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Smallmouth BassTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructureOpen Water/BasinWas ice fishing for panfish and saw this smallmouth swim by on the AquaVu. Dropped a Ripple Shad to it 🎣🎄 Ice on McCaslin is 4-5" thick as of Dec 27th but a warmup with rain coming.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationBass are in the cabbage in 7-10 feet
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
Fish are still in winter pattern, had to fish very slowly on or near the bottom. But caught 17 in about 3 hours.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Tough bite but a finesse Carolina Rig worked slowly through the remaining cabbage grass produced bites
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
3 days after ice out, fishing on the bottom very slow was productive
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
Despite surface temps warming into the 50's the bass have not yet moved shallow. Hours of sunlight is a bigger influence than water temp currently. Still need to fish very slowly in wintering areas.
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Northern PikeTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationBig pike on a tiny bait just after ice out, wt is 44.5 degrees. Smallmouth & pike are active, no sign of largemouth yet.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBrush Piles
Smallmouth on sunken boat just after ice out, wt 44.5 degrees
