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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
I fished a kayak bass tournament on honeyoe lake yesterday the morning was cold about 37 degrees on the drive there. The water temp started at 49 degrees i started the day with a strike king squarebill in the crayfish pattern that caught a 20 inch walleye and a 16.5 inch largemouth. The air temp rose to around 60 during the day and water temp to 55 i ended up catching all the rest of my fish on a zman ned head with a zman trd hogz in canada craw. I was sitting between 9 to 11 feet of water over submerged vegetation and it took very little effort to get the fishes attention with this setup.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Most of the bass this time of year are on beds up shallow. There are going to be some bass in pre-spawn and some in post-spawn too, but look for shallow, protected areas where the fish can spawn. If you see any panfish beds, chances are you can find some bass roaming around those too. Texas rigs and weightless flukes are my favorite ways to target these shallow fish, but a drop shot is great if they're being finicky.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
62°
Fun day catching number of 2# male bass near submerged grass and docks
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Casted docks in the north lake all morning. Landed 1 largemouth, 1 smallmouth, and the Little Rock bass pictured below. Be ready for a ton of weeds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
65°
Fished weedbeds near mayville. Fish were hungry for a black whopper plopper.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Fished weedbeds near mayville.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
I swapped out the factory hooks on the choppo bait to mustad alpha point hooks. These things come super sharp and are really strong.
Species
MuskieSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
67°
Caught just off the boat launch in mayville
