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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureHumpsSchools of Smallmouth were working hard bottom humps feeding on crawfish and goby. The key this day for my clients was drawing the bait across these areas at different directions and keeping our distance.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureBaitfish
CAUGHT MY PB!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Fishing was tough this particular day. Creating a reaction bite with the fast falling compact profile was important. Petrified wood in 15-25 feet of water was the depth that had the most fish.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureLedgesNot Lake Michigan but my lake isn't an option to choose. Quarry lake in Racine WI. Bites been pretty hot using the Owner flashy swimmer paired with a keitech. My fav combo is the 3/0 willow blade paired with a 3.8" swing impact fat. Cast. Let it hit bottom. And retrieve slowly. Wait for that thump and swing hard.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Skipping docks in a tournament while the main lake was trashed due to high winds. Caught a 4.40 smallie using a Kistler argon 7’3 heavy with a tatula ct and 20lb sunline fc sniper.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureDocks
We got lucky bringing my bass rod, being in the right place, at the right time while salmon fishing. The bait fish were jumping all over, and knew it’d primetime for a natural baitfish spinnerbait to catch me a hawg of a smallie, and I was right! They also chased after some chrome topwater too, but didn’t commit to bite.
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TroutTechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonFallStructureRiver ChannelsThe fall salmon run has been going on for a month now and I got my chance to troll for kings the 10th through the 14th of September. They were definitely up river and were hitting anything firetiger colored. I trolled using 20lb Fluoro running about 25-30 feet behind me. I used J13's, FlickrShads, reef runners and storm lures and found most success on smaller profiles such as the flickr shads. Most were found running shallow in deeper pockets in the rivers.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonFallStructureBoulders
It was a warm fall day quite calm on Lake Michigan fishing a pier with a rock breakwall in Portage indiana. We were not getting any bites using moving baits, so we slowed it down and threw a larger worm wacky rigged. It took a couple of casts but finally got a good one to take the bait.
