J Percy Priest Reservoir
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JulieBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureRock PileSpinning reel, with a reel and stop movement. Before sunset, the shad was feeding on bugs on the water surface, so the largemouth was taking advantage by smashing the surface.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureRiver ChannelsCaught my Percy Priest lake PB last Sunday on a shaky head worm in 15 feet of water.
Brian DetherowBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructurePoints2lb 3oz largemouth caught on a shakey head with a Strike King 8" Red Bug Bullworm fishing a creek channel that butts up to a main lake point.
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Caught a 21 inch Smallmouth that weight 4.25 pounds on a Shaky head finesse worm. Work the rigs in 10-20 feet of water on bluff walls.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
11 July/ afternoon/ cloudy/ water temp 82°. Caught a 21 inch smallmouth on a Jewel baits 3/8 oz shaky head with a zoom trick worm (taliapia magic) in 15 ft on a bluff wall.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureStumps
This lake has acres of stumps in shallower water (4-6’). Working square bills through these stump fields can be very productive. Crawfish, sexy shad and chartreuse are good colors to start on. You’ll want to bounce the crank baits off the stumps and nearby rocks. This will probably result in cracked/broken bills as well as getting hung up but the risk is worth the reward!
- Stuart StaplesBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
two trips out on Priest and caught them in the grass. Largemouth and Smallmouth. Tried deep and was catching dinks. Moved up in the what little grass there is on Priest and caught them using Berkley Jerk Shad.
