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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureLedgesWent back on Saturday for my second run at this lake. I had similar success as my first attempt last week. Although I caught 12, they were for some reason about a 1 pound smaller? Last week it was all 2.5 to 3 pounders and this week they were mostly in the 1.5 to 2 pound range. I was using the same tactic using a ned rig, looking for shelves and rock piles off of points. In retrospect, I think sometimes, I start creeping too close to the shoreline, and maybe I'm leaving the larger fish that are a bit further out? I tried various spinner baits, crank baits and top water lures again in the recessed areas between the points but wasn't having any action at all on those.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructurePoints
This was my first trip out to Lake Oroville, and I was not disappointed. Can't wait to get out there again cuz those bass fight twice as hard as their size. And with 16 fish in the 2-3 lb range, it made for a fantastic day. And as mentioned, it seemed every one of those fish put up a fight that had me thinking they were going to be twice as big. I just received my latest order of tackle from Omnia and put it right to use. I started up the north fork, using a Ned rig on the points. The Zman Finesse TRD was killin it! (I was using The Deal pattern) When I advanced into a cove, I switched over to the Whopper Plopper and tried some jerk baits as well. Although I caught a few in the coves, I pretty much hurried over to the next point, because that's where the bigger fish were holding. They were in the 20-30 ft deep range on either side of the point. I would never have left the north fork, but since this was my first time on Oroville, I wanted to explore a little bit. Spent some time at the Dam, but only smaller fish there. And went under the bridge to the upper south fork with more success on the points. Overall a great day. My top five fish added up to 14lbs 4oz.
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Spotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureBaitfishWe targeted main lake points from 5-25 with a-rigs in the morning catching fish most of the day in the 1.80-3lb range. The jig bite was fast and would happen on clay banks in 10-20
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/Basin
Baitfish were in the general area but offshore. I cast this along shore and let it sink to approximately 10 feet. Steady retrieve and wam! 2 1/2 pound spotted bass.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
The exact lure is MEGABASS 3/8 oz. SUPER-Z Z3 style: baby bass. A steady slow crank with pauses was irresistible today.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Found the fish on sonar. I caught one on a crank bait. My son used the Z-Man neg rig in a minnow color (the deal). Cast and let drop to the bottom in a slack line. If they don’t hit it on the fall, let it rest a few seconds. Lift the road tip to feel for a bite. Let it rest and repeat. It only took a minute to hook up. They often hit it on the fall.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureShad
Bite is pretty good on Oroville right now. Caught fish anywhere from 5-40' of water. Use your graphs and a heavy dropshot weight with a straight tail pond smelt/shad imitator. as soon as you see a pod of fish cast to them and you will likely get bit. If not graph until you see the next. If you don't see balls of bait around the area as well don't bother. Move on until you see the bait and the small schools of bass pushing them around. Forward facing sonar helps but is not necessary with this technique. A damiki style jighead and 3-4" straight tail baitfish imitator will also work. Other techniques that would be effective would be ballhead with keitech etc or underspin. 2.8-3.3 size. Or a spoon or a blade bait. Good luck.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructurePoints
What a day. Saturday was day 2 of the WWBT Pro/Am on Oroville. It was a tough day with only 3 bites. Could have had 5 bites if I didn't waste time running around and just stayed on the trolling motor. Best options imo would be to throw a compact a-rig, Keitech 2.8 /3.3 or dropshot a 3-4" Keitech Easy Shiner. And fish it slow. You could catch fish on flats, 45 degree banks and points. You just needed to cover enough water to come across enough fish to get bit. Most flats were hammered pretty well so I mainly fished steep banks with any slight irregularity along the bank slowly fishing the a-rig or drop shot. Fish would come ont he irregularity or you could hit the points. Wind blown points will produce better but not necessarily needed. Over the course of practice and the tournment I also caught fish whenever we would see a large ball of bait. You can drop your dropshot down into the balls of bait and if there is a feeding spot nearby they will eat it almost every time. The conditions right now are tough. The weather is fluctuating by the hour. The water is rising a few feet per week and it's keeping the pre-spawn spots from committing to moving up in droves. There is also a largemouth bite going on with the rapidly rising water the largemouth are up shallow so you may or may not run into one. Trolling Motor: Lowrance Ghost Electronics: Lowrance HDS Live 12 x 2, Active Target Rods: ALX Powerbolt (custom made for A-Rig) Reels: Daiwa Tatula 200 Line: 20lb. Suffix Advance Lures used: Keitech 2.8/3.3, Shanes Baits a-rig, Outkast Tackle jigheads Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous 94.02% Weather: Clear and sunny to sideways hail/rain storm. Wind: calm to 30+ mph Air Temp: 38-54 Water Temp: 42-50 Water Clarity: 0-3' Areas targeted: Feather River arm, main lake and Middle Fork Feather River.
