Dale Hollow Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Dale Hollow Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Winter
- Blade Baits3
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)3
- Damiki Rig2
- Football Jigs2
- Finesse Hair Jigs1
Smallmouth Bass14 Reports
Largemouth Bass5 Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
54°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Steelshad Blade bait was $$$$$! Cast and let bait get to bottom. Lift rod about 2-3 feet feeling vibrations. Let bait flutter back to bottom reeling in slack once on bottom. Pause 2-3 seconds…repeat. Fish today tapped bait while paused. Tap tap Set The Hook!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Fished 11/30 to 12/7. Water temps started at 58 and dropped to 55. Cold fronts and snow came in and out. Smallies were 5 to 25 feet dragging the jig of of points. They were also hitting the Rockcrawler over 20-25 feet slow rolling it and stopping it. We had 4 over 20". We caught some monster Spots on the jig also 17 to 20". Largemouth were caught 5 to 54 feet on the jig.
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