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Giles McDaniel
Bronze Ambassador
5/9/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Humps
Giles McDaniel
Bronze Ambassador
5/4/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Shad spawn early this morning had them fired up.
Giles McDaniel
Bronze Ambassador
5/2/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
The key for today was all about presentation and keeping it in the strike zone as long as possible.
Fishon
Bronze Ambassador
5/13/22
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
Giles McDaniel
Bronze Ambassador
5/10/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Rock Pile
They were tight to the bottom in about 18-20 feet of water.
James Wallis
Bronze Ambassador
5/11/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Fish are moving off of the beds and pulling tight to the closest hard cover. Any wood cover I pitched to near spawning areas had a fish on it. Shad spawns in the mornings make for a fun bite also!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Fished main lake points in about 10-15ft of water dragging a lizard on a Carolina rig. Caught a limit using it over a 6 hour stretch. Also caught two early in the morning on a buzz bait in about 1ft of water.
HotbaitZoom Lizard 6" Green Pumpkin / 6"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
80°
The key was to work it super slow and pop it over the rocks, the bass would crush it as soon as it popped over.
