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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileSmallies were cruising in the 6-15 foot of water. Either spawning or looking to spawn. The Great Lakes finesse ned bug was the perfect bait to get the job done!
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks52-1/4" for top 3 of 7 fish caught in 3 hours on the recommended products.
HernanBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFished a kayak tournament on Saturday. Started off with a green pumpkin white laminate zako swimbait rigged texposed. I was dragging that on the bottom and hooked up with my first bass. I was fishing that close to the edge of the weedline. After that I had success fishing in deeper water (12-15 feet) for smallies. I was using a texas rigged green pumpkin Max Scent General. I will be publishing a you tube video of this in the coming days.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
I managed to catch 15 to 20 largemouth and smallmouth off of various docks in 1-3 feet of water. There was no rhyme or reason to which docks fish were holding on, but once you found the dock, there were fish on the immediate surrounding docks as well. My biggest five fish measured 88 inches 
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationSpent 2 full days out on Mendota. Threw a lot of baits but a small swimbait got the most bites. I switched it up between the keitech, stealth invader and spark shad throughout the weekend. Found rocky points or deep weed lines in 10-15 FOW and slow rolled the swimbait along it. Was targeting LMB and SMB but I caught 50+ fish in two days including walleye, pike, rock bass, white bass, and crappie.
Jordan HoeppnerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationTook 1st out of 47 in a local kayak tournament. With overcast skies and calm conditions, there was a hot topwater bite on inside weed edges at dawn on bluegill imitations fished slow. Topwater died down by mid morning and both largemouth and smallmouth were found near the outside weed edges in 12-15’. Fish were preferring more finesse presentations. Getting a jig worm stuck in the thicker grass clumps and popping it out produced the best bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
Caught a ton of fish tonight. Smallies were sitting on rocks and were hitting the drop shot with the half shell hard. The big fish of the night came off a senko and the corner of a dock. Had to find that cleaner water. This fish won me big bass for the night!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Caught tons of fish with a ned rig but a lot of small ones. Of course the ole wacky rig senko landed my buddy a 4.39 right at end of tournament! She was either making a bed or sitting on it already. Caught right before dark!
