Originally Posted by
Pete Marino
The worst day on Diamond Valley especially when throwing reaction baits is when its glassy with no wind. The bite is actually pretty good but you have to fish deep.. The fish on the bank are mainly small summer bass. Id fish 40+ft deep and Id really concentrate on 45-55f deep. They are even deeper then that but that's the depth I start in.
If you are dead set on fishing reaction baits then Id do it on mornings with cloud cover or banks that have a breeze blowing into it. Even then during this time of year the reaction bite only lasts 15-40 minutes-ish. Unless you see busting fish then it can last longer if conditions are right.
You best overall bet would be to bust out the Carolina rigs and dropshots and dredge the depths..You wont be disappointed.. Ive been getting a good amount of fish at those depths I mentioned.
The reason for the low amount of boats is simple...Everyone can catch fish shallow, not everyone can fish deep.. Guys go and beat the bank and have the day you had and they give up and say the bite sucks but they don't want to, nor like fishing deep...Ill tell you without a shadow of a doubt, the deep bite is good right now.
Pete
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