DOUGLAS LAKE: Shallow Water Pre-Spawn BASS Fishing

Todays video takes place on Douglas lake in East Tennessee in early March.
(ROD SELECTION)
Brand - Duckett Fishing
Model - Ghost Casting Rod
Length - 7’6
Power - Medium Heavy Cranking
Application - Lipless Crankbait
Brand - Duckett Fishing
Model - Triad Casting Rod
Length - 7’0
Power - Meadium Heavy
Application - Chatterbait
Brand - Duckett Fishing
Model - Micro Magic Pro Spinning Rod
Length - 7’0
Power - Medium Heavy
Application - Soft Plastic Jerkbait
(REEL SELECTION)
Brand - Diawa
Model - Tatula 100 Casting
Gear Ratio - 6:1
Application - Chatterbait
Brand - Diawa
Model - Feugo Lt 2500 Spinning
Application - Soft Plastic Jerkbait
Brand - Abu Garcia
Model - Revo SX Casting
Gear Ratio - 6:1
Application - Lipless Crankbait
(LINE SELECTION)
Lipless Crankbait - 12 lb Flourocarbon
Chatterbait - 12lb Flourocarbon
Soft Plastic Jerkbait - 6 lb Flourocarbon
(LURE SELECTION)
Lipless Crankbait - 1/2 oz. Booyah One Knocker
Chatterbait - 1/2 oz. Homemade
Soft Plastic Jerkbait - Bass Assassin
(CONTACT INFO)
Email - [e-mail]
Instagram - ryaneppsfishing

[@MrTNBassmaster]

Awesome video,

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Thankya

[@timhathaway2313]

Ive fished a few times with a friend of yours, Terrance Barlow. Always a good time fishing with this young man. Maybe see you on Douglas Lake in the very near future. Too bad about trolling motor. Tim.

[@PancingTerkotok]

great spot , great bass , cool Man . L63 , new friend

[@BassGeek]

Good stuff sir. Love those lipless cranks on the flats. Those breakers do go bad all the time.

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Thanks man, I have enjoyed watching your new tournament videos as well. Good luck to ya the rest of the season, except maybe for Douglas, feel free to bomb in that one because it looks like im gona fish that one lol.

[@BassGeek]

@@RyanEppsFishing LMAO!!! That’s to good

[@joshcampbell8023]

@@BassGeek would be cool if more local youtubers would fish in tournaments. Probably couldn’t get some of them out of there kayaks to fish against the competition in that kind of tournament.

[@BassGeek]

@@joshcampbell8023 lol or off the bank

[@RyanEppsFishing]

well im just gona go get my popcorn ready now

[@Oldschool0367]

Wow you described exactly what my new Ulterra is doing. It is louder turning the right only. What shop did you use? Bass Pro or where did you have to take it please?? I'm gonna have to have mine put in the shop for the same thing. It still turns but it makes a grinding like sound turning right only.

[@RyanEppsFishing]

I took mine to Swafford Trolling motor up near fort loudoun dam, if your local then I would definitely recommend him. He has worked on two motors for me and he does good work.

[@Oldschool0367]

@@RyanEppsFishing Thanks Ryan... Yes I'm just a couple of miles from Fort Nasty. Was yours quieter when you got it back? Man I sure hope so. Mine is kinda loud out on the water. I've seen fishermen to look over at me. Lol 😆

[@Oldschool0367]

@@RyanEppsFishing I like watching your videos btw. I mostly fish Fort Nasty and Norris. Norris only in the spring. Nasty for the rest of the year.. Love Douglas but man the crappie fishermen get on my nerves too bad up there. If one sees you catch a fish. Oh son here they come trolling right towards me every time. Lol Can't stand Norris when all the pontoons, skiers and jetskis every where. I fish the upper part of Loudoun mostly. Not near as many guys fishing up here. Well prolly will be this year. Especially since John Cox killed them up here during the Bassmasters. Dangit!! Lol

[@RyanEppsFishing]

It was good as new when I got it back, smooth and quiet.

