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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonSummerStructureBouldersHad just under 52lbs for 2 days over Labor Day Fish are starting to get in a great mood. Shaking a minnow is by far working best. Been throwing about any minnow under the sun but those 3 are working decent. Great rod and reel I got listed for doing this technique. So feel free to check it out!!
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WalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinIt was a tough bite but did ok with a bobber and leech. Also caught one on a drop shot and a worm
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Fish were hard to come by but managed to grab a few nice ones fishing rock offshore. Swim jigs fished slowly, bouncing off the rock worked best. Could not get a fish to bite the drop shot or a ned rig.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
8-10 FOW slow crawled along bottom.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Found fish early in the morning on transition areas in 10-12 feet of water. Water temps in the low 70’s.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Point with rocks on it, found school and pulled fish out all day
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Was on the pond 9/3,9/4, & 9/6 Fish are staged on boulders in 8-12 ft, theirs also a decent deep bite if you can find the right boulders. Using livescope to sharpshoot fish, if your boat gets too close those fish will begin to push away. I’m spending no more than 15/20 mines per area, if the fish aren’t reacting to my bait I leave. I’ve been using outkast tackle perfect Ned’s , golden eye heads with swimbaits, & dropshots to catch them. I honestly think it’s more about the area your in then it is about the baits. If you find a school and catch one on a ned and can’t get bit afterwards pick up a different bait and try it, it can often produce another bite or 2. Temps are cooling fast and within the next 2 weeks we should see fish move shallow!
SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureBaitfishTrolling a 2.5 inch blue and silver shad crankbait 3 mph in choppy water 2 ft+ swells
