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CrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonFallStructureBrush PilesCaught crappie on brush piles on live scope.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonFallStructureHumpsWe caught 40 on yum dinger shaky head worms on humps.
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Striped BassTechniqueSpoonsSeasonFallStructureBaitfishWater temps are still in the lower 60's. My advise right now is to watch for gull activitiy. The only two times I got on fish in 8 hours on the lake today was by finding bird activity. I'm glad I did because the last school I got on before nightfall fed for 45 minutes and I just slayed a bunch of 5-7 pounders.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonWinterStructureHumps
Super tough day but managed to catch a few with a drop shot and 1 on a wacky rigged senko in green pumpkin. for some reason all my bites came in areas with no current, I don't really understand why that is, there were tons of shad schooling up along bluffs in open water but I could get any takers in those areas.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationFishing here in mid tn has been tough. A lot of different anglers have told me they have had a tough time of it also. Oct 7 I got my last bass a 1 lb er. Glad to get the 2 .29 this morning at smith springs recreation area.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureLedges
Found lots of baits balls from Jefferson Spring to Stewart Creek. The water temps today were still in the low to mid-seventies. Next week we finally are getting some 40° overnight temps. This should get the water into the sixties and the fall feeding binge will be on. I did end up catching 6 LM bass today but they were all dinks.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRiver Channels
Back on the East Fork of the Stones River. Put in at the East Fork ramp and fished down to the East/West fork junction. I did not see any schooling fish or bait balls. This portion of the river looked dead. I did catch 13 LM bass and 3 spotted bass. Try drop-shotting a Zoom 4" finesse worm on bluff walls. I also got alot of bites on a 1/8 oz VMC shakyhead with several different finesse worms. My biggest fish came on a new jerk bait from Lucky Craft which I had never tried - a Pointer 100. Was able to bring a bass out of a tree-top with it.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonWinterStructureBouldersCover water and focus on wind blown points.
