Williams uses either chunks or fillets depending on what works best for that day. He makes sure to cut chunks at an angle so they are streamlined enough not to spin much.

Ready to Go

We’ve got right bait and figured out where to fish and set up boat for right drift by deploying drift sock according to power of wind. Now its time to look at Jeff’s drift rig set-up. Jeff has experimented with many different snagless sinker styles including bottom-bouncers, weighted welding rods, modified egg sinker rigs, pencil weights, and others but he has finally decided on one that works best for him. He ties a short piece of 20 pound monofilament onto a small snap swivel then threads on eight ½ ounce egg sinkers onto line and then fastens last one to line.

You’re Ready

Well, there you have it folks. Jeff’s simple yet effective summertime pattern he uses to catch blue cats on reservoirs can be used on lots of big lakes across country. Get out there and drift, pay close attention to what’s happening while you’re on water drifting and you’ll be catching blues like he does in no time. Chances are if you spend time on a lake that has some monster-sized blues, you may be surprised just how big a fish you can handle!

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“I think as water gets hotter, their metabolism rises with it and blues need to roam around searching for food a lot more. It seems that I have to move around a lot more as well so I drift over areas targeting active fish and don’t worry about fish holding in one area. In hot water, when fish are active – I can set up on them and by time I’ve caught a few fish they’ve moved. When fish are acting this way I feel like I’ve made right choice by drifting.”

The Controlled Drift

Jeff admits that drift fishing for blues isn’t really targeting big fish specifically, but he is still targeting structure that holds big fish. He finds an area that is showing right drift scenario according to his experience on his lakes. He looks for fish arches on his locator holding right distance off bottom according to thermocline. He likes to see fish on graph holding either really close to bottom. “Somebody out there might have some success with these loosely suspended fish but I haven’t done well trying to target them yet.”

Make sure to read Part 2 of this article to learn more about catching monster ledge lunker blues!

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