Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond
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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBaitfishFishing shaded areas near schools of shad
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReeds
I would fish the Dawg around schools of bait and eventually a fish would commit. Then I would target areas that were potential ambush points with cover with the rage craw.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSummerStructureHumps- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Beat the rocks and get ready.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePoints
Bass were smashing a 3 inch white largo shad on a VMC hybrid head jig on deeper points at the mouths of bays
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLedges
Females are freshly spawned out is certain areas of the lake and starting to make their way to their summer areas
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Staging pre-spawn bass, pulling up on mid-depth rock piles 7-12 ft of water, without the sensitivity of the MEGABASS p5 windbuster, these fish would be near impossible to catch!
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePoints
3 hour afternoon trip. Biggest 5.1lb. Way shallow spawning. Tail was beat up and bloody.
