New Bullards Bar Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jun 22, 2026

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

61 Fishing Reports

44 Followers

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Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
4
Drop Shot
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Texas Rigs (Worming)
2
Football Jigs
1
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
1

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
6/13/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Football Jigs
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  73°
I knew I could get'em with a wacky rig Sexy Shad Yamamoto Senko...which I'm not going to lie, I did. But I'm really trying to up my game using jigs. So I spent some time with the Strike King Tour Grade with a 6th Sense Bongo Craw trailer and was knocking it out of the park. I stayed out on the main body and was casting to submerged boulders and ledges. Interesting that they didn't seem to be in any submerged vegetation yet? They're still relating to drop offs and ledges. This might be my last report from Bullards for awhile....the Summer people are out in force and I just can't put up with the wake boarders and jet skis everywhere. I'll look forward to them going away in September.
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
5/30/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  68°
Another incredible day with that Senko Sexy Shad on a Wacky Rig. I seriously throw a lot of different techniques just to see if I get better results....but a wacky rig still dominates. So I'll be riding that train until something better comes along. I'm also surprised those points are still the main target area. I keep expecting them to move up shallow in any of the 100's of inlets on the lake...but so far I do a lot better getting larger sizes by staying out on the points. I switched to the VMC Redline Series Hooks from using a lower profile drop shot style hook and it really paid dividends with a much better hook-up ratio.
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
6/28/25
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Crankbaits 13'+
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Bluegill
- Water Temperature
  72°
It happened again! A double-up with two 2+lb spotties on the 6th Sense Cloud 9 C15! That's two times in three weeks. I actually had myself a day, consistently pulling nice ones in using five different techniques. I'd pull up on an extending point, start at the top of the water column and work my way down to the bottom. 1st with a jerk bait (6th Sense Provoke 97X in Shad) then the Cloud 9 C15 crank bait, then a drop shot with a silvery minnow, then that Strike King football jig with a Juggle minnow, and wrapping up with a Yamamoto Sexy Shad Senko. After I cleaned up on that point, I would move along to another. It was a perfect day!