C J Strike Reservoir
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureBouldersWe had a productive day fishing for Smallies. Once we found them, they were very cooperative. They were on shelf areas and rock piles. By mid day, they had moved to about 30ft of water.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureBoulders
Tough night fighting wind, but found several small fish. Once the wind calmed down at dusk, I had success with ned rigs deep, deep crankbaits and shallow crankbaits.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonWinterStructureBoulders
Water temps 39° to 42°, wind calm to 15mph, primary bite window 730am-930am, depth 25'
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Caught numerous 10-13 inch bass. The biggest of the day was 17 inches. Found several on a rock pile.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
I was actually targeting crappie, but didn't locate them. I ended up catching Smallies instead. 16in, 15in, and a couple more around 11in. During the mid afternoon with strong sun they were underneath floating vegetation near shore. Later I found some in a rock pile. Calm weather.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
just after sundown, bite was hot on the shallow flats
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedges
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CrappieTechniqueCrappie Long Lining (Pulling/Trolling)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureHumpsThis was our first time trolling for Crappie and it seemed to work the best. The fish did not appear in large schools, so covering water was key. The Shad Raps worked consistently, but we caught several on curly tail grubs as well. The most important factor was getting down to them. They were still down around 20ft. and we were moving about 1 to 1.2 mph. However, we did find just a few starting to come up to shallow shorelines. They averaged around 13 inches and right around 1 pound.
