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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFish slowly, dragging drop shots and ned rigs caught a lot of fish. Just had to find the rock piles that held fish.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueUnderspinsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsWater is still cold, not sure of the exact temp as I fish without any electronics. The females were off of points. Slow rolling the finesse swimbait was the ticket.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
Drifting with drop shots across rock piles and open basin
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Fishing rip rap breaks near spawning flats. Targeting areas that the smallmouth would likely stage waiting to spawn. We have a full moon right now, so finding the fish was the tricky part because they were constantly moving. Once you found them you could really beat on them with a steady jerking cadence. 40-80 fish days aren’t uncommon. This day I did about 45 in 3 hours. When it was low light and cloudy I used Mat Skeleton vision 110. When the clouds went away and became bright sunny I switched between the Mavrik, and vision 110 in GG deadly black shad.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
Run this bait in a slow drift while moving from shallow to deep to pinpoint where the bass are. I have had success in the mid-range from 8-15' and they have transitioned from pressure bites to absolutely crushing the bait.
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CatfishTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetationfishing off bottom with crappie rigs and worms sandusky bay. catching very large cats!!!
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WalleyeTechniqueTrolling Deep (20'+)SeasonSummerStructureBaitfishcatching walleye 48-56fow straight out from avon power plant using bandits and p10s
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureBaitfishEnded up taking home the win against some “sticks” in the Wednesday night tournament out of the eastern basin of Lake Erie. Super bumpy ride to get out there with 3’-5’ waves. I highly recommend the Blackfish Rage rain suit, hands down best out there! Now when it comes to catching the fish to win, we went around and located a school of baitfish that had bass that kept loading up on them to pick them off. Caught about 35 fish just doing drifts over and over!
