Lake Michigan
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Drop Shot8
- Ned Rigs7
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)6
- Hard Jerkbaits4
- Finesse Hair Jigs2
Smallmouth Bass36 Reports
Trout6 Reports
Largemouth Bass1 Report
Crappie1 Report
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Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
46°
Caught the absolute FOOTBALL in the picture with a swinging football head along big rock pile. Other than that, absolutely crushed them on a 3' Megabass Spark Shad and an underspin, let it sink till it was right above the rocks that the fish were camping out on
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Fishing diversey, dusable, and 37th street harbors in Chicago for smallmouth. Slick calm water and water still cold around 45°. Slow jerking and dragging ned rigs.
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