TENNESEE
THE PICKWICK DAM TACKLE BOX
Here's a list of lures that will definitely work at certain times for striped bass below Pickwick Dam. Remember, there are many more good lures that aren't on this list:
Surface lures
These lures are best when fish are visibly feeding along the water's surface, usually during the late-evening hours.
Zara Spook
Devil's Horse
Strike King Spit-n-King
Arbogast 3 1/2-inch Jointed Jitterbug
Arbogast G1805 Sputterbuzz
Cotton Cordell Crazy Shad
Cotton Cordell C67 Pencil Popper
Rebel T20 Jumpin' Minnow
Rebel 7-inch Super Knuckle Head
Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser
Low- and moderate-generation lures
During low or moderate generation, sometimes it's best to go with a subtle approach. Here's a valuable hint: Single-hook lures are much easier to remove from the mouth of an angry striper than those with treble hooks.
Mann's 6-inch Hardnose Jerkbait
Zoom Super Fluke
Cotton Cordell C10 Red Fin (chrome w/ blue back)
Cotton Cordell C.C. Spoon (2- and 3-ounce models)
Strike Premiere Plus Spinnerbait (white Shad w/ Tandom silver/gold blades)
Mann's 7-inch George-n-Shad
Ledgebuster 1 1/2-ounce Spinnerbait (clear silver)
Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow
Heavy generation
Avoid the urge to look at these baits and immediately think they're far too big:
Fin-S 10-inch shad-imitation lure
M.S. Slammer Original (9- and 12-inch models)
Ledgebuster 2 1/2-ounce Gorilla Spinnerbait
GENERATION SCHEDULE
For the tentative generation schedule from Pickwick Dam, visit www.lakeinfo.tva.gov.
THE PICKWICK DAM TACKLE BOX
Here's a list of lures that will definitely work at certain times for striped bass below Pickwick Dam. Remember, there are many more good lures that aren't on this list:
Surface lures
These lures are best when fish are visibly feeding along the water's surface, usually during the late-evening hours.
Zara Spook
Devil's Horse
Strike King Spit-n-King
Arbogast 3 1/2-inch Jointed Jitterbug
Arbogast G1805 Sputterbuzz
Cotton Cordell Crazy Shad
Cotton Cordell C67 Pencil Popper
Rebel T20 Jumpin' Minnow
Rebel 7-inch Super Knuckle Head
Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser
Low- and moderate-generation lures
During low or moderate generation, sometimes it's best to go with a subtle approach. Here's a valuable hint: Single-hook lures are much easier to remove from the mouth of an angry striper than those with treble hooks.
Mann's 6-inch Hardnose Jerkbait
Zoom Super Fluke
Cotton Cordell C10 Red Fin (chrome w/ blue back)
Cotton Cordell C.C. Spoon (2- and 3-ounce models)
Strike Premiere Plus Spinnerbait (white Shad w/ Tandom silver/gold blades)
Mann's 7-inch George-n-Shad
Ledgebuster 1 1/2-ounce Spinnerbait (clear silver)
Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow
Heavy generation
Avoid the urge to look at these baits and immediately think they're far too big:
Fin-S 10-inch shad-imitation lure
M.S. Slammer Original (9- and 12-inch models)
Ledgebuster 2 1/2-ounce Gorilla Spinnerbait
GENERATION SCHEDULE
For the tentative generation schedule from Pickwick Dam, visit www.lakeinfo.tva.gov.