Cherokee Lake
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Cherokee Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer
- Soft Jerkbaits1
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)1
Largemouth Bass6 Reports
Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Incredibly hot!! Spent the morning pitching a worm in the laydowns. Caught three little largemouth. Nothing over 12 inches. Pitched the worm on a rocky point later in the morning and caught a smallmouth about 2 1/2 pounds. Then the pontoons and ski boats came out and I had to go.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Shad
Fished Bfl as a co-angler launching out of the Dam ramp. Ran about 3 miles east of the 25 e bridge and hit flats and secondary points. had a few early blow up on the shower blow but could not hook up. Caught 2 keepers on a Terminator spinnerbait with Keitech trailer. Caught 4 short smallmouth pitching the spinnerbait to the bank near laydowns and brush out of German Creek near the marina.
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