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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructurePointsConnected on some quality panfish on the backwaters and had a nice fish fry after!
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WalleyeTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBaitfish
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonFallStructureBaitfishFish were chasing bait hard. Bait was blowing up everywhere. The key was to find areas where the big shad were. Smallmouth were using wingdams and laydowns to corral bait. Bladed jig caught a few but the main ticket was the A-Rig ran just sub surface where bait was present. Was throwing the arig on 7'4' bassX with a 8.8:1 piscifun alijoz 300 reel.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRiver ChannelsFirst club tournament in my life in La Crosse! Cold, sleeting, and camping that weekend. What did I learn? Fish current, rocks, and any cover. Change up your presentations until you figure out the pattern. Learn to slow down and speed up when fishing. PS: look out for trees and debris. The river changes all the time. If you want more information, contact me at reelingwithrigo on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
The bass are pushing bait back into the backwaters. Slack water areas off the main channels are key. Short casts/pitches with a 4ct pause seem to be working best to elicit strikes. The biggest fish are coming when you work the bait through the heart of the laydown out to the tip or working the bait parallel to the deep side of the laydown. This technique also works for large crappies, perch, and pike.
- Bryce LeisBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureBoulders
very slow walks with a decent amount of dead stick time
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Along with jigs and tubes for back water rip rap we targeted wing damns and sand drops. You could also use a 5inch stick bait. Jerk them up to the edge of of the structure before it drops and kill it at the drop.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationWeed flats and guts leading into spawning pockets. If cloudy and windy cover water with chatterbait popping thru weeds. When sun is high and water is calm fan cast wacky stick worms in same areas where bass are staging
