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Largemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetationthis full moon brought the bass to the shallows. beds a every where, check the very back of creeks.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureStanding Timber
We targeted unders (>16”) shallow for a tournament this weekend. Cranking points with short timber on it. Also was able to pitch a senko around the timber and catch a few. Had 15-20 keepers with a few slot fish that were too big
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
slow retrieve tipping the grass
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
The fish are up on beds heavily so it’s time to take off and look for some big ones. Though we couldn’t find any big ones on the beds (8-12 pounders) we still found some good ones. It probably had more to do with the big cold front that hit right when we got there. The baits listed are go to baits because I like a natural color and a visible color. Another thing I used that helped was a Texoma Tungsten no chip white tungsten weight. It helps you keep a bead on where your bait is which is awesome when you’re bed fishing. I use it no matter the color of bait I’m using.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
There is a strong afternoon bite on main lake points with hard bottoms. See the fish on livescope in 3-5 ft of water moving across the flatter section of the point. Better points have deep water access and timber near by.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureFlooded BrushPitched the worm into grass onto beds, and caught a few. They were very stubborn though.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fish the front half of the weed lines and target area that have good water clarity. Water temp is ranging 58 -60 mid to lower part of the lake.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PileI went out to the lake on 03/09/24 with 2 buddies to try and get on some pre-spawn and spawning fish as the elites had just been there and absolutely smoked them. This day was about 50 degrees outside with a steady northwest wind at about 10-20 mph all day, and partly cloudy skies, with the sun popping out for a few hours at the end of the day and it warming up just a bit. Essentially, we were fishing during the cold front as it passed through the area, as it had been sunny and in the 70's and 80's outside the entire week before. Water temperatures on the lake ranged from about 56-61 degrees and water clarity ranged from about 3 inches of visibility to up to almost 2 feet of visibility, with the creeks and backwaters being more stained and warmer. We spent the day catching a few fish shallow cruising (and even a few on beds) on a jig, wacky rig, and swimbait up shallow around grass, docks, and standing timber, as well as catching several cranking a gravel dawg over a roadbed at the mouth of a spawning creek that was in about 10-12 feet of water. Overall it was a halfway decent day, with our best 5 going around 15 pounds (not special for fork, I know), and our biggest fish being around 4 pounds caught by my buddy Jeremy on the swimbait (pictured with the report). We saw several large fish on beds but they were very skittish and in the limited time that we had to fish for them at the end of the day we could not get them to bite. I hope to be back out there in a couple days so that I can try and get on one of those Lake Fork mega bags! Thanks for reading my reports and tight lines!
