Lake Mahopac
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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersHad a great day targeting shallow boulders on spawning flats using a Vision 110, caught this one and many others while casting right up against large boulders and quickly snapping it on slack line every few seconds. Using light line and keeping the drag a little loose is key to keeping fish pinned on the light wire hooks that come on the 110. The Tatula Elite is an incredible reel that casts very far with ease and having a 7.1 or higher ratio reel is key to picking up line quickly when using a jerkbait.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersSlooooow reteive where you can feel the lure bouncing off the rocks
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
We also caught large mouth bass.
Anglers N KayaksBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationIn the Fall I recommend a SLOW steady retrieve and as SLOW as possible. I never felt the fish hook up, just felt added weight and the rod would bend into the resistance. Most catches were with 1 hook from the treble hook in the lip!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpoonsSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Casting spoons at suspending or fish hovering near bottom. They’d hit it on the drop or pick it up off the bottom when dead sticking it
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonFallStructureBouldersTargeting deep fish on rocks using my livescope. Went with a light jighead to slow the fall, they came up off bottom and smoked it. Good day boating over 20 fish
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileLargemouth suspending above rock piles mixed in with baitfish, strolling the jerkshad over their heads
