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Largemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinThe fish were stacked up after Hurricane Ian. We caught 50+ fish from 3.5 pounds up to just under 8 pounds throwing Carolina rigs, 8-12 foot crank baits, and big soft plastic swimbaits where the water was moving. Our best 5 went 35 pounds.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureMatted GrassWell, fall is in full effect and the water temps have dropped significantly. Most places on the lake the water temps are in the high 60s / low 70s. Additionally, they have the lake drawn down. Most of the good areas that normally have 3' - 4' of water have about 1.5'. This draw down has really limited the amount of available water to efficiently fish. With the water cooled off, the best thing to do is lock a punch rig in your hand. The trick is to find blown in hyacinth in areas that have at least 2' of water under them. Its also important to find the cleaner looking water. Most of the hyacinth is pretty packed in because of all the wind we get this time of the year. A 1.5 Oz weight is the lightest weight I could get through most places successfully. I like the Gene Larew Hammer Craw when I am punching. It is a smaller, less intimidating, bait and holds a Gamakatsu Super Heavy Cover Flipping Hook really well. When you get a bite its going to be a good one. Make sure you are using a big enough rod to get them out of that stuff. I like a Dobyns Champion XP 806. It takes a little time to find the right stuff right now, but this is a great time of year to catch giants. Good Luck - Dicky D
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonWinterStructureLedges
Typical cold front conditions in Florida, when fronts hit, the bite shuts down. Fished some canals where the water has been flowing due to recent storms. Managed one decent 3-1/2 pounder throwing a C-Rig on a rocky drop off. A tournament the same day was won with 17-1/2 pounds and came primarily via flipping main lake vegetation.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonFallStructureMatted GrassI went out to lake Kissimmee to just fun fish and wound up finding some good fish on a Gambler big ez. I was targeting matted Kissimmee grass with holes in it. The water depth was ranging from 3-4 ft. I believe these fish were feeding up to spawn. If one would miss it I would throw a gambler fat ace back in at it and they would eat it. This is a really good pattern for the fall time in Lake Kissimmee.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureLily Pads
Throw the swimbait subsurface. Topwater works good too. Just slowly reel it and the bass love it.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Throw squarebill around any structure. Fish as slow as possible. The bigger fish have come off submerged grass and outside pads. The lighter line the better.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructureLily Pads
Caught way up in the lily pads, was a hot day. A bunch of smaller ones were caught as well.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The fish are actually eating native shiners. Throw the crank just above the grass and slowly bring it back. It also works outside of pads and reeds or on brush.
