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Real DiehlBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Smallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureHumpsCold night led to notable changes on Sunday, smallmouth had been up and shallow chasing early, but pulled back and so did the bait with the weather fall off. Largies are still cruising shallow, and can be found, however smallmouth are set up on humps and hump edges and are easily targeted with jigs. Expect smallmouth will push up and down with the weather.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
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 DiehlBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePoints
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.
DanielBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsFished rocked points and banks with timber, most of the largemouth was laying pretty close to the bank.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureBouldersI double dipped in two kayak bass fishing tournaments on Dale Hollow in early December 2021. Every bass I caught was over 18"! During practice I caught a good fish on a spro rkcrawler in phantom craw colors cranking large rock banks. Come tournament day, I caught my two first fish on one giant boulder with a finesse jig. I didn't get another bite until several hours later when I found a group of smallies schooling. I ended up catching my biggest fish of the tournament (and personal best) 20.5" smallmouth in 40ft of water on a topwater walking bait! I ended up hooking into another fish in that same area on some steeper banks with a matte shad vision 110+1. I stayed trying to catch more smallmouth from that school for about 45 more minutes but there wasn't enough time to catch my last keeper. I ended up getting 1st place and big bass for one tournament (3fish limit) and 10th out of 98 anglers with just 4 fish for the other tournament. It was an absolute blast catching those big tank smallies!
Ben CornishBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureHumpshad a day out on dale hollow for close to 20 lbs. caught them from daylight to dark on a jerkbait and had an early morning bite on a spook. Key was to have a mega bass vision 110 in your hand at all times.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpoonsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLedges
Largemouth came cranking ledge with rock crawler but bigger smallie came on ledges while on baitfish
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WalleyeTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver ChannelsWalleye are being caught at night while casting crankbaits fishing channel banks in 10 feet of water
