Stick Marsh & Farm 13

Submitted by George, Imagination Bassin Guide Services Date Fished: 1/11/2001 Water Temperature: 54 Water Clarity: 1 foot The surface water temperature started at 54 this morning and ended up at 63 by 2:00PM. The air temperature was cold enough to make your hands hurt at dawn, but went to a comfortable t-shirt temperature by 11:00 AM. We found the first break towards artificial baits that I have seen out here in a while. Working the N/S ditches with rattle traps we were able to get 25 bass to the boat. Most were caught right after shad were busted and then the bass went back down. We couldn't get a bite with a Carolina rig or any other method of plastic presentation, but the rattle trap did the trick. Most of the bass we caught were at least 50 feet east of the ditch that runs N/S as you enter the Farm. We had bass as far as 300 feet away from the ditch. As the weekend comes in I would expect that even more improvement can be expected. Keep your eyes and ears open and watch for the shad. Good luck.