of the boardwalk but, I've never tried to catch em.... Seen reports of others catching em...

I saw a tarpon jump out of the water, justdownriver from the the railroad bridge,right near those old big pilings / turnstyles / left over footers? earlier this year, it was cool.

BentStraight · 01-15-2010, 01:50 PM

Yeah, I tried along front of the board walk as well, the water was very clear and you can see lots of old piling sticking up from the bottom. Are you sure it was a tarpon you saw, there are gulf sturgeon that jump in that area frequently!

BIGRIGZ · 01-15-2010, 01:57 PM

It could've been a sturgeon.... It was whitish colored body, looked almost silverish, was about 4 foot long.... and jumped clear out of the water by about 2 feet.

Big Red · 01-15-2010, 03:17 PM

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>On those wipers hanging on the edge, depending on the depth, try a 1oz. bucktail with a 3"-4" shad. Or a skin-on strip of any fish. A stinger hook doesn't hurt.

CatHunter · 01-17-2010, 01:37 PM

No... if u want the hybrids in blackwater, throw them old lures out the window! Get u a slip rig, a bober put ur stoper at about 20feet..3 small plitshots, and u wanna use the smallest hook u can getaway with, then get u some small to medium live shrimp, and work in between the milton bridge and the trustle...good luck I always do

01-15-2010, 01:32 PM	#1
BentStraight Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nichols Lake East Milton Posts: 367	Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids Iput inat the Marquis Basin launch and fished crankbaits and Storm plastic swim lures around the railroad bridge targeting hybrid bass. I had one fish on a Storm shad for a few seconds right by the old rotten pilings on the west bank of the R.R. bridge, it ran hard under my boat and got off. I didn't have ay other hits, though I was marking a lot fish on the depthfinder, they were suspended near the bottom in 20' on the EDGE of the holes, I didn't mark anything down in the bottom of the holes.The water temp was 45 degrees in Blackwater River and it was the same story at several other holes wherechannels converge. There were dead mullet floating and on the bottom everywhere. I did find a few spots where the water warmed all the way up to 54 degrees where the channels meet up with the grass flats just north of the I-10 bridge where I found some schools of live mullet. My next trip will be to my favorite spot, Bayou Fundy!

01-15-2010, 01:42 PM	#2
BIGRIGZ Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace / Milton Posts: 765	RE: Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids Did you get to try in front of the Milton Boardwalk? I've marked a good amount of fish there on the edge in front of the boardwalk but, I've never tried to catch em.... Seen reports of others catching em... I saw a tarpon jump out of the water, justdownriver from the the railroad bridge,right near those old big pilings / turnstyles / left over footers? earlier this year, it was cool.

01-15-2010, 01:50 PM	#3
BentStraight Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nichols Lake East Milton Posts: 367	RE: Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids Yeah, I tried along front of the board walk as well, the water was very clear and you can see lots of old piling sticking up from the bottom. Are you sure it was a tarpon you saw, there are gulf sturgeon that jump in that area frequently!

01-15-2010, 01:57 PM	#4
BIGRIGZ Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace / Milton Posts: 765	RE: Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids It could've been a sturgeon.... It was whitish colored body, looked almost silverish, was about 4 foot long.... and jumped clear out of the water by about 2 feet.

01-15-2010, 03:17 PM	#5
Big Red Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 4 miles PAST the boonies!! Posts: 230	RE: Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>On those wipers hanging on the edge, depending on the depth, try a 1oz. bucktail with a 3"-4" shad. Or a skin-on strip of any fish. A stinger hook doesn't hurt.

01-17-2010, 01:37 PM	#6
CatHunter Valued Member Sailfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pensacola, FL Posts: 2,066	RE: Attempt at Blackwater Hybrids No... if u want the hybrids in blackwater, throw them old lures out the window! Get u a slip rig, a bober put ur stoper at about 20feet..3 small plitshots, and u wanna use the smallest hook u can getaway with, then get u some small to medium live shrimp, and work in between the milton bridge and the trustle...good luck I always do __________________ FLORIDA FLATHEAD HUNTERS Like us on Florida Flathead Hunters FaceBook 2012 stats Five best Flats 0 pounds Total Flats 0 pounds Largest 0 pounds

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