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Largemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsFished the last anglers in action stop of the year at grand lake. We caught our best fish on steep breaks off of main lake points in the mid lake areas around Shangri-La. Most of our fish came on the 6xd but when the sun got high and the fish got funky I switched over to the wobble head and caught our biggest fish of the day.
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White BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureRiver ChannelsWith wind blowing in from the west from the lake into the creek mouth pushing the shad to a bend in the creek. Walking the spook very aggressive with a continuous retrieve seemed to get the most attention with aggressive strikes.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSummerStructureBrush Piles- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructurePoints
Found a big point with a couple hard spots that had fish loaded on it feeding on gizzard shad caught them all very quickly.Cranking was the way when they were fired up after catching one on the glide. Then once they slow down target individual fish with a minnow.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Nighttime fishing on a grass flat.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureRiver Channels
Fished bluff banks with river channels or creek channels that swung against the bluff. Most fish came in the 8-10 ft range. Timing was key. Fish would come in and out of the channel to feed so trying these areas multiple times throughout the day paid off.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureRiver Channels
Fished the Fishers of Men Missouri Ozark division tournament out of Southwinds Marina. Mainly fished the channel swing banks in Horse Creek. Was able to catch a solid limit including a 4.37lb kicker to come in 2nd place. Caught all my fish dragging a Missle Baits D-bomb and a Zoom Lizard. The fish were suspending in the creek channel and sliding up on the channel swing banks to feed.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureBouldersMainly fished the mid-lake area including horse creek, duck creek, drowning creek, and the main lake. Was able to catch a few fish fishing the channel swing banks and points cranking medium diving crank baits and dragging around a creature bait. There were a few fish starting to group up on the main lake and secondary points but it seemed to mainly be white bass. Had more success fishing channel swing banks in pockets.
