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Real Diehl
Bronze Ambassador
3/21/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
59°
Big Bite Baits Kamikaze Swimon Hematoma / 4 1/4"
Out of Stock
Big Bite Baits 7" Nekorama Worm Matte Plum / 7"
Out of Stock
Sunline Super FC Sniper 14lb / 660 Yards
Out of Stock
Species
CrappieSeason
Summer
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
67°
Crappie are stacking up on brush piles and some of the bigger girls are stacking up on lay downs and standing timber 18 to 24 ft of water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Running shallow main lake and secondary clay points first thing in the mornings has been really hot and have been receiving 2 or 3 really good bites. Then searching down the bank in pockets in the large creeks for spawning fish as the sun gets up and then back to the points as the afternoon comes around as the fish have really been feeding first thing in the morning and afternoons on Shad on the points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
In the morning I focused my attention on the shad spawn with a swimbait and a jerk bait. Then I would run shallow cover with a swim jig for spawners after the morning shad spawn was over. I caught a few key fish off of beds I found covering water with my swim jig. The last day a square bill produced for me on main lake points. This whole tournament was about adjustments each day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Stumps
Pretty slow, the water level is really low but it is pretty clear. The bass in the picture is one of two that I caught in three days of fishing. Both were caught on spinnerbaits with Googan Squad Bandito Bugs as trailers. Most fish that we were marking were at around 8-13 feet down, suspended in about 20 feet of water around all the stumps.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
My tournament partner Iain and I fished a yearly vendor tournament on the lake on Sunday 04/21/24. The day before was supposed to be our practice day, but we did not get to practice at all due to extreme rain and storms occurring basically all day. The week leading up to the tournament it was sunny and hot, and then the day before a major front blows in (of course) and dropped the lake's water temperatures from the low to mid 70's down to 59-63 degrees, which made the bite on the lake very tough. The water temperature on the lake this day ranged from about half a foot of visibility to around 3 feet of visibility, and finding the cleaner water was key to our success. We only ended up catching 2 under sized keepers to go towards the tournament, but we also caught 3 nice slot fish all between 3 and 5 pounds. We caught all of our fish on a chatterbait or wacky rig up shallow on sandy spawning flats with isolated stumps spread out throughout the spawning flats in 2-4 feet of water. The new Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon line in the 16 lb strength is what I chose to use for my chatterbait, and I was super impressed! Super smooth casting and held up well, definitely give it a try if you haven't already! Unfortunately, we did not get to weigh in our fish due to us being 20 seconds late to weigh in because Iain hooked me in the head with his Jackhammer. However, the bite was super tough that day, and we had 3 pounds in the livewell, which would have been enough to cash us a check, as it only took 2.46 pounds to get a check! The bite on Fork was tough that weekend, but with the warming weather, its only going to get better!
