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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip RapFish isolated rip rap with jerkbaits with long pauses and slow rolling flat sided crankbaits.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Water temps are currently between 48 and 50 degrees. Testing the cadence of your jerkbait is key.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
Fish wind blown points with jerkbaits. Long pauses are key to getting bites in the cold water. Baits like the Berkley Stunna that are slow sinking seem to get the most bites.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
First outing of the year, water was dirty and high, found a nice current break on a rip rap point and the smallmouth were stacked!
Ryan OttoBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersIce had just come out a couple days before. Water temp started at 39 and ended the day at 41. We found most of the fish on isolated boulders out from the rip rap.
- Jake JohnsonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
Dragging tube jig in current break on rocky points
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WalleyeTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDam
