Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Texas Rigs (Worming) in Summer

Item: Theodore Roosevelt Lake
Author: Jonathan Burke

Jonathan Burke

Blue Ambassador

7/27/23

Theodore Roosevelt Lake

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
87°

I caught my best bass this trip on the free rig with a 6” desert craw Roboworm. We were fishing steep and rocky banks in and around submerged trees and bushes. I threw the free rig on a spinning rig with 12 pound braid to a 10 pound fluorocarbon leader. We also caught bass on Texas rigged Culprit worms and 3/0 round bend worm hooks and 1/4 - 3/8 ounce weights. The key was to fish shade lines with steep rocky banks and fishing close to submerged trees and bushes.