Jeffers Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Grant County.
Jeffers Tank is a reservoir in Grant County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.1 acres, reaches about 1.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.1 acre-feet.
Jeffers Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Jeffers Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Keep the first check on Jeffers Tank simple: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
When the bite is slow on Jeffers Tank, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
On Jeffers Tank, 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.
While learning Jeffers Tank, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
When choosing a bank on Jeffers 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.
A useful start on Jeffers Tank is simple: 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.