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Smallmouth 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.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePilingsEnded up catching my first fish on a magdraft! Such a fun bite!
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Northern PikeTechniqueHard Topwater (Wake)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocksEnded up wanting to finish off the day of chasing some smallies on the Big E by going down the bank trying to target bass and a possible pike and I ended up catching this little guy. Fun fight and fun explosion!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Smallmouth are up shallow on rocky flats spawning. Bigger ones are moving off spawn and going back out deep. The rest are still shallow. Will be going to deep structure for the summer in the next week or two most likely.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
A recent guide trip produced some good numbers shallow in the 10' range with drop shot, flat worms, and round drop shot weights. Most fish were caught using Daiwa 7' Medium-Fast Spinning Rod with Lew's Hypermag 6.2:1 Reels. Fishing is really good right now on the Lake and is only going to get better into the summer months.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePilings
Went back for some more magdraft fun to where I was the previous day and ended up landing my first smallie on a magdraft!
