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Largemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureDocks 
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonWinterStructureDocksWater was very cold in East. I was driving to one spot to throw a flat-side and noticed 1 dock on a long stretch of bank. I pulled up and drug a finess jig around the outside of the dock and caught a 7. Sadly when I went around to find more I noticed that this was the last dock still in on East. Almost Guaranteed that If I had been there a week earlier fishing for largemouth it would've been lights-out.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged VegetationCaught a bunch of gills on flats that were about 20 fow. Any small jig or spoon worked well when tipped with a waxie.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureDocksPitching under docks in the 4-6 foot range produced a decent amount of 2 and 3 pounders. Pay special attention to docks with wooden post. Retrieve a Buzzbait around docks with rocky banks.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureLedges
Early mornings the bass can be found chasing baitfish from deep water and pinning them against steep drop offs and busting on the surface. Look for the shallowest water that drops off to 20-50ft and throw spinnerbaits with power swimmers over deep water and catch em good. When the sun comes up a squarebill over the remaining weeds does very well.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonFallStructureDocks
There was a pretty good flippin' bite over on East when the morning fish would die off on West. Caught some nice ones just putting a tube in n' out of the docks that were still there. Some spots had more grass than others and that's when I would fish a Craw Tube instead so it would come back more clean. Docks that were deeper seemed to be the best option.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureDocksSkippin under docks, it was grind because of all the pressure and it took a lot of docks to find fish. Look for docks with bluegill stacked under them as that seemed to produce fish a little better. Cover water faster with chatterbait or square bill but didn’t get as many bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureDocks
I had a very good tournament flippin a craw-tube around. I was fortunate enough to win the tbf- regional tournament as a co qualifying me for nationals. I was getting beat flipping a jig around behind my boater day one and when I switched to a craw-tube them northern strains went cray-cray. Didn't get a ton of bites but they were the right quality.
