John H. Kerr Reservoir
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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocksWe started the morning fishing the shad spawn on main lake red clay banks. We caught fish throwing a spinnerbait up into the spawning shad. Once the sun got up the spinnerbait bite ended so we started fishing docks. We were skipping a Senko under floating docks. We caught all of our fish on docks that had a boat docked to them creating more shade for the bass to hide in.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
I started off the morning targeting the shad spawn with a spinnerbait on main lake red clay banks. As I was trolling the bank I would skip a swim jig under the docks I passed. This allowed me to pick up some valuable fish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePilings
Got a few swirls on buzz bait early on, it no good bites. Picked up a couple off shallow wood with ozark rig stick bait. Best and most bites came on drop shot fished very slowly around main lake bridge piling.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Used several small and medium square bill cranks running around 6’ deep along riprap for good bites. All bites came on red or orange colored craw patterns. Flipped laydown logs with ozark rig stickbaits for additional bites.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureFlooded BrushLot's of fish biting in flooded brush, hard to come by quality though. Depending on conditions the bass were either tight to brush or laydowns or in some cases they would strike 5-10ft away from the cover. I used the swim jig in clearer water in Butcher and Eastland and the spinnerbait in the dirty water in the main lake pockets.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
Shad spawn early morning, especially around wood was key for top water bite. Later, wacky rig and neko stickbaits in and around flooded brush was the ticket.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
Fish were on long points next to channel swings.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
