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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureBaitfishHad a blast on Athens, chasing schooling largemouth busting on schools of shad. Had good success with the Evergreen shower blow in shad pattern amongst the schools and running parallel to pads and over submerged vegetation
McKinney Bass ClubBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonFallStructureDocksFished outside grass line using wacky rig for most bites in the morning. moving into the afternoon skipping baits under docks was producing most fish
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
carolina rig/ less than 8 ft of water.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureLily Pads
Fishing sitting on solid structure and in the submerged vegetation still. Ambushing outside of boat docks and hard structure.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
All plum and purple worked great and top water frogs Probably buzz baits would work well. Top water was hot all day long.
- JprocbassinBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonFallStructureDocks
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Very Light bite. Slow take. Allow the fish to pick up and tighten line.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureBaitfish
Lake Athens offers opportunity for multiple styles of fishing; from power fishing over grass, to top-water around lily pads, skipping docks, ned rigging off weed lines or chasing schools boiling on bait balls with swimbaits. Today was a truly fantastic day on Lake Athens! The Largemouth bass were schooling and boiling on bait balls offshore, in large frenzied schools. Most of the bait they were feeding on were very small, 1 to 2 inch minnows. I saw personal success using a Smeltinator Jig Head matched with a small minnow styled swimbait, when dealing with the schools of largemouth. The Zman Minnowz are some of my favorites, along with the spark shads. I also had success working a ned rig along the edge of the weed lines, as well as skipping both a wacky rigs and a ned rigs underneath docks and the edges of lily pads. As the day grew warmer, I switched to the other side of the lake and started working cover and the shady docks. There is really something for everyone on this lake!
