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Largemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureLily PadsSeveral good fish still coming in the shallows! Several caught in the pads working a Pad Crasher but also several from punching the mats that are forming. If you fish around and watch the mats the fish will show themselves. Just get out there and get after them!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Lots of fishing being caught on a bladed jig along grass lines and flipping a rage bug around wood cover. Rigging that rage bug on the mustad alpha point hook hasn’t let me down yet! That hook is stout and has an excellent hook up ratio.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBlade BaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureMatted Grass
Especially if it’s breezy/windy, don’t miss the opportunity to try a bladed jig on the edge of grass mats. Target sections of the lake where the channel ledges and the grass are near each other. Then, vary your retrieve to cover as much of the water column as possible.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileThe key was finding rock piles right off the main river channel and working it real slow. The top water bite picked up right before dark for about 30 min.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Most of my fish came flipping lay downs and shallow brush with a rage bug in junebug color. Fish were in the thick of it and had a time pulling them out so a heavier line was important! Also landed a few on the Zman pop shadz and have been really impressed by this bait! The ability to skip a popper way back under cover is awesome and the action on this thing is as good as any popper I’ve thrown and it’s weedless so you can’t go wrong! I was fishing early morning but when the sun got high started flipping the brush and the bite continued! Overall good day! So what are you waiting for? Get these things in your arsenal and get out and catch some giants!!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRiver Channels
Use your electronics to find feeding fish (sometimes it is as easy as seeing the shad flee). Fish seemed to be off reefs just adjacent to creek arms on the drop into the river channel. Look for the multiple brush piles that are throughout the lake. Once a school has been located fish them slowly with a dropshot. Swimbaits slow rolled worked also. A slow presentation seemed to be the key in triggering a bite.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
Had success slowly fishing a shakey head along ledges and edge of week line. Bites were hard to come by, but slow along edge got a limit.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureDocks
Late summer/early fall: there is no shortage of docks and marinas on Chick and the fish will stack up there. You can spend all day skipping docks and find success. When that slows down (or maybe never starts), try staying on top. Look for covered docks and marinas because they provide an abundance of shade. Also, the docks that end in 8-10’ of water offer the best habitat for bigger bass. Docks have complex structure within 4’ of the surface so you shouldn’t spend much time on the lake bottom. Run a popper or a Plopper parallel with the length of the dock and target the dock posts and/or the shade line. If the water is stained, go bright and noisy. A little more subtle if the water has decent clarity. This will likely vary from one dock to the next.
