Piney Z Report - 4/10/13

[WildMan]

I live right around the corner from Piney Z and fish there quite often. I'll try to post weekly updates for those in the Tallahassee area. This update is a bit delayed, but I'll go ahead and post it since there aren't any recent updates for the lake.

I fished last Wednesday (4/10) afternoon from about 5 to 7 p.m. off Finger 4. I caught 3 bass--all on a tequila shad (light purple) culprit worm. Two were between 2-3 lbs, and the other was about 1.5. All were caught in and around the weeds close to the bank.

Last August, I caught a 4-5 pounder off of the end of Finger 5 using the same type of worm.

I'm new to the area and have learned a lot about local fishing from the threads on this board. Thought it was time to start contributing.

-DD

[SS-342]

Thanks for your report.

If we all have your attitude this would be an even much better forum.

You have some good thinking!

[WildMan]

Thanks SS!

Also, the water level is very high. It was almost up to the end of the wooden pier last week.

-DD

[kenfly]

Always love some freshwater water reports, thanks

[mbweimar]

One of the biggest bass I ever caught was out of Piney z. Caught it off the second finger on one of those chatter baits. If I recall it was dark blue or black in color and fishing it slow almost like a plastic worm.

[Flint River Pirate]

Thanks for the report WildMan

[mjsigns]

Welcome Aboard

[WildMan]

One of the biggest bass I ever caught was out of Piney z. Caught it off the second finger on one of those chatter baits. If I recall it was dark blue or black in color and fishing it slow almost like a plastic worm.

Awesome! About how big was it and are you talking about the finger with the pier?

I've heard from a quite a few people that noise-making baits (spinnerbaits, rattle traps, etc.) work well at Piney Z. Those and red bug worms are the most common recommendations.

I fished for a couple hours each day last weekend (4/19-4/21). Sadly, this was the slowest the bite has been in quite a while. The rain and cold front must have really killed the bite. Also, lots of folks with Spring fever... It's tough to find a decent spot.

[mbweimar]

Didn't weigh or measure it, but my finely calibrated elbow scale estimated 8-10 lbs. Seems like most of the fish I catch out of there are decent size. I slipped my jon boat in there a couple times and fished around the cypress trees across the lake and did well with Rapala X-raps.

[WildMan]

Nice! No doubt in my mind there are some monsters in Piney Z. Just too many healthy fish overall for there not to be.

I had a good weekend fishing at the lake and will post an update with pictures later.