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Largemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassBite was tough after the cold front. Had to find good, green grass and was flipping the craw tube on a 1/2oz weight.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonFallStructureMatted GrassFlipping grass in 1-6ft, mid lake produced best. Once you find an area that’s got em milk it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
There was a lot of shallow matted grass and if you flipped a jig or Texas rig into it by the mats you would get bit and it would often be a big one.
Dylan WelleBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureMatted GrassMy fishing partner and I fished 3 consecutive days out on Big Stone, we found really good quality fish pushed tight to shore, docks, shade, timber, and weed clumps found close to shore. We targeted them using moving baits and found great success with almost all of our fish being caught 2/3 days going over 3 pounds. 3 five pound + largemouth were caught. I was using a straight white war eagle spinner bait (silver willow blade with gold colorado blade) and as a trailer I used a combination of a white 4” moxi and a 4 inch zoom fluke (not a super fluke) in white ice. My fishing partner was throwing a chartreuse and white zman elite chatterbait with a gold blade. For a trailer he was using a 4.8 white and silver keitech style swimbait. We had a banger of a day when it was cloudy. This is a super fun fishery and the fish are built like tanks. Right away in the morning fish related to weed clumps up shallow more, and in the afternoon they were more likely to be tucked back in shade of trees and logs. Go get em!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Throwing 1/2 oz Texas rigged craws into submerged weeds. Flipping into clear patches or right in front of the weed line and slowly dragging your rig back towards the boat. We tried several different colors and the darker colors worked well but pb&j or crime scene caught the Biggins.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueBobbersSeasonFallStructureOpen Water/BasinSpikes & Wax worms were suggested but I found a 1" piece of crawler worked better for bigger bluegill. Slip bobber produced more than an ice jig and dropper chain.
Joe PBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureDocksBigstone lake was a tough bite, but the fish were there, the more northern parts of the lake was better and where the algae wasn’t totally covering the water. Caught em skipping jigs under docks and dragging them out.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsIn 4 days of fishing there were many changes, some days they were on points in 3-4 ft of water and wanted white only with large trailers and then on other days they were tight to the bank and the trailer had to be small. Challenging lake but very rewarding when you find them. We’re seen here with our 17.25 lb bag. We also caught 25 & 26” walleyes on the same baits in our spots too.
