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Spotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureDocksFound some fish earlier in the morning up shallow <2-3’ of water on small crankbaits but they kept throwing the hooks. Shallow bite died off and weather switched up to windy on the main lake so tried the A rig on some main lake points and started to get fish chasing it. Finally got this one to commit off the front of a dock in the afternoon.
Omnia FishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureHumpsA-Rigs have been the ticket for offshore wintering holes. Throw it out and let it sink to suspended fish then reel with a steady retrieve. Keep moving!
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBrush PilesFish are starting to move around now that it’s warming up some. Most of the fish were around secondary points off brush piles. A rigs slow rolling over fish and dragging lipless cranks were the two ways we managed to get the fish to react before the wind picked up too much.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructurePoints- Species
Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructurePointsI caught fish swimming a small swimbait on points. I let it sink to the bottom and slowly retrieved it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureLedges
I caught fish throwing an a-rig on bluff walls. I let it sink to the bottom and slowly retrieved it.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
We had a cold snap a couple days before which dropped the water temp back down a few degrees. Fish were still moving around some but not as active as earlier in the week. Different sized a rigs slow reeling in creek channels/points, and around structure snagged most of the fish. The biggest fish of the day came on the Aruku shad, steady reeling on the bottom between a dock and some brush. It’s steadily ramping up for spawn, just taking a bit longer because of the extended winter weather.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsBetween the three of us, we had to work hard for 9-10 bass. Spots are making their way to their spawning spots, and preparing the spots. We found a few on smaller points, in 8-12 ft of water, the rest were scattered around docks, and channel swings right off points. We couldn’t get consistent bites but managed to get some bites off a variety of baits.
