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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureReedsA very calm day on Okeechobee. 85 degrees water temp 73. Wind picked up a bit which helped the bite. I was pre fishing for a local team trail classic tournament. I was flipping the Fat Ace into the Bullweed (pencil reeds). I started flipping just the points of each head until I would get bit. Once I stuck a nice fish I would slow down and pitch in the same reed head for more bites. Caught 17 fish pre fishing ., the biggest is in the picture. She was 7 1/4 lbs. Missed one that was definitely over 9lbs.. but isn’t that always the way it goes.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureReeds
Fishing the Bell Glade area found fish in 4 to 5 ft depth using stick baits fishing the edges of the reeds that wind was blowing into. Overcast sky wind 10 to 15 mph water was clean with some silt clean to about 2 ft deep using 65 lb brade,1/8 tunston, ewg hook power poles a must.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureReeds
Tough day on the water. 3 bites all day but everything came off this one bait punching heavy cover with a 2 oz Woo! Tungsten weight to get thru the thick stuff. 25+ mph winds made the day tough!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
Another windy day on the water but we were able to tuck in and find some super thick mats to flip. We had to go heavy again to get thru the mats where the fish were. Caught a good limit considering the conditions. The bite was consistent when you put it in front of them, hold on because they were trying to take the rod away from you! That was fun!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
fish are on the out side edges of the grass stick baits spinner baits swim jigs are working, the water in up and you can find clean water if you look for it
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureMatted Grass
It was a cool morning (mid 60’s) in October that warmed up quickly low 80’s. Threw the frog around the Kissimmee grass on the hard edges and holes in the middle. Clear skies water temp in the low 70’s. I caught 40 fish on the early bite. The biggest was 6 lbs. I caught her around 11:39 am.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonWinterStructureBaitfish
Very windy small craft warnings. fish any wind blown current coming thru heavy brush into cleaner water. bait fish will be blown thru and bass will be in the deeper water 6-7 ft. Throw Carolina rig 1/2 oz. with 2' leader with the fluke into the deeper water.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationWe found a cove protected from the wind. Water was very clear, the air temperature was 73 in the morning and warmed to 85 mid day. Water temp was 75. We were making long cast with the Gambler (speed) burner worm across mats of eel grass and hydrilla. There was also dollar pads coming up in the holes. Once the speed worm came off the mats into an open hole the bass would explode on it. When the grass was not topped out we would slow our retrieve so the worm would fall in the water column to about two foot below the surface. This is when we would get the best results. We caught fish from the 2 lb range to 6 lbs. The water depth was 5 foot.
