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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged VegetationFish were very tight to cover in the 2-5 foot range and not willing to eat unless you hit them on the head. It was a day of the short strike. Submerged hydrilla clumps in pockets or behind islands produced the most action. Ripping a 3/8ths jackhammer through the thicker clumps or a Rapala rippin rap through the more sparse clumps drew reaction strikes. Pitching an Ike mini flip jig along isolated tree limbs or stumps also drew strikes so long as the bottom was clean with no decaying grass or slime. For FFS users there were wolf packs of bass holding under schools of bait in the creeks but triggering those fish to eat was also difficult. I had a few commit to a damiki/hover rig with a 3.5" jerk shad, but it was definitely work. I believe the baitfish were in the 2" range. A crappie jig would most likely have faired better. At the end of my 4 hour outing I had 30+ strikes but only boated 5 with the largest being 3.2lbs.
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CrappieTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/BasinBig Schools of crappie got fired up and ate the jiggin rap as well as a damiki rig. The bass were following just about every bait thrown and only had a few eat.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueUmbrella RigsSeasonWinterStructureRock Pile
A lot of the bass I found were suspended 5-10' off the bottom in areas 25-30' of water. Slowing rolling an A-Rig by them was the key to getting bites.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureRip RapOvercast and Windy setup for lots of schooling fish chasing bait either suspended or on rip rap.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassEarly morning they were eating shad up shallow and as the sun came up you could catch 20+ fish on a wacky rigged worm. If you're looking for better quality then flipping/punching grass mats was the way to go.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Found them good in windblown pockets. Bass were hanging on the edge of grass ambushing bait as it was blown in. 3/8s jackhammer worked fast along the grass edges drew reaction strikes.
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Striped BassTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonWinterStructureBaitfish 
Bob DixonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonWinterStructureRip RapNew lake for us but productive. Weather was not favorable at all. Rain most all of the day, heavy at times. Heavy overcast the entire day. Air temperature was around 58 all day. In a 6 hour span, we caught 16 largemouth of various size. Most (and the larger ones) were caught on rip rap with a lipless crankbait. We had some success with a green pumpkin tube on a jig head. Also, some success on a green pumpkin Senko, wacky rigged on a drop shot around laydowns. Overall, just look for the "fishy" looking spots for fishing a river and be slow, thorough and persistent.
