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WalleyeTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructurePointsShiver minnows, crawler and minnow live bait rigs. Jig, bottom bouncer and Lindy Riggs. Also pulling cranks and having great luck
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders5/14/22 - 5/15/22: The bite was a little tough with the high wind and big rollers but we were around the right caliber of fish in the Inaugural Governor's Cup Bass Tournament. We managed to bring in a few over the four pound mark and found the 1-3 pound bass prevalent in some areas. The heartbreaker was have two giants (6+ lbs) come off within 5 feet of the boat. The only baits they would really bite were deep diving suspending jerkbaits in perch color and a green pumpkin tube dragged at a painfully slow pace.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersDrag a drop shot with hot shot minnow over the rock pile with long points . Ned rig over rocks . after the bite dies down use the Feider fly in black and keep that bow in the line running above the rocks keeping contact with the bottom . Texas rig with a 1/2 oz wt with the adrenaline craw dragging it over the rocks .Swim bait 3/8 oz
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Find some big rocks and creep a swimmer over them, see what comes out and takes it. If you want to learn more check out my YouTube Video. Ways Raasch
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Fingers and points that had rock
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Water temp high 40s, catching staging smallmouth in 5-15ft off rock with a small swimbait as well as a hair jig when the wind calmed down. The line thru head with a small treble upped my hook up ratio considerably.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders7/16 - 7/17: The fish have scattered much more from last week. We spent too much time up shallow. There were still some fish in 5 - 15 ft but the vast majority were chasing bait in 25 - 45 ft of water. They were very finicky and did not engulf the lighter ned rig like last weekend. I didn't have any luck with a hair jig, and very little luck with the tube. There were 2 main bite windows: early morning and mid day. Most of our fish hit a drop shot on the fall. A few would follow it down and hit it within 30 seconds of the drop after working the bait a little bit. With the waves it made it difficult to stay on the schools. The best bet is to sit on one rock pile. We ran around too much.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
7/9 - 7/10: The smallies were spread out in multiple water depths. We found our best fish up shallow, but large schools of smaller fish out deep. They were very aggressive post front, during the front they shut off. The definitely wanted the slower fall when suspended. If they were hugging the bottom, a tube or a Carolina Rig with a tube on it worked well.
