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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksAround noon was fishing docks and cast to some rocks on the bank. She hit it immediately
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Spotted BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksCaught this one off a bed in the end of a cove, right beside the dock. it was on the bed threw it out there and popped it on the bed and waited for it to suck it up. 63.6 degree water 3 ft of water. sight fishing. 2 lb clear water windy conditions.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocks
I Caught on the third cast with it. off a dock in 63.5 degree water. Really windy conditions (10-15mph) for Norman is like ocean conditions. I was in about 10 feet of water, 5 feet water visibility. while in the live well it spit out craw fish. so that color should work as well. 2.5 lbs
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocks
We were targeting spotted bass on deep docks (15-20 foot) with Zman Ned Rigs. The weight of the Ned Rig didn't seem to be all too important as we were looking at them sit on the poles of the wood docks and cast directly at them with livescope. The docks that had wood poles and brush piles near were the best. When the dock bite faded we would target the brush piles nearby the docks with shakey heads. Brush piles seemed to be on every 6 or 7 docks for the part of the lake we were in. We did not target largemouth during the week we were there but reports are that they were spawning during this time.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksSpring has sprung, and with the decent weather we're having lately also comes boat traffic. These fish are pressured big time. And it's times like this that I always turn to the shakey head. It just works. Cast it out, let it sink to bottom. Then you can drag it, hop it, swim it, shake it. The cut-r worm and the uv speed worms add a little secondary motion to the rig, and a lot of times will get bit on the fall. Try it yourself and have fun catching them.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocks
Went out for a few hours in Mcrary Creek 3/14. Caught 4 on a fluke included a 2 and a quarter. Lost a few and missed 3 more on the Geecrack bellows gill, Tokyo rigged, slow dragging/bouncing the bottom.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Good largemouth up shallow on wood in backwater sloughs, creeks, flats.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Working a jerkbait on a wind blown rock wall fast on a spinning reel
