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Largemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns - SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
water temps still around high 40's low 50's. 1/2oz Berkley lipless warpig special red craw, or spring craw.casted around some submerged grass flats and rip rap. secondary points and back of pockets. Main lake points and secondary points had the best bites. Great bite with both colored Berkley warpigs.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBrush Piles
Hard fishing with the water being about flood stage and with all the rain in the areas that come into Douglas. I think if they lower the lake back to summer pool the bass should start the biting again .
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsSome fish on points that are roaming and floating around. Gives you more of an opportunity to catch big smallmouth and largemouth as they start to move off the bank.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
A lot of small fish up shallow with bigger ones to be caught. Have to run a lot of water and make a lot of casts to upgrade size.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBaitfishFished the BFL as a co-angler out of Dandridge. We started close to the ramp sitting in 20 to 30 feet of water. My Boater was live scoping fish so I was fan casting to busting fish in the back with the Shower blow. Caught my 1st keeper on my second cast. Had 3 others miss my bait so followed up with a Caffeine shad which they would hit on the fall. Caught my second keeper burning a Strike King Hybrid hunter through schooling fish. Ended the day with 3 keepers and caught Several smallmouths on topwater.
TheCrimsonHenBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationCasting a frog deep into the tree line and working it with a jerk - jerk - pause Cadence produced many bites in the morning until early afternoon. Switching to the Rage bug and flipping with a 3/16oz weight pegged into light cover produced several bites but only few keepers.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Douglas Lake has quickly become my favorite Jig lake. Douglas is absolutely full of bass and even on this cold morning we were able to fire up some fish on the blue/black jig! This trip was a grind, but nothing else would put quality bites in the boat like the jig. There is not another reel like a Shimano Curado DC, on the jig bite you need a high speed reel to pick up the line. Please check out the video for full details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt1wzn_oMmY&t=23s
