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Randy ThornburgBronze Ambassador
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Spotted BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRock PileLocation: Mid lake, focusing on big rock points leading into rocky pockets. Technique and Lures: Starting early with a swim bait kept high in the water column, almost resembling top water action. Swim bait bite tends to taper off between 9 and 10 AM. Fishing steep walls with a spinner bait, often getting hits on the fall against the wall. Using crank-baits to target fish chasing bait fish in rocky areas, ensuring the bait dives into the rocks. Look for signs of fish activity like bait fish jumping out of the water upon casting. Keep a shaky head tied on for versatility and to adapt to changing conditions. General Notes: Be cautious and prioritize safety during your fishing trips. Stay alert and ready to adjust your approach based on the changing bite and conditions. Tight lines and good luck out there!
mikesingletaryBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructurePointsCranking squarebills along points and rocky edges.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard Body SwimbaitsSeasonSummerStructureBaitfishFish are coming up chasing bait all throughout the day. Focus on reef poles, main lake points and break walls at the marinas. Pull up to any of these areas and start working either a walking bait or a hard body swimbait like the slick stick. Chrome has been the only color I have been throwing. The swimbait has been catching more fish over the walking bait recently. Some areas you will see the fish actively chasing bait. Other areas they are a little deeper, but will still come up feeding so make sure to take the time to work an area even if you see no top water activity. I tend to work both baits as fast as possible. Find what works for you, but you will catch them.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileLake is high due to all of the rain. Stopped bass can be found on rocky buttoms in 14ft to 20ft of water.
Zach TierceBronze Ambassador
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Largemouth BassTechniqueInline SpinnersSeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesI used a pink Worden’s 1/4 oz rooster tail on a Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5500c with a Zebco Sportfisher rod
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureHumps
Big spots have moved to run with the strippers in water between 40-50 feet deep, suspended at about 30 feet. Definitely a hard bite to find but where you can find a school of striped the spots are not far behind.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructurePoints
Tough summer conditions with water temps in the high '80s. Fish have moved back off to deeper water. With summer boat traffic in full swing maintaining positions on points are difficult mid to late day. Most productive times are very early in the morning 5am to 10:00 a.m. top water on creek miles and lake points produce decent sized fish as the day heats up back out into deeper waters before summertime traffic kicks in full swing at 11:00 am to 7pm
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureRiver Channels
Focus on river channels that have a good amount of chunk rock. You can keep about 25’-30’ off the bank or you can work the bank parallel. Key to working the small swimbait is making sure that it ticks the rocks on the bottom. Few other baits that you can use to catch them right now is a jig, shaky head as well as a Lip Thrashin Lures “lil nasty” tailspin. The tailspin can be worked around dock slips or deeper water areas where the bait is roaming. This has been a great bait for this time of year at multiple lakes. Water clarity has been around 3’-4’ in the main lake area and with recent rain the creeks have been a little bit stained.
