Arvine,
I've heard the fish are skittish their. But i've also heard their big to as the lake explains.

Well I've never fished their but I would pick up some senkos! Their really easy to fish! They catch big fish to! I would suggest a natural color! I haven't had much luck on colors that aren't so I like to stick with natural colors.

Cant wait for some more WA-Bass! Smallies?????
Skittish means dropshot will kill!!!! if the captain positions the boat right

Hey Stu, Im no WA expert, but heres what Ive put together. Get the Senkos like Nick said,  I like 240 and 194 in CA. When he says natural colors look for "watermelon" or "pumpkin" and things like that (the more flakes and glitter the better!). I like em with a Gamakatzu EWG 2/0 or 3/0 depending...

Id also suggest a yammamoto 4" double tail HULA grub in the same colors about. The numbers for the color i like is 208 its watermeolon with blk/red flake.  Then get some 3/8 oz and 1/4 oz football lead heads. Double tail HULA grubs are great cause you can lose one leg and still fish it or lose the skirt and still fish it. Its like 3 baits in one kinda. And with the price of yammies this is nice.

I just went to Anglers Choice today and theyve got everything I just mentioned.  If the Yamamotos are too expensive get the Kinami baits. They are EXACTLY the same, only are packaged in smaller quanities like 6 instead of 10 and like 16 instead of 20 or something so its cheaper, but same unit price. 

Only got 4 weeks left so I wanna make this count!!!

No smallies in Big Lake.  Lot's of docks and milfoil, and a huge pad field on the south end.  If you've ever fished Long lake in Port Orchard, it's very much the same type of lake.

White spinnerbaits and perch crankbaits will do you well when the cloud cover is thick.  Finesse baits are the ticket when it's sunny.  Senkos work under both conditions as do traditional Texas rigged 6" worms.

Hey Glenn if you say theirs a big pad field I would suggest pitchin a jig into the open areas deep into the pads! I've noticed the big girls like to hang deep in the pads on hot sunny days! and use a heavier jig with as big a trailer as possible! Also try pitchin to the smaller pockets! Also noticed thats were the bigger ones like to be!

Thanks for the info Glenn! Wish I could make but I'm leaving to Wyoming at 6 so won't be able to make. Tried to make my parents pospone the laving time until about 3-4 in the afternoon but no success! Well good luck to you all!

WARNING!WARNING Do not follow Glenn!!!

Rich

The fish in was alot of fun and its a great lake.  Im deffinately going back.  Afternoon bite was great!  Robs 6.5 bute was caught on a sinko and the 4+ was on a spinnerbait!  Just to be accurate.   

Thanks for taking me rob!