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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersCaught a decent smallmouth on the weekend on a Great Lakes Finesse drop kick shad. By far one of my favourite drop shot baits to throw. Casting to fish on livescope is so much fun.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileNed rig is money. Sight fished this 3 and change pound smallie with the snack craw.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureDocksTarget up at the beginning of docks usually look for rocks and aerators.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Target 17-25ft depth.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Largemouth on a Colorado blades spinner bait. Caught the fish right next to a tree.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedges
We stayed around south bass. Fishing around 20-26 feet was key for us for the bigger fish at least. Caught on both drop shot and ned rigs. Mostly drop shot with 3/8 oz weight.
Mark WalkerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureBouldersSmaller blades on the SV-3 spinnerbait was the ticket due to small forage size
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersEnded up going out that day to pre-fish for the final club points tournament for the year on the upper Niagara River. I knew I needed to somehow manufacture 20lbs on tournament day so I went to some spots with history where I know they like to congregate come approaching a fall pattern. While idling around, I noticed a lot of emerald shiners swimming around and the brown back flatworm matched them perfectly. I was working the depths between 2-10 feet deep sight casting at schools of "brown-fin tuna" as the boys at the Serious Angler Podcast call them and picking them off one by one. I saw a few absolute megas that day that I wanted to end up leaving alone for tournament day. Ended up seeing this one pictured cruising alone in the shallows to get a rough gauge on sizing for which ones to target and this beauty weighed right in at 4lbs.
