Ways Raasch
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Hi, I’m a 15-year-old kid that loves to fish and learn more and more as I go out onto the water! I go and fish almost 2/3 times a week while I’m in school and almost 5 times a week in the summer. I’m going to fish as hard and much as I can to try and compete at local tournaments. My goal is to someday be able to fish for my job!
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Fishing Reports (31)
About Ways Raasch
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Ways Raasch's Fishing Reports
Season:
WinterSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
PointsForage:
PerchTechnique:
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
DocksForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Drop ShotsWas catching them in a very unique way. Was targeting largemouth and smallmouth around the docks. It was very weird because the docks are in like 4-6 feet of water and the clarity of the water is well over that...
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Reported by Ways Raasch
on Oct 20, 2021
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Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Rock PileForage:
CrawfishTechnique:
Ned RigsThe water was supper dingy but they would still eat the ned! I was actually targeting boat ramps, when you power load a boat there is a ton of sediment pushed back from under the ramp, therefore there is a...
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on Oct 1, 2021
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Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
PointsForage:
ShadTechnique:
JerkbaitsEarly in the morning find those active fish busting shad on points. I couldn't get them to touch a walking bait but they did smoke a jerk bait. I was cracking the jerk bait pretty fast. The biggest tip...
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on Sep 24, 2021
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Hard Topwater (Popping)It was low light conditions and you would have to cast that popper right up next to the laydown right on the bank and just pop it a couple of times and let it pause. They would just crush it...
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on Sep 2, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Rip RapForage:
CrappieTechnique:
Swim JigsFigured out that they'd eat a swim jig near the end of the tournament, it was pretty dirty water, and believe it or not, they would crush the swim jig on the rocks instead of a square bill. You basically...
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on Aug 31, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Smallmouth BassStructure:
PointsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
TubesMaking a long cast out on the ends of points and snapping it outta the grass was key to catch the smallies. Once you would catch one like 5 more smallies would come out with him and they'd stay right...
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on Aug 25, 2021
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Brush PilesForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)I wasn’t fishing deep brush piles but it was the visible ones in like 4-6 ft of water.(the piles came out of the water) Couldn’t get anything else going on this pretty hot day but flipping these got some bites....
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on Aug 21, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
StumpsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsWas having a super tough day out on the pond and could only catch 10 inches on a trd. Later in the evening I saw some cheese and it wasn’t even mapped because of the standing timber EVERYWHERE. But...
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on Aug 15, 2021
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Was absolutely crushing them on a jig but for some reason they got off that pattern and started acting weird, the only flipping bait i could get to work the best was a Texas rigged Craw Tube. Very basic and...
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on Aug 11, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Structure JigsI was fishing a stealth feider on some pretty obvious lay downs, thought i’d need a cage feider but it wasn’t necessary because i never got hung up! They bite it after it’s drug out of the lay down. Braid...
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on Aug 5, 2021
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksForage:
ShadTechnique:
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)It was a very toasty day out on the water that’s for sure, (90 +) and the water temps were like 89.8 so extremely hot water too. Not a deep lake at all and they really can’t go deep so...
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on Jul 27, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
PointsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Drop ShotsUsing a Vmc finesse Neko hook was key to keep that Roboworm Texas Rigged. Was trying to drop on them on humps but it wasn’t working so I stated dragging the drop shot out off of the points and through...
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on Jul 10, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Brush PilesForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)Found a pretty decent school in like two brush piles. Caught most of them on a dt 14 but they kinda got scattered out so I went to a Jig Worm with a black Trick Worm and they were choking...
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on Jul 2, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
HumpsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)Was throwing a dt 14 on a pretty obvious hump on the map, it was hard bottom mixed with a Little Rock/gravel on it. Never caught a lot of fish but the ones that were on it were above average....
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on Jul 2, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
StumpsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)It was an extremely tough day but I caught a tiny fish on jerk bait in the morning and then nothing for 7 hours and started throwing a 3.8 green pumpkin swim bait because the water was so clear and...
