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Largemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonFallStructurePoints - SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonWinterStructureReeds
Pitch into pencil reeds about 3-4 feet in with water about 2-4 feet deep.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fish are staging up still prespawn waiting for warmer weather to move shallow to spawning flats. Majority of fish were caught cranking transition zones, weed lines and shell bars leading into spawning areas.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fish are moving up staging to spawn. Weed edges adjacent to spawning areas are starting to load up.
ChrisBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocksFish are moving into canals and spawning flats. Keep your eyes open for bed as some may lock on.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonFallStructurePointsOur nights have started to cool off over the last week. Water temps have been fluctuating between 80 and 85 degrees. This temperature fluctuation has the fish pretty messed up. Tournament weights have been way down. This past weekend only took 15 pounds and two weeks ago it only took 10 pounds. The fish are still grouped up in some places but they aren't in as tight of schools as they were. ou have to fan cast around a lot more now but when you get it in front of one they are still biting it pretty aggressively. One of the most efficient ways to find these fish is with a Humminbird Helix Side Imaging unit. Rather than fishing a bunch of dead water, we are marking fish on areas and then turning around to catch them. One of the best ways to cover water, but not move your bait too quickly is to use a Carolina rig. I am sweeping it pretty quickly and not pausing very often. The goal is to get it near a fish, but not swim it away from it really fast. The Zoom Trick worm has been a great bait lately. The fish seem to be turned off by a bigger profile bait. I am rigging it on a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG tied to 15lb Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon. I have gone up to a 3/4oz weight to keep the bait down while I am doing these quicker sweeps. Im throwing it on a Dobyns Champion 765 with a Daiwa Zillion 8.5:1 gear ratio. The fish are starting to act like they want to come shallow, but I think we are still a little while away from that happening. It is supposed to warm back up again this week, so we will see if that groups them back up or makes them even harder to catch. Thanks, Dicky D
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationSome fish are starting to spawn, but the majority of fish are still Pre-spawn. Cold weather has moved in and fish are hunkered down in grass. Catching some fish flipping reeds/matts, and some fish paralleling grass edges with chatterbaits.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
The fishing on lake Tarpon has been a roller coaster lately. Our water temps have gone from 75 early this month down to 60 - 63. The fish that were starting to spawn have pushed back a little. There are some bucks on the beds, but they aren't worth fishing for. The fish that pulled out are now milling around in the staging areas. You are not going to catch a bunch in one spot, but if you cover enough water you run into a pretty steady amount of them. For the most part the offshore bite has died, but there are still some quality fish out there if you're willing to work for them. Weights were really strong this past weekend with the top three boats all weighing more than 19lbs. Bug bass of the vent was a 7.7 and was caught punching.
