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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesHad myself a day on the Delta! The Jack Hammer with the Zoom Split tail trailer was just killing it! Casting into/under any brush overhanging the water, as close to the shoreline as I could get, and then hold on. Got the triple crown, catching Spotties, Large Mouth and Smallies. Even had my third double-up of the year on 6th Sense medium dive Crank Bait. Sending a crank bait next to any pilings was on fire today.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
I launched at New Hope and spent most of my time on the N Mokelumne. The crankbait bite was a blast. Wish I had a picture of the 5+ pounder that got away....but I got her close enough before she escaped to know it would have been my biggest of the year...so far. (Clear Lake is on the near horizon for me....) Also had a nice top water blow up on the Vega Frog from 6th Sense. Love that Frogville pattern.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSummerStructureReeds
Top water bite is on fire.
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Striped BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationWent out to find some blackbass with top water prop bait and a striper came and smashed the prop bait! It was a surprise! Stripers slowly coming up into the delta.
FlipitBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureRip RapBuzz baits as close to the rock levy as you can get it. Frogs for matts.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureReeds
Super hot day, fish were in heavy cover. Punch bite was good, frog bite in early morning. Drop shot in afternoon.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The Delta was a tough bit in the extreme heat of late summer, though I had success in pre-fishing and during the tournament despite the extreme weather. Bass were in deep pockets, deep cover and along current. I had success with 3 different baits: Small Swimbaits, Spinnerbaits and Large worms. I had decent success in pre-fishing with small swimbaits worked along edges and dropping down into deeper channels and pockets. I also found fish by skipping that swimbait up into docks. Large worms, texas rigged, played along current edges of weed lines also was successful when the bite was particularly finicky. I also had great success in pre-fishing with the bassman spinner baits, tossed along hard structure such as walls, docks and laydowns. I was able to get a swim bait bite by tossing up into covered areas that were hard to reach, or playing along weed edges and allowing the bait to fall into deeper pockets or deeper current. Good luck!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Great day on the CA delta. Lots of bass willing to bite moving baits. The fish ranged anywhere from 1-2lbs. The bass were biting a 1/2oz jackhammer chatterbait with a 4.5 spunk Shad. Caught around 8-10 fish in a quick 3 hour evening run.
