Fishing new lakes are one of our great joys here at Wired2fish — you get to hit the water without any preconceived notions and let the fish lead you down the right path. Wired2fish’s Ryan DeChaine and contributor Dan Quinn target bass on a new lake with hollow body frogs at sunrise, then adapt to a more productive jig and Tokyo Rig pattern in deeper grass as the morning progresses.
As is typical of late summer and early fall patterns, multiple techniques produce. The approach is still about fishing fast to eliminate unproductive water, then hone in when you get bit. The frogs revealed bass schooled up in deeper submergent grass adjacent to a pad field. Quinn and DeChaine grabbed vertical presentations, then mopped up, rounding out a pretty good bite and adding a new lake to future milk runs.
RYAN’S GEAR
- FROG – Terminator Walking Frog Jr.
- FROG ROD – 13 Fishing Envy Black 2 Casting Rod, 7’11 Heavy
- REEL – 13 Fishing Inception Sport Z Casting Reel, 7.3:1
- LINE – Sufix 832 Lo-Vis Green, 50-pound
- JIG – Terminator Pro Series Jig, 1/2-ounce
- JIG ROD – 13 Fishing Omen Black 3 Casting Rod, 7’3″ MH
- REEL – 13 Fishing Concept C2 Casting Reel, 7.5:1
- LINE – Sufix 131 G-Core Braid, 50-pound
DAN’S GEAR
- FROG – Terminator Walking Frog Jr.
- FROG ROD – 13 Fishing Omen Black 3 Casting Rod, 7’4″ Heavy
- REEL – 13 Fishing Concept C2, 8.3:1
- LINE – Sufix Pro Mix, 50-pound
- TOKYO RIG – VMC Tokyo Rig, 4/0
- TOKYO RIG WEIGHT – VMC Tungsten Slider Weight, 1/2-ounce
- ROD – 13 Fishing Omen Black 3 Casting Rod, 7’3″ MH
- REEL – 13 Fishing Concept A2 Casting Reel, 8.3:1
- LINE – Sufix 131 G-Core Braid, 50-pound
BOAT & ELECTRONICS
- DASH GRAPH – Lowrance HDS 12 Live with Active Imaging
- TROLLING MOTOR – Lowrance Ghost Trolling Motor
- BOAT – Ranger Z520C Comanche
- MOTOR – Mercury Pro XS 250hp
- BOW GRAPH – Humminbird HELIX 10 MEGA SI+ GPS G4N
- 360 IMAGING – Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging with Universal Mount
- ANCHORS – Power-Pole Blade
CLOTHING
- GLASSES – Costa Del Mar Half Moon Sunglasses
- SHORTS (Ryan) – JB Langly Wiinrock Performance 7 Pocket Short
- SHIRT (Ryan) – JB Langly Cove Hooded Performance Shirt
- SHIRT – Rapala Core Long Sleeve, Vivid Blue/White
- HAT – VMC Trucker Cap
