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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Crawfish
Slow crawling bait across the reef top.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Slow rolled near riprap banks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Slow steady retrieve with a few twitches. Bass were chasing minnows along riprap banks.
HotbaitZoom Z Craw Jr. White Pearl / 3 1/2"
Out of Stock
VMC Tungsten Worm Weight 1/16 oz / Black
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
64°
Threw the Toad over the emergent vegetation and when a bass blew up on it I would follow up with pitching a zoom 8 inch lizard to that spot. Also pitched the lizard near sea walls and any trees that were in the water near shore. Pretty heavy coating of duck weed in the area so just tried to fish anything that looked like it would be a place a bass would make a bed.
Zoom Magnum Lizard 8" - EOL Green Pumpkin / 8"
Out of Stock
VMC Tungsten Worm Weight 3/16 oz / Black
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
64°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
54°
This weekend my dad and I went out on Lake Winnebago and threw one bait all morning. We kept track and caught 50 smallmouth before we had to leave them biting. Almost every fish we watched eat our megabass vision 110 on livescope and they were in groups of 3-6 fish. When we'd catch one we could sometimes throw into the school to try to catch one of the others but for the most part, the hooked fish would bring the rest of the school right to the boat and then they'd sit under the boat and not bite. The fish were in 6-8 feet on rock to sand transitions and moving shallower to get ready to pull up and spawn
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
I was fishing by the menominee zoo in Oshkosh and I managed to hook into some smallmouth. I was using a lipless crankbait and burning in back. It wasn’t a hot bite but it felt good to hook into some bass again.
