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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureDocksI fished in the wicked heat and even more wicked humidity. The fish were feeling the same way I was. Slow and tight to cover. I found them tight to docks and fairly sluggish. I threw around the buzzbait and didn’t even realize I had a bite until I felt it pulled tight. Weird day with the heat, but glad I still found some!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
I got out before all the pleasure boaters and jet skiers since this lake gets crazy about 11am or so. I’m glad I did because I found them early. I was cranking the dirt with a squarebill and had my boat pinned up against the rip rap. I had to make contact with the rock to get bit. The water was high and dirty, so I upsized my squarebill from the 50x to the 100x and it paid off with a nice 4lb northern strain largemouth. Decent day!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureRip Rap
TONS of shad up shallow, and I mean TONS. I snagged one that was probably 12 inches. That made it TOUGH, but it was worth the wait because big mama bit my 6th Sense Crush 50x right before I needed to get off the water. I was targeting shallow rip rap in the extremely dirty water hitting every rock I possibly could and that's what seduced Bertha.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureDocks
Flip docks off the main lake with dark-colored plastics.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Crank rip rap in 2-5ft.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureRip Rap
Really tough bite. Especially frustrating with bass blowing up on shad blowing up all around you. Threw around a Super Spook Jr. chasing the shad, but only got swiped at once. Put that down and covered a ton of water with a squarebill, got a few, but nothing of great size.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureLily Pads
It took me a while to figure the fish out as shad were breaking the surface all over the lake, but I found some grass/pads that had survived the cold front we had come thru in the Midwest and got a few on the Fluke. I was throwing a donkey rig (double fluke rig) with one pearl and one pink just to try it, but I don’t think the pink made a difference as the fish hit the pearl every time. Bring on the fall weather!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
