New Bullards Bar Reservoir
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Spotted BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructurePointsFantastic day out there. I guess the lake is in post spawn, so they're moving away from the edge and starting to eat again. I caught my larger fish on 6th Sense C15 Crank Bait. But as you can see from my picture, I was also hooking into some nice ones with a 6th Sense Jig head paired with a Divine Swimbait in Ghose Ice Minnow. For someone who spends a lot of time finesse fishing, it was so fun to power fish with those baits. And I'll say it again. The Shimano Mastiff Flourocarbon is bullet proof. I had that line scraping rock all day and never had a problem!
- 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 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)SeasonSummerStructurePoints
My first time out with the Geecrack Bellows Stick. They are incredible the way they flutter in the water. Spotties couldn't stay off them.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Trailer Fixed and I'm back in business. So that meant my first trip out was Bullard's Bar. Still hunting for that lunker...but what a day I had fishing boulders and drop offs. Definitely the hot bait was a Texas Rig using a 3/8 Tungsten weight and Strike King Cut-R worm in the June Bug color. I find that at Bullard's, a blue/purple color works best on any finesse baits, no doubt because those bass like eating the kokanee in that lake. Non stop action. I caught larger fish than my picture attached...but the background shows you why it's such a beautiful lake to fish.
- 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 BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Had a great day on my favorite lake within 100 miles of my home. It was a very hot, sunny and still day. The fish didn't want to work too hard, so slowing things down with a Strike King Magnum Dreamshot, Blue Craw RedFlake did the job. I actually started off with plum colored finesse worm wacky rigged on my drop shot. But I only had three of those and was out of them fairly quickly. They were the only plum colored finesse worms I had. So after trying a few other colors with no luck, I switched over to the Magnum Dreamshot....20 fish later, I called it a day.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedges
I love this lake! First off....the Gee Crack Bellows Stick is fast becoming a favorite when I'm using a drop shot. It flutters so naturally, that even with a slow and steady return, it's wobbling all over the place. And the Natural Pro Blue is a perfect imitation for the kokanee those Spotties love to feed on. They can't resist. Those Woo Drop shot weights are pretty nice also. They slip through rocks and cracks very easily and if it does get hung (not often) the fact they slip off your line instead of breaking off your entire set-up saves you a lot of hooks and baits. Also, a strong recommendation for the Zoom Trick Worm in Plum for your Texas Rig set-up.
