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Daniel Pfeiffer
Bronze Ambassador
5/4/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Flooded, shallow up in flowers submerged.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
70°
Fish are in transition, spawn is over. Topwater around bank grass and bushes, flipping bushes and yellow flowers with texas rigs and neds, deeper rocky banks and points with ned rigs is producing too. Smallmouth on main lake and big creek mouths on chunk rock.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Catching very good numbers of post-spawn smallmouth bass around rock structure in 15-20ft of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
The fish appear to be transitioning from creeks to bigger water. With that in mind, I started running parallel with the shallower channel ledges (+/- 20’ of depth) near creek mouths. The water was very stained and when I switched to the albino trailer, I landed 3 keepers in about 15 minutes. Kentucky Lake bass love scrounger heads!
Species
Striped BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
We have been catching a ton of Largemouth fishing around brushpiles in 8-10ft of water. Majority are done spawning and starting to make their way out to deeper water where the shad has already made it.
