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Largemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinHot, calm day today. Fish were deeper than usual, around 20-25ft. Anything that gets down far enough will get them. Got them off bottom with jig, Shakey heads, and a lipless crank, also managed to get them to come up with my deepest diving crank which would still only get down to 8-10ft. Smaller than average fish, with a few larger ones mixed in.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Late report, I fished 6/27/21. This is a finesse heavy lake! Absolutely crushed them on all things finesse pretty much. Dropshot in all colors was king. Best bet is to stay in the 15ft+ range and target the isolated weed patches. Super clear lake so anything shallower than that seemed like it didn't hold fish at all. Got them on dropshots, finesse jigs, ned rigs, and weighted wacky worms in all the same areas. Find the deep isolated patches of weeds, find the fish. Good luck!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Decided to practice my crank game today. Tried keeping my crank just barely above the weeds just so I could tick the tops of them. Considering it's my weakest technique I think I did great today. Nothing of size, but the numbers were definitely there. Great July 4th evening.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpybaitsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin
Lots of fish caught way out deep on spy baits. They weren't biting the usual jig, so I threw my spy bait in the same areas and got them to commit. I let it sink maybe 10-15ft and slooooow retrieved it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Went out 6/6/2021. Didn't realize it was the last Sunday before outboards aren't allowed. The lake was a blender!! Tons of pleasure boaters out. Hit the docks near the launch with a weighted wacky rig and got a few bass. Moved out to the deeper ledges and cause a handful of small bass and rock ass on dropshots. Not quite in their summer pattern yet but they're getting there.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Night bite, 12-3am. I just follow the contour, anywhere between 20ft and 12ft is where they seem to hang out. Drag a shakeyhead and other bottom contact baits and they'll eat.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
Did sime night fishing and ran my jack hammer chatter bait along the docks! Effective bait when fishing at night near structures like docks!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLedges
First night trip of the year, vegetation wasnt too thick yet. Threw chatter and jigs on the tops of ledges and the flats and it produced well. Later on we circled around and threw jigs along the bottom portion of the dropoffs and they were still munching. Night bite only gets better from here on out!
