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Largemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns - SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
Get your jig out and get to work boys and girls, you're in for a a wild time with some of the fiercest Bass I have had the pleasure to tangle with. Big rods, Big line, and big jigs (1/2 oz or larger) will do you just fine Mix in a frog bit and maybe some soft body swimbaiting up shallow and HANG ON TO YOUR ROD! You'll thank me later...
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WalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonFallStructureReefSand 10’
SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonFallStructureBaitfishExcellent fall walleye fishing is happening right now on Leech Lake. During the daytime hours, look to mid-depth flats holding large schools of baitfish to concentrate feeding walleyes. Key depths are 10-14'. Your sonar unit is key - if you're not seeing baitfish, you won't find walleyes. Slow troll large minnows on 1/16 oz jigs rigged on Seaguar InvizX coupled to Seaguar Smackdown braided main line. Speed 0.5-0.7 mph; you want to jig to tickle the bottom occasionally but not drag. Snap-jigging with 1/4 oz jigs and fluke-style soft plastics is also productive in these same areas. Expect a good mix of "overs" and eaters. After dark long-line troll Shallow Shad Raps (#7, purpledescent and firetiger), Scatter Minnows (purpledescent, perch), X-raps, or Rogues in 4-10 feet of water, Clean-bottom shallow flats are producing, as are weed edges and rocks. Water temp are falling through the low 50s - now's the time to tap into Leech's fall bounty!
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MuskieTechniqueSpoonsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDam 
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonFallStructureBouldersDid the best on 7-12 boulders. Could see the fish schooled up on them on live and were fairly active. Biggest was just under 5. Just got that legend tournament rod and that’s one of the nicest minnow rods I’ve ever felt.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureLily Pads
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureReedsHad a really fun day out here. Bass move Shallow in the fall and they are big. Find Reed points and stopping points and they are typically there. TIGHT LINES!
