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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hover/Mid-Strolling
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Humps
One of my favorite places for big pre-spawn fish. You can get away with throwing a lot of baitfish imitating lures during this period, but my favorite way to target them is to slow roll a big paddletail in a white or shad pattern. The fish annihilate it!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Bite is real tough offshore so I went skipping skipping docks and flipping lay downs. A frog worked sometimes too but still use the senko as a follow up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
The arashi glide as well as the Jerry Rago cha cha glide produced fish over rock piles. Definitely wasn't the best way to go about it because the day was really slow after livescope went down but this was the only way we were able to catch decent sized fish. Thrown on Cortland Line.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
22-26 foot of water. Isolated grass clumps
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Retrieve slow bounce the bottom
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Simple drop shot with two hooks and fatheads, or small jigs tipped with a fathead.
