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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureDocksThrew wacky rigs under dock cables and pitched the creature bait up and around docks. Lighter green colors
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureBrush Piles
Fishing on Monday was extremely good. Caught multiple keepers Bass including a 6lber. Most fish were buried in brush pile in 15-18ft. Texas rig 1/4oz gambler rattling weight with a 7o owner worm hook was the best bite. We also boated a couple on docks with a 1/2oz COG zapper jig with a sweet beaver trailer. Best 5 was definitely pushing 20lbs. Did have one 3lb spotted bass too.
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CrappieTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesI had a guide trip this week for crappie on Lake of the Ozarks and we had a blast! Crappie fishing has been good for this time of year and they are schooled up big time. We caught lots of quality fish using minnows and a light split shot tightlined over brush. We also caught some bigger fish shooting under docks with a Bobby Garland Baby Shad in electric chicken or Monkey Milk on a 1/16oz head.
JROD FishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesCrappieTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureLedgesCrappie are in the usual brush piles but the bigger fish seem to be out on rocky points. Good bolders and drop offs near the river channel are holding good crappie from 16 to 22 feet. water temp is 84 and both dams are still flowing 30K+cfs.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureBrush Piles
Bass fishing continues to be good here at Lake of the Ozarks. The past two weeks I have seen a few changes with some fish moving deeper and some moving extremely shallow. We had several big rains which got some current flowing through the lake. This pulled fish out to the main lake points where they are schooled up. It also moved some fish to the backs of creeks and pockets in the fresh runoff. For the shallow fish I have been using a 3/4oz Crock-O-Gator Head Knocker Buzzbait around the shallow docks and laydowns. Out deeper on the points and brush piles, the 1/2oz Crock-O-Gator Zapper jig has been hard to beat!
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesMultiple fish coming from brush piles 15-18 feet deep on main lake points with water being pulled at nights
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
Once again, my wife put the smackdown on some fish! Fishing only the ned rig and bouncing it off the bottom, she landed around 10 fish by herself! She also landed her PB at 2.25lbs. I caught a few here and there on the 1.5 and a chatterbait but nothing was getting bit like NED. We started in the back of a pocket about half way back of the Grand Glaize and worked our way out. It seemed like a majority of fish were on the steep drop offs or on the secondary points.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureDocks
Spent the evening fishing the Niangua Arm of the Lake between the Highway 5 bridge and the mouth of the Little Niangua. Was able to find a solid bite flipping around the shade of the docks. The docks that have the x braces on the front seemed to produce better. The fish were suspended and were eating the bait on the initial fall so watching your line was very important.
