Fishing Mattawoman next Saturday

[dwkoller]

I've been away from LM bassin for a while. Joined a bass club over the winter as a non-boater. This first tournament is next Saturday down on the Mattawoman and I'm looking for any intel . I'm probably going to take 4 rod set-ups; 1) a rattletrap; 1/2 oz, silver/red or fire-tiger, 2) texas-rigged - tube; watermelon, green pumpkin or june bug, 3) 3/8 oz spinner with a black/blue, black/red and a 4) 3/8 chatterbait with a dark skirt.

I'll have other colors and set-ups with me as well.

With the beautiful weather this weekend, it will probably be blowing, sleet and ice -- god I hope not.

[wellswings]

Can't go wrong with a shaky head worm with either junebug or green pumkin!

[billnorman]

I don't see you mentioning any conventional crankbaits but take some. The rattletrap and chatterbaits work best on a start and stop action, they have to fall to be most effective. As a non-boater, you can ask or watch your boater for ideas. I've seen tubes work well in the water directly across from the launch ramp near trash point on the shore line where the channel almost hits the bank by the channel marker. There are few things in life worse than being a non-boater fishing worms when your boater is fishing spinnerbaits or glued to the trolling motor. It's important to agree with the type baits used and strategies. If you are a team, you have the advantage of being to throw two different types of lures at the same time to try to develop a pattern. Good luck.

[billnorman]

Oh yeah, I think I'd try some 1 minuses too, they cover a lot of territory.