Bardon Lake

Gold Ambassador

5/26/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hover/Mid-Strolling
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows

Pre-spawn smallmouth were hanging around some of the sand flat spawning zones. The bigget fish seemed to be schooling up in 8-20 foot off the edges of the flats. I was targeting them with Sakamata shads and active target 2 FFS on the X10 Medusa. Fish could also be caught fan casting the shallow sand with 3.3" Keitechs (golby color) on a 1/8oz head.

Hotbait

Deps Sakamata Shad Soft Jerkbait 5" / Silver Shad

Out of Stock

Outkast Tackle Golden Eye Swimmer Head 1/8 oz / Unpainted / 3/0

$5.99

Owner Range Roller Jig Head 1/8 oz / 3/0

$7.50

Hayabusa FPJ960 Jig Head 1/8 oz / 1/0

Out of Stock

Keitech Fat Swing Impact 3.3" Goby / 3.3"

$7.69

Shimano Exsence Spinning Reel 3000 / 6.0:1

Out of Stock

Daiwa Exist G Spinning Reel 2500 / 6.2:1

$999.99

Shimano Poison Ultima Spinning Rods 7'0" / Medium / Fast

$979.99

Megabass Orochi X10 Spinning Rods 6'11" / Light / Extra-Fast - Medusa

Out of Stock

Brandon Gesch

Gold Ambassador

9/15/23

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
68°

Ran dt10 in 10'-12' of water on weed line before the steep drop offs.

Hotbait

Rapala DT 10 Crankbait Bluegill / 2 1/4"

$10.99

Sunline Super FC Sniper 10lb / 200 Yards

$28.49

Daiwa Tatula CT 100 Casting Reel - EOL Left / 6.3:1

Out of Stock

St. Croix Mojo Bass Glass Trigon Casting Rods 7'4" / Medium-Heavy / Moderate - Power-Crank Glass

$195.00

Brandon Gesch

Gold Ambassador

9/16/23

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
66°

Tournament day! Weather was cool, partly cloudy and minimal wind. Water is crystal clear in this lake. Caught many smallmouth on the Ned rig in anywhere from 6-10' of water on isolated weed clumps. Also had success on smallmouth and largemouth using the DT 10 with casting gear along the weed lines.