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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationSame lake, same time of day. Different weather, different tactic. A few days earlier the Bass wanted topwater frogs and ploppers. Yesterday, no way! I slowed things down with a whacky rig...and BAM! A steady stream of chomps and chews, WOOHOO! 🥳
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Top water was the ticket today for me. Threw the same Frog and bone colored Whopper Plopper all morning for steady action. The biggest was this 19.5" 🐷 🥳 📣
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
I fished Bello Lake 3 times while on my 2022, July 4th vacation. A Whopper Plopper helped me catch over 10 in one hour one day. Another day I used Yamamoto Senkos to fish the edge of pencil reeds. This is a beautiful lake with lots of Largemouth bass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureLedges
I was able to fish Bello Lake on 2 consecutive days with low to no wind. I found lots of Largemouth bass outside the lily pads that line the outside of the lake out to 16 feet of water. I used a Phantom Shad Whopper Plopper on the overcast days I fished. I caught lots of 14 to 17 inch bass. My largest over 2 days was a 18.75" tank. The action was crazy FUN! Lots of top water blowups!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
I fished late afternoon to dusk. The bite was hot from 4:30 to 7:30! I caught 13 bass and 5 pike and lost more. The Z-Man Big Blade Chatter Bait was popular. In calm areas, the Whopper Plopper 90 Loon color generated strikes. Bello Lake has a healthy population of bass and pike. There is low motor traffic most times I am there. Many times, I am the only one on the lake. It's a favorite of mine when I'm in the area with my kayak. Check it out!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
Casting the Whopper Plopper right up to the edge of the pads, into open pocket areas, or parallel to the edge of the pads produced lots of blow ups from bass and pike! The action accelerated and the bite got hotter when the sunny morning turned to overcast skies. That accelerated the feeding frenzy!
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsSurface temp was low 60s but only found two fish up on beds with most fish doing prespawn things. Covering water with a chatterbait is effective, hitting every laydown you can—and there are a lot in this lake. When the cover got too thick, switched to a swim jig and caught fish on that as well. T-rigged Rage Bug got the only decent bed fish I found.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Mid may action after MN opener. Only small fish were up shallow and easy to catch during the first days of this trip. The weather was unseasonably hot and the water warmed quickly. On my 5th straight day fishing Bello Lake in Itasca County. A storm was heading in for the afternoon and the fishing was 🔥🔥🔥! I boated 3 bass over 18", missed a couple that were over 18" when they spit the hook on jumps and boated at least 30 bass. WOOHOO!
