Buddy Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Pima County.
Buddy Tank is a reservoir in Pima County, Arizona and covers about 2.7 acres, reaches about 12.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 14.2 acre-feet.
Buddy Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Buddy Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
A useful bluegill plan on Buddy Tank is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For largemouth bass on Buddy Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
When channel catfish are the target on Buddy Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
A useful start on Buddy Tank is simple: make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
A direct approach on Buddy Tank works like this: spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
For the next pass on Buddy Tank, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
While learning Buddy Tank, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.