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Lake Cumberland Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsTargeted channel swing banks with wood up the river and they were absolutely choking the big swimbait and picked up some fish on a jig and some fish culled off an a-rig. Also got on a fun scoping bite with a Sakamata shad on floaters out deep.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsLocked a jig in my hand all day and my partner threw an a-rig and we targeted groups of stumps and shallow laydowns and had three big largemouth bites all day. Also lost two good smallies on the jig.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDamHigh school tournament started in the morning at 55° and at the end of the day was 60 cranking most of the day caught four fish, one small mouth, two large mouth and a spot all except the small mouth were caught on crank bait and the small spot caught on a coleslaw spinner blue, and green swim bait. 
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Fish were positioned around shallow lay downs and logjams with running water coming into the back of them
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders - SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
Smallies are up shallow spawning around brush caught this keeper on the wacky around stumps.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Largies are staging around laydowns and fast twitching a Jerkbait is a very cool visual bite and will put quality in the boat.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
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