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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLily PadsPost spawn fishing Lilly pad edges and using FFS to find grass lines. Water visibility was 4 feet+ in main lake. For bass primarily used Vision 110 and 110+1, white spinner bait with small silver blades, and a paddle tail swim bait rigged on weighted owner hook. Crappie are holding in 8 - 12 feet using a Megabass 110 +1 junior same color with FFS. Be careful chain pickerel are holding off Lilly pad edges and will hit above mentioned baits.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonWinterStructureBrush Piles
Some bass were mixed in with crappie in brush piles and at the 2869 bridge on pilings. Used FFS to find grass line in 10’ or more and picked up a few mid strolling. At the dam small schools shad were tight to bottom with a few crappie roaming around.. Did not find large schools of shad in the main lake, dam, or at bridge.
Mike CalleyBronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassBought the peanut butter jigs for this lake. They worked.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Got to explore Lake Hawkins for the first time this past weekend with a good friend of mine. We had overcast skies for most of the day with a light wind early that progressively picked up throughout the day. Water temperatures throughout the lake seemed to be in the mid sixties. We caught a lot of fish doing various things, unfortunately we only had one good bite which was a 4.5 lb'er that my friend caught on a spook. We got most of our bites fishing the far outside grass line which usually was between 7-12 ft. With the conditions the way they were the fish were really active and chasing bait. The two baits that worked the best for this were a topwater walking bait and a chatter bait. The fish did not seemed to be schooled up quite well as the bites were with in an area but random at the same time. As the water continues to cool down they should start to group up better. We also caught a few fish on a frog up shallow, as well as a drop shot and scrounger head out deep. However, the fish didn't really seem to be in either of those area's as much as they were on the outside grass edge. As the water continues to cool baits like an Alabama rig, jerkbait, rattle trap, etcetera should become big players fishing the grass edges.
- Mike CalleyBronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationJust learning this lake. Lots of vegetation and the water is clear.
- Mike CalleyBronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass - Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureFlooded Brush
Pitch and flip the strike king rage bug using your favorite lews rod and reel around flooded brush and lily pads
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
