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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
50°
Jerkbaits along points and steeper banks was successful for smallmouth, although not much size doing this. Largemouth were spread out along docks using standard dock fishing baits (chatterbait, jig, skipping a fluke).
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
54°
Fishing points and shallow water flats that drop off to deeper water, sitting in about 30 ft casting up on to the flats/points in 8-10ft and slow rolling a magdraft back to the boat. Weather conditions were overcast with a slight breeze water temp was about 54°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
47°
Fishing shallow flats and wind blown points looking for pre spawn males moving up and for bigger size fish feeding up on bait found fish anywhere from 5'-15' got most of my bites on the rip after a pause, caught 15+ fish on a perch pattern.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
46°
I was catching them off points in 5-12 feet of water.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
47°
I was fishing 6-8' flats, I would scan around with livescope until I saw small isolated patches of grass and cast just past them. I worked the jerkbait with a standard jerk,jerk,pause cadence and bites were coming within 10 feet of the isolated weed patches.
Don Judy
Bronze Ambassador
4/20/24
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
46°