[@andrew_brent]

Hope warranty covers the trolling motor for you, I couldn't imagine having to pay for repairs on it. Good luck, it's good to see you back and thanks for sharing.

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Yeah minn kota’s warrenty covered the repairs and then it looks like it was the breaker the second time so all im out is the price of a breaker so its all good.

[@andrew_brent]

@@RyanEppsFishing That's cool, keep an extra breaker with you. I had one fail 10 minutes into my day once, ruined the whole day. I could have changed it in 5min. If I would have had one. I keep a spare now lol.

[@joshwhite9952]

Great video brother ... I live here on Tellico . We've been reckin em on the new OG Slim 6 . Just wondering if you've threw it yet on Douglas , Cherokee or Norris ?

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Thanks bud, I have not thrown it yet but I finally found one the other day so I will probably sling it around some soon.

[@joshwhite9952]

@@RyanEppsFishing I went up to the French Broad River bellow the dam this morning . I got 3 Smallies and 1 Largemouth . This bait gets crushed . They get it like you like to see . T-Boned across their whole mouth . It reminds me allot of the Ol'school DT Flats . Check it out brother , you wont be disappointed 👍

[@RyanEppsFishing]

I really liked those old DT flats, I still have a few of them.

[@joshwhite9952]

@@RyanEppsFishing The old flats clean up on Cherokee

[@fishing_amy]

I can’t wait till the prespawn hits my region

[@jackspurlock629]

Love the videos, been a subscriber for a couple of years now. I have to ask is that a Do It Posion tail mold that you make those chatter baits from? I make a lot of my own tackle and I've been looking for a good head design to start making my own. Thanks again for all the info and keep on keeping on with the videos. I watch them all

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Jack I cant remeber the name of it right off hand but i have made them out of two different molds, one is an arkie style jig mold and the other is just a swimbait head mold that we purchased used and made some modifications on it, both style molds make good chatterbaits

[@hunterjarnigan7220]

Shew that’s one thing I hate about living on Cherokee is the water fluctuating so much once it starts going up and they pull the bottom out of it I’d just assume put my rods up for a while it gets absolutely tough for me, douglas IMO isn’t as bad I can still catch a few but Cherokee is just a different animal

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Yeah ive always done well as long as the water is going in the direction that it is suppose to go so rapid rising water in the spring can be good but when that water level drops back down pry fast then thats where I run into problems.

[@davidtennant8992]

Do you have the Ulterra trolling motor? I had one on my tracker had a lot of problems with mine, Minn Kota took care of me big time allowed me to trade for the Ultrex after multiple issues no questions asked!!!! Love my new Ultrex

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Yeah its an Ulterra, these are the first problems ive had so we will see moving forward.

[@GOTBIGAIR]

are you using any braid at all or everything on 12 pound sunline..

[@RyanEppsFishing]

no braid in this video

[@lancemabry6707]

What trailer did u have on that Chatterbait??? Gotta fish Douglas, the mud puddle that it is right now, tomorrow. Not looking forward to it

[@RyanEppsFishing]

If you are talking about the trailer that was on the chatterbait in the exit that was a Strike King blade minnow.

[@jerryduncan9282]

I tell what I think it kinda funny that everybody thinks you got to have a thundercricket or a jackhammer but that’s not the case fish don’t care what brand it is they just bite it see you on the next one

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Yeah those are great chatterbaits and dont get me wrong they are in my boat BUT there are other good chatterbaits as well.

[@C.Adams82]

So I've gotta ask you, what's a pieket, I know what a pocket is, but not sure what a piekit is, 😄😄. Man I had too, been watching your videos for awhile and you've got the biggest southern draw I believe I've ever heard. I get a kick on how you say pocket. I do enjoy your videos tho.

[@RyanEppsFishing]

Haha yeah you gota look for those piekets in the spring, glad you enjoy the videos and thanks for watching.

[@derrickhouse7063]

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