New Bullards Bar Reservoir
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Spotted BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsStill crushing it with that Sexy Shad Senko. They just can't lay off of it. Anywhere from 15 - 25 feet deep off of main points and slowly dancing along the bottom with very minor twitches. But I had a lot of fun with the deep diving Strike King 6XD Crankbait. Out here on Bullards, I like anything with a little purple in it cuz I know they feast on the Kokanee all year long. Needed the 6XD to get down low enough in the water column. And there's just something awesome about the sudden impact of a crankbait attack.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBrush PilesThat is not a mistake on my bass selection. I've been fishing this beautiful lake for 5 years now and have never caught anything but Spotted Bass....until last Saturday. I couldn't believe my eyes when I pulled in that smallie! Anyway...I was crushing it with my standard wacky rig Sexy Shad Senko, but I noticed the fish were slightly suspended off the bottom. So I went to a drop shot with the 6th Sense Glitch and just tore it up from then on. If it was a submerged tree/bush, I would slide that senko by them. And if I came across a sudden shelf drop off, I would get them with the drop shot. Another amazing day on my favorite lake in the world!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Finally had some fun catching with something other than a wacky rig. Not that I'm complaining....I just like using different tactics and getting them to work. I was using the Cloud 9 Crank bait to search them out on points. And then would move in close and crush with the Zoom Trick Worm on a Texas Rig. I love the Okeechobee Craw pattern here at Bullards. The Spotties can't lay off that sparkly blue back. The water temp up another 5 degrees since two weeks ago...
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLedges
First time out with my new Lew's Custom Lite and I paired it with the Shimano Flouro....great combo! I was catching spotties using several methods, but the best results today came from the 6th Sense Crush 50X Crank Bait in the Black Magic pattern. It was deadly pulling up lateral to shelfs and drop-offs and then casting right down the line. Any fish holding in the area couldn't resist! And the water is so clear, you can actually watch them come up and hit it. What a blast!!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
The spotties are finally moving up to spawn. Dropping a wacky rig with a Yamamoto Sexy Shad Senko right on the shoreline and slow twitching it back was money! I had a 1/16th oz nail weight at the top just to get the right tilt on the Senko. Caught a few on the 6th Sense Provoke as well....but it was wacky rig day at Bullards! And that Lew's Custom Pro is an amazing reel!!!!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePoints
After spending the morning hunting offshore for a legendary lunker Bullard's Bar spotty....no luck there...I headed back in for an afternoon of working the shoreline with a trusty 5" Yamamoto Senko on a Texas Rig. I was cherry picking points and ledges, and also spent some time in a couple coves that offered some tree cover. I would post up about 20 feet off shore, and cast right to about 2 feet deep. Then a slow , twitchy retrieve would do the trick. It was another epic day out on my favorite lake!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Had to go way up river to get away from the Memorial Day wake boarders....ugh! The lake is just about at 100% capacity and with so much new dirt underwater, the water was as muddy as I've ever seen it. So I had to adjust to dark colors to break thru. The bass were definitely up on shore and they weren't really responding to reaction baits...So bring in the wacky rig using a Midnight Senko. That did the trick and I was catching all day long. Had a blast....as usual.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePoints
This is my third report in a row with amazing results using the 6th Sense Provoke Jerk Bait, Shad pattern. It was rainy all day, about 25 degrees colder than it's been for over a week...so wasn't sure what the spots were going to be doing...turns out they were roaming the points. At midday, I thought I finally hooked into one Bullard's legendary bign's only to be surprised with my first ever double hook-up with two 2 pounders. Does that count as 4 pounder??? If this picture doesn't convince you to hit that Hot Bait link and try some of these provokes....well...
