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NiaBronze AmbassadorSpecies
White BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels- Species
Largemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRip Rapfished rip rap and was able to finish 2nd in local tournament
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureStumps2-19-22 water temp 52-57 with moderate stain on the lower lake. Caught a limit throwing various size megabass and lucky craft jerkbaits. Expride 6’10” med with a Curado 70 mgl is the perfect combo for jerkbaits. Craw colored ned rigs also produced on main lake points with brush or wood structure leading into the creeks. Huge cat fish bit a fire craw jackhammer off a creek edge.
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CatfishTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBaitfishBluegill head was best bait!
Tyler PawelkopBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileThe bite is starting to shift as bass move into their pre-spawn transition phase. I had the most success targeting classic staging areas focusing on ledges leading into spawning pockets, secondary points and sea walls The key pattern was finding hard transitions, especially where rock met wood sea wall. Those mixed-composition banks are holding heat and attracting bait, ideal stopping points for bass moving up. Most fish were set up in these in-between zones, not fully committed shallow, but no longer holding deep winter structure eit
- Ethan PenningtonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
caught like 30 fish just skipping docks all day great day
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Dock fishing on points
- SpeciesCatfishTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRip Rap
