New Bullards Bar Reservoir
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Spotted BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonWinterStructurePointsI hesitated to come back so soon after last weeks epic day, trying not to be disappointed. And although today wasn't quite as good, it was still an amazing day and I think I'm onto a pretty good pattern. The spotties are definitely in gorge mode. I was able to locate certain points where they had pushed a school of kokanee up against the point at about 40 feet deep and they were feasting. I would drop the spinnerbait to the bottom and slow roll it in from there. It's definitely where the larger spots can be found. Water temp is dropping pretty fast.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonWinterStructurePoints
Perfect day on my favorite lake. And the quality of fish was out of this world. (That's a 3lb 10 oz beauty in the pic) I had a hard time picking my Hot Bait for this report, because there were several. But I rarely tie on a spinner bait...which may change after this day. I went from point to point until I would see a pinned up school of kokanee up against a point, hit my spot lock and start hauling them in. Usually about 40 feet deep and as soon as my bait would hit the bottom, I would slowly twitch/jerk it back and I would hook up on every other cast. It was fast and furious for about 15 minutes and then they would disperse... then the search was on for the next school. Fantastic day!!!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonWinterStructurePoints
Don't fall over that this isn't a finesse report. Today was my first time out with my new set up with Lew's Pro Casting Reel, teamed up with a St Croix Trigon Rod. And just WOW! I was bombing that Crank Bait 50% farther than anything I had in the boat before. What a difference it makes having those baits in the strike zone for a longer period of time! I love the look and action on those 6th Sense Crank Baits!!! Side Note: That bass in the picture got me to my goal of 240 bass for the year....and there's still 6 weeks left to pile on...
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonWinterStructurePoints
Finally got my car out of the shop...again. That meant an immediate run up to my favorite lake to go big Spottie hunting. I really focused on using a drop shot in 30-45 feet of water off submerged points. The elusive monster Spottie is still lurking out there. Best one of the day for me was a 3 pounder. I really had to slow everything down. With the water and air temps dropping quickly, their bites were very subtle. Sorry, no pics this time around. I left my phone in the car.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSpybaitsSeasonWinterStructureStumps
Took the W on this pond. Never fished it before but was rather easy to figure this place out. Right now the pattern is changing daily and throughout the day so you just have to adapt and keep moving. Start out on points, Move to secondary points, cuts, creeks, ditches, clay, isolated rock etc. Try it all until you find the better bite. Right now there is not a lot of fish up shallow. Most fish are deep or suspended. Getting a fish over 1.5lbs is very hard. 1-1.5lbs is good. You can even still get a topwater bite going if you want. Your best bet to get a big bite is to fish dangerously (to the fish's health) deep 50-80+ or to target suspended fish in open water. That being said I targeted my fish in the mornings with moving baits. Cranking with a 10-15' diver, X-Nanahan +2 and throwing a spybait or small swimbait when I saw fish suspended. Once the sun came up and the fish pulled out I decided to keep fishing the 0-30' range with a hula grub. As the day progressed I switched to isolated stumps with the hula grub and occasionally would mix in the spy bait and neko rig. The biggest fish came on the spybait. My rods of choice were a variety of ALX rods
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonWinterStructurePoints
Anyone who has read one of my Bullards Bar reports knows I'm in constant search for the elusive monster spotties that are in this lake. Thank goodness we get to catch tons of their smaller cousins while we're out huntin' the big boys... Today, it was a drop shot in about 20 feet of water that was working. It seemed like the most productive spots were on the upwind side of points. I love those VMC Drop Shot hooks. Makes the rig so easy. And the Strike King Baby Z's are amazing.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructurePoints
Another great day at Bullards, with lots of different rigs getting it done. Thankfully, wake boarders are petering out, so was able to stay on the main body all day. Did most of my damage with a drop shot in 25-35 feet of water. The Strike King Magnum was money! However...I've been chasing one of those monster Spots that roam these waters for 3 years now, and I finally got into one with a Wacky Rig Senko in Sexy Shad pattern. Would love to show you a picture...but it broke my line before I could land it...I was so shook up, it took me a good 15 minutes to even make another cast. It had to be in the 7 to 8+ Pound range to fight like it did. Two days later and I'm still replaying what I could have done differently to land her...UGH!!!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonWinterStructurePoints
I forced myself off shore and spent most of my time at 25feet. I've been hunting down one of Bullard's legendary huge spots and came as close as ever, hooking into a massive, rod bending, line stripping slab, that I sadly wasn't able to land. So I had to settle for some 1.5-2 pounders. But another beautiful day on my favorite lake. In talking with some guys at the dock on my way in, it sounds like I should have moved even further out to the 40 foot depth. Next week...
