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AnnetteBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureBrush PilesWe help run a winter trail and fish every Saturday from Nov to Mar. We fish for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass. We use Zoom baits year round.
HammertimeBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBrush PilesRaining weather conditions with winds light and variable. Muddy water with 1-2ft visibility. Bass are in the back creeks in transitional area on laydowns,brush piles, and under docks. Casting the jackhammer to flat banks near docks and slowly retrieving to get a reaction bite. Casting the shakeyhead on brushpiles, lay downs, and under wooden docks to get the big bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
Fished around Dusty Ridge access 3/19. Before the wind got over 20mph, I caught 6 spots and 1 largemouth. All but 2 were on secondary points. Spots came off a vision 110+1 French pearl, and the largemouth came off a Megabass sonicside crank. 2 spots came off same wind blown main lame bank. Biggest being a 2.64
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Water temp was anywhere from 54 to 60 in some spots, found fish in some flats and off points. Flipped around docks and caught 7 for the day. Highly recommend the 3.3 inch keitech’s with a neon moon eye jig head it is a must have for your arsenal.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
They were going crazy for this bait today
- B.HauptBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Slow popping action around lay downs Also caught a few on a Texas rig Water temp-62
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Throwing a Senko around docks and up shallow is a good way to catch spawning bass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
They were hitting shakeyheads behind docks when you shake them. The bed fish were lock jaw.
