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Jfriend18Bronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksBIGGG Pre spawn largemouth! Target hard spots in 4-10 feet of water with the Dt10 and get up shallow around docks with the chatterbait and hold on! Once you get a bite fish around there will be groups of em all staged up and ready to eat.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocks
Fished docks and the openings between them and caught over 20 largemouth. Key location was the west shoreline, north of the state launch.
Chris Bronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileSlow cranking through rock piles making sure you're in contact with the bottom at all times.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Smallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileFinding rock piles is going to be key in searching this time of year, and be READY... they are hungry! Just remember.... if you think you are popping that craw slow, go slower!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLily Pads
North end of Cayuga lake on flats with lilly pad stumps.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Flats with mixed with submerged vegetation are hold numerous fish that are moving shallow to spawn. Slow rolling a spinnerbait ticking the top of the grass would incite a strike. If they missed the bait through a follow up bait would usually put the fish in the boat. Good follow up baits tended to be a wacky rig or painfully slow worked jerkbait.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
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Yellow PerchTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedgesCayuga can be tough this time of year, but there is just so much area to cover. I didn't find much today, but the water is still cold(36 degrees Mid Lake) . I will try all new areas next trip. With the water still cold there is a lot of dead space, but if you keep looking you will run into them eventually.
