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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureLedgesFishing ledges on mid lake area Rankin's cove. Bite came in 10 ft of water just off grass bed line. Fish were feeding on shad along ledge. Only one in the morning. Did get a hook up with alabama rig later in day but fish got off at boat. Also fished grass beds near Hales bar marina no hits.
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DrumTechniqueSpoonsSeasonSummerStructureDamThe Nickajack dam was rolling pretty hard. Threw this spoon by the wall into the harder part of the current and the drums were hungry.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureStanding TimberWith the Big Bass Splash happening on Guntersville, I decided to go hit Nickajack up. I started scanning around and found a few schools. They were really weird. It seemed that you would catch one fish and then they would shut down. Never really could get them to fire. Best pattern seemed to be on stumps or standing timber with a drop shot for me. I had some catfish bites on spoons and it was a constant bite. Bass would leave when the spoon came down (saw on Active Target). I hit a standing tree that I found last year and caught a good number off it. With some bigs getting off at the boat or breaking me off by wrapping around the tree. I seemed to get better bites on the worms I soaked in bait fuel the night before. (Tip: Put a 10 or so worms in a zip lock and marinate in Bait Fuel overnight. Restocking you get low as the day goes) Bite did get better when Nickajack dam started pulling water around 1pm.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationFishing soft jerk baits over the drop off with submerged grass. Strikes happened quickly after casting- usually two to four twitches after hitting the water.
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Spotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructurePointsSpinning Rod 20 lb braid to 6 lb fluorocarbon fg knot
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureHumps
Working bait from 12 to 20 ft on 8 lb fluorocarbon on 7 foot Lew’s Mach 1 light action
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
Fishing edge of large matted grass beds in the early morning. Once the sun was up the fish bite was done. Fish hit the under-spin minnow as soon as it hit the water. First fish was with the frog. Went 200 ft and changed to under-spin and never changed back. Caught 10 fish most 1.5 lbs to 3 lbs. Grassbed was matted and edge Was 3-5 ft deep with hydrilla almost to the surface on outside edge. Lots of bream popping in matted grass.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
