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Real Diehl
Bronze Ambassador
4/27/25
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Bassmaster Kayak event - spawn into post spawn... smallmouth and largemouth moving on flats by flooded timber. When skies got sunny the SV-3 Spinnerbait was the ticket.
Real Diehl
Bronze Ambassador
4/24/25
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
65°
If the night is warm and stable, smallmouth are pushed up moving and chasing bait on points in the morning and then moving to 10-12 ft for spawning purposes. Largemouth are intermingled. Be aggressive early and pivot as the day transitions. There are some largemouth shallow all day; however they can be tricky to find.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
53°
Wind driven main lake pts with stained water the DT8 was the bait. Secondary pts w/clearer water, the swim bait was best.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Points
Fishing at night while using jerkbaits or fishing under lights with shad in 10 feet of water
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Laydowns
Fishing bushes and in shallow trees on minnows and jigs in 2-5 feet of water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Flipping soft plastic and floating worm around shallow wood in the creeks
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Post Spawn is usually a funky time in fishing down south, but can be great. This year on Dale Hollow there were several tournaments in a row that we placed high using an old school post spawn technique... Floating a worm. Using a bright color Zoom worm on slightly beefed up tackle texas rigged weightless. Fishing Spawning coves, flats and pockets with any wood structure the fish can recover beside. It is a very exciting way to fish, bring your heart pills!!!
