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Smallmouth BassTechniqueUnderspinsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinLooking for bass chasing bait. Using forward facing sonar to target them.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructurePointsActual color was Summer Minnow but Omnia does not carry that color. They really seem to prefer the less aggressive approach of this crank vs 6xd.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationCaught several good small mouth Fishing offshore structure that had submerged grass. Threw a drop shot most of the time but would pickup the Ned rig when they stopped biting and pick off a few more. Trying to find a spot you can sit still on with all the recreational boat traffic is the hard part.
Patrick CallahanBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructurePointsEarly morning and evening seemed to produce the most bites given the summer heat. Fished mainly offshore points (containing grass). Caught both smallmouth and largemouth bass.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationFishing deep humps and points that have grass. Texas rigging a Green Pumpkin Zoom brush hog 3/8 - 1-2 oz tungsten during the day. Nighttime same locations slow rolling spinner bait and Texas rigged brush hog in Junebug. Also at night caught several fishing rock points with 3/8 hair jig or Junebug Senko on shakey head.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesDale Hollow is fishing great. Caught mostly large mouth and a few good brown fish, fishing off shore brush piles. Deep grass produced a lot of fish. Slow rolling a spinner bait at night and throwing jig.
DanielBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth 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!
