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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Texas Rigs (Worming)6
- Frogs/Toads2
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)2
- Football Jigs1
- Grass Jigs1
Largemouth Bass16 Reports
Striped Bass5 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report
Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
63°
The Tatula Elite Chris Johnston Ned Rig rod is the rod you want for Neko rigging. It's a soft tip medium action rod. Perfect length, action, and power. Skipping docks and grass edges i worked that neko during the slack tides. There are lots of good neko baits but I lean towards the Daiwa one most of the time. Just gets bit. That VMC neko hook is special as well. They stay pinned!
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Species
Northern Snakehead
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
71°
Casting a 3/8 chatterbait up onto a small wind blown shallow pocket (1’-3’) surrounded by arrowhead just outside the creek channel on an outgoing tide. You could see groups of bull minnows busting around the edges of the arrowhead. Lots of activity from white perch in the area as well. Gold blades and chartreuse are must haves for me when fishing tidal Chesapeake tributaries.
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