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Largemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureLaydownsWas able to catch a few nice largemouth hanging tight to laydowns. Flipped a bluegill colored jig with a rage craw trailer rigged sideways. Where there were open shorelines a small, white jerk bait worked on the smallmouth.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureDocks
Slow fishing until late, flipping dock and got some good bites under the docks later into the evening.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
Went out for a few hours with my son and caught a few on a tube dipped in orange die. Nothing crazy big but had a good time!
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRip RapIf you got your Ned Rig within a foot of the bank and hopped it on the rocks you were going to get bit. Had to be patient and work it slow to get those extra bites. The OutKast Perfect Ned has the toughest paint I've used on a Ned Rig hook. Caught almost 20 fish on one hook and it's still sharp and no chips.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Water clarity was low and temps were in the lower 80s. Had the most success with a big worm thrown around laydowns next to deep water. Texas rigged creature baits thrown to overhangs also worked.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Caught a ton of tiny smallmouth right on the bank. Nothing big. Partner caught a few on a wacky rig.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
Shallow sand flat with rip rap bank produced the biggest bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
A lot of the fish were caught pitching docks with wacky rigs or jigs. Black and blue worked the best for how stained the water was. The farther up river you got, the clearer and colder the water got.
