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Largemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationBuzzbait at daylight parallel to fallen logs over submerged grass. Baby Brush hog is 4-8 feet of water after sunrise.
- Doc11Bronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Buzz bait bite at daylight was great around fallen timber. Fluke bite was decent after daylight on the edge of grasslines.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureStumpsFlipping wood with the D Bomb
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructurePoints
My dad and I found the baitfish early and they were crushing only the walking bait and not a popper. He caught the best one at 3.5lb so that’s why he’s in the picture and not me lol.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureMatted GrassGoing down the bank winding the chatterbait around grass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocks
The lake is full of grass right now. Throwing a chatter bait around the docks would get you bit, but bites are still finicky from the colder water temps.
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CrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureFlooded BrushFishing brush piles
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureStanding Timber
This fish almost got it in the gills