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on Jun 9, 2021
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Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksForage:
CrawfishTechnique:
TubesWater was super dirty and very shallow docks. (2ft or less) lots of pressure on this super hot day so flipping this in the middle and shaking it was producing. Got me 4th in a local derby around the house.
Reported by Ways Raasch
on Jun 8, 2021
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Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Frogs/ToadsNo real big fish but fishing a frog is always great. It was nearing the end of the day and lower light conditions. I wouldn’t say it was matted but it was just starting to clump just a little bit...
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on May 28, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
CrawfishTechnique:
Structure JigsI had some time to take the boat for a rip at the end of the day so I decided to make the most out of it. The water was probably 2 inches of visibility. The conditions were pretty windy...
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on May 27, 2021
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Season:
Post-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Rip RapForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Just cranking some rock on the point of a channel swing. They were stacked on the point of it and it was producing a little better than average fish! Also cleaned up by fishing a Neko rig behind it and...
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on May 27, 2021Products Associated With This Report
Season:
Pre-SpawnSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
HumpsForage:
ShadTechnique:
SpinnerbaitsI was fishing a extremely shallow “hump.” Like in 2 feet of water going to 3. Sounds crazy that they’d be that shallow in 49 degree water but it was proven. I was beating the bank with a terminator 1/2...
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on Apr 2, 2021
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Season:
WinterSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)This was one of the last days of true winter fishing that I had done from the boat and it was extremely tough. The water temps were in the low 40’s. The only thing that there is a lot of(that...
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on Feb 28, 2021
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Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsForage:
BluegillTechnique:
Wacky RigsIt’s about as simple as it could be to catch fish but just in a different situation. The wind was blowing probably 15-20 mph and normally you’d want to escape the wind just to make it easier on yourself but...
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on Dec 18, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
WinterSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LedgesTechnique:
Drop ShotsIt was a very tough day on the water but was still able to get a couple of bites. I was using a drop shot with the hook being a VMC Neko hook and a WOO Tungsten 1/4 oz tear...
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on Nov 29, 2020
Season:
WinterSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LedgesTechnique:
Blade BaitsMan it was a really tough day out on the water but just ended up grinding through it and it payed off, only thing that I could get bit on was a blade bait. I was yo yoing it up...
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on Nov 29, 2020
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Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Matted GrassTechnique:
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')When the wind was blowing and I wanted to cover a lot of water fast I’d put the trolling motor on about half way and use a dt 10 to pick off some fish on the outside weed edges. It’s...
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on Nov 14, 2020Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
DocksTechnique:
Grass JigsI caught a lot of really good quality fish just skipping docks and pitching into some good looking grass clumps as well in between, I found that skipping the jig right in the center of the dock.. letting it sit...
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on Nov 14, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
SummerSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
LaydownsTechnique:
Drop ShotsI wasn’t catching anything big but picked up probably 35 bites just dragging the drop shot over the lay downs! This was all a visual aspect too I didn’t use any electronics but if you’d side scan it I’m sure...
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on Nov 13, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Submerged VegetationTechnique:
SpinnerbaitsI was fishing in 25 mph wind with 30/35 mph gusts with crazy white caps and caught the heck out of them with a white spinner bait with two small willow blades(I had previously added a trailer hook which got...
Read MoreReported by Ways Raasch
on Nov 10, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
HumpsTechnique:
JerkbaitsTry to just slowly rip this above some good green grass that’s deeper than most and you should get bit!
Reported by Ways Raasch
on Nov 2, 2020Products Associated With This Report
Season:
FallSpecies:
Largemouth BassStructure:
Rip RapTechnique:
Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')I was finding that if you were able to get your boat as parallel to the rocks as you possibly could you could definitely get 4 or 5 more fish out of the day. Also I listed this in the...
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on Nov 1, 2020Products Associated With This Report
