Lake Hickory
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Great bass under the docks this week. Some in the brush along the banks on the south side.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
Lake Hickory Water level down 3ft Clarity 1-5ft This was my first time on Lake Hickory, I covered about 17 miles worth of shore line. I'll say this, the area I launched my kayak from was NOT the right spot. It was tough all day (10 hours). I only caught 3 bass all 9 inches, one was just shy of 10 inches. Tons of boats out, only saw 4 other catches, that weren't very big either. This is a tough lake, the fish are already running deeper, in the middle section of the lake. This place is deep, most docks are floating because it's still 20 ft, or more, at the walls. But there is a good mix of sand, rocks, grass...etc. I threw everything; Ned, drop shot, wacky rig, shakey head, chatterbait, spinner bait, crankbait, buzzbait, and jerkbait. I'll be back again a couple times this month gearing up for a tournament, but I'll be breaking down the lake section by section to get a more thorough idea of what this lake is showing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
They were hitting shakeyheads behind docks when you shake them. The bed fish were lock jaw.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
Dragging wacky rigs off of ledges and drop offs
Daiwa Fuego LT Spinning Reel - EOL 2500 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Fuji EZ Keeper Black
Out of Stock
The O-Wacky Tool Replacement Rings #9
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Throwing a Senko around docks and up shallow is a good way to catch spawning bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
They were going crazy for this bait today
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Caught 8 fish, most on kietech swimbaits with the smeltinator jig heads around docks and rocks. Also caught fish with a wacky worm rig with some yamamoto senkos!
