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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureFlooded BrushLargemouth hanging on last deep water in the back of the creeks, mostly using old standing trees as cover. They are also hanging on the last channel banks on chunk rock. Find south facing, sunny rocky banks for the best action. Live scoping smallmouth with a small swimbait is also working.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsFished the lower end of Lake Cumberland, colder and cleaner water. Balls of shad everywhere from 10-30ft. Focused on Points with bait on them. Used a Big Bite Baits 3.3 Pro Swimmer in ghost color and a Keitech Fat Swing Impact 3.3 in Sight Flash. Slow and steady retrieves with light line were the ticket
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedges
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureFlooded BrushCaught them all in the back of the creek on a jig, in the mouths of pockets on a crankbait (what the big one came on) and some in the middle of creek arms on bait with a freeloader. You had to keep it on their nose for them to eat it with the a cold front and dirty water present.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
Fishing should be heating up here in the next few weeks targeting big largies on first and secondary points chucking a magdraft. A 4 Mississippi count and then slow roll 3/4 way in the water column.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
Wind blown points and bluffs leading into spawning creeks
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Spotted BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBaitfishFished on upper end of the lake, heavy stain to the water with alot of floating debris. Most consistent bite was mouth- 3/4 back in creeks. Cleaner water and less trash. Key places to fish were chunk rock banks and short bluff walls. Baitfish being present was a big factor in the concentration of fish in the area. Spro crankbaits were the numbers lure, but two key fish came on a War Eagle Spinnerbait
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedges
