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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationSummer summer summer timeeee. Reaction baits and top water are in right now. Most fish are post spawned and are hungry. I just dragged this over top of submerged vegetation and this big boy came out of nowhere.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationSummer is heating up and the black bass can’t resist the gold shiner! :)
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructurePoints
Every time I go to the Delta...all I can think about is having an 8+ pounder just crush a Strike King Rage Bug as I flip it into the endless cover out there....but not today. I did however have some pretty good success with a Texas Rig and a blue craw Senko in 10-15 feet depth on any distinct river turns or points. No big'ns to brag about....But there's always a way to find fish out there...
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Striped BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydownsStripers are slowly moving back into the Delta. Walking bait when there was a subtle wind is the perfect combo for top water.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydownsThe delta is still confused about what spawning time it is. We saw a little post, pre and spawning bass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
Caught 20 or so Delta rats today along rip rap walls and tullies. Got to test out the new Alpha weedless hook and was impressed, got all 5 in the boat I hooked. Ended the day with a hook past the barb in the gut, line trick worked like a charm.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureReeds
I was looking for long section of intermittent reeds along the shore line and would cast back to the very edge and let the bait drop. If it got to the bottom, I would twitch it for a little bit. If nothing happened, I would cast to the next spot. There's something about these Ocho stick baits that is so deadly. I always have 3 or 4 colors in my boat. The Big Tex is a popular one with the bass family....
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The water temperature was around 68 degrees. I was fishing shallow grass. The grass depth depended on the tides. Ripping the chatterbait through the grass was key. A craw style trailer or a zako style trailer produced fish. Finding clear (non mucky) grass was key to fishing the chatterbait correctly and efficiently. On this trip the square bills produces stripped bass bites, and small largemouth (non-keepers). Having current flowing in the area you were fishing was a key as well.
