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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRiver ChannelsChannel swing/steep gravel banks always seem to hold a few bass that will hit a ned rig--the blue craw Finesse TRD is a staple for me because I think the greenish back and light blue belly look a lot like a shad. On this weekend, with the warm water temperatures, any bank like this that had wind hitting it also had lots of bait being pushed in by the wind, and I caught a 6+ lb. largemouth in addition to several smaller largemouth and smallmouth.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructurePoints
Fish were just at the beginning of the fall topwater bite where they push shad up on shallow main lake points. A bone Sexy Dawg Jr. is my go-to all fall when this bite is on.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureDocksEvery morning in the summer the smallmouth are willing to smash a shock blade. The only thing that changes is the retrieve and the location of the fish. There a handful of retrieves I use. Burning it, slow roll, burn pause and slow roll with a twitch. Sometimes the fish are tight to the bank and in less than two feet of water. This is when I burn the shock blade. Sometimes the fish are deep so slow rolling it is required to get it down deep enough.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureShadTowards the middle of the day when the bass stop chasing bait the switch to ambush mode. They are in predictable places like deep cover or shallow shade. These are perfect ambush points for them. These are obvious places to throw your tube. The tube is great because it looks a little bit like everything a bass eats. It can pass for a bluegill, shad or crawfish depending on hot you retrieve it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureBoulders
Fish were held down deep on rock piles, there very picky this time of year. Fishing relies on reaction bites more than anything. The stripper and hybrids are schooled in choke points going down the main lake.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonFallStructureLedges
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonFallStructureLedges
When there is current bass are active on the ledges and bars . When there is no current work the same ledges with the zoom ole monster in black grape or junebug
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureBrush Piles
