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Spotted BassTechniqueVertical Jigging Deep (20'+)SeasonWinterStructureBaitfishFished with my son Christmas Eve. We had 20 spotted bass vertical jigging Jigging Rapala’s and Damiki rigging a Zman Trickshot. Main lake points and humps with brush we’re the key. We caught them in 25-48ft of water. Water temp was 46-52°.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonWinterStructureBaitfish
Fished a tourney with my son the day after Christmas. We started at mid lake and fished to the dam. We caught our first keeper on a Zoom Trick Worm on a shakey head. Our next keeper was on a Damiki rigged trick shotz. Keeper #3 was on a Strike King Rage Swimmer. Keepers 4 and 5 were on the trick shot. Water temp varied from 46° to 70° in the hot hole.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonWinterStructureDocksFished out of Long Island 12/11. Caught 5 on a green pumpkin Zman Ned, 3 on a Vision 110+1 and a nice largemouth out of a tree with a craw colored jig. Quantity seem to be hanging tight to dock poles, wanting a smaller profile. Jig for bigger fish.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/BasinThrew the a-rig when nothing else worked. Slowed down after I felt a few fish hit the rig and miss. That proved to be the ticket as the first had time to catch up to the baits.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonWinterStructureDocks
Spotted bass will pile up on dock pilings on the front corners of docks with deep water on them. Every now and then bites will come further back on the dock, but locate docks with at least 15 feet of water at the edge of them. Fishing a jerk bait or a shakey head right up against them can produce a lot of numbers.
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SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonWinterStructureRip RapWorking thr rip rap down near the hot hole on the main lake.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureDocks
Fished Monday 12/27 around the state park/northern part of the lake. Caught the most fish I’ve caught all year, 19. 14 on a vision 110+1 jr & 5 on a zman big TRD, 3/16 oz Ned. Found some small ones stacked on a secondary point, but the majority of fish were shallower and on docks poles/jet ski floats.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonWinterStructureBrush Piles
Caught 17 fish between a shakeyhead and a jerkbait Saturday 12/10. Fish were main lake oriented around brush and rock.
