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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Spawning season and the algae are slowly coming back due to the sunlight. The chatter bait was the perfect bait to float above the submerged plants and this 4lber came and smashed it
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
58°
Was tossing it near laydowns and thought I had a snag because it was a very subtle pick up. Then tried getting the snag out and my line started moving to the left and then 5 minutes later a 6.25lb large mouth blackbass ready for spawn!
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 10lb
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford FA Spinning Reel 2500 / 5.8:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Was using this berkley power bait in the pink color instead of chartreuse fishing for crappie but instead got lucky enough the largemouth could not resist!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
Fished all the conditions for the day. The most productive was drop shot. Liking the Shimano mastiff so far as a leader material. Seems to hold up well in heavy cover. Caught em on blades/chatterbait and flippin as well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
60°
Went out for a little afternoon bassin session. South Delta. All outgoing tide. Targeted pockets with laydowns, tules & pennywart. My partner and I both had a bite in the pennywart punching. No catches though. Had one bite on a bladed jig. Caught a couple on a 7" Roboworm with Hayabusa FPP hook. A lot of short strikes even on the dropshot. Partner caught a 6.01 on a wacky rig. We tried a lot of techniques. The cold front and rapidly falling water temps made the fishing tough. Water was 64 and dropped to 60. Make sure to slow way down and soak your baits longer.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
63°
2 hours of fishing on delta, paradise point. 13 fish caught on 925 Yamamoto sinko.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
62°
Flipping tules and grass all day for 12bs and .3rd place out of 40 guys. The delta is still fishing very tough and no where near typical for this time of year.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
63°
Water temps started to rise again. Most spawn areas completely devoid of fish. Some males in transition areas of central delta. A few more days the warm weather will have them up on beds. Caught 10 or so and lost a few larger fish. The males were just moving up with the warmer water.
