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  • Jon

    Silver Ambassador

    4/25/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Texas Rigs (Worming)

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    Lake was lowered over the off season causing a very tough bite.
  • Gregory Krukemeier

    Bronze Ambassador

    4/24/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Soft Swimbaits (Lg)

    • Structure

      Points

    • Forage

      Perch

    Lake Temp 54, Bass are starting to come up especially in the early morning hours. 6ft was the magic depth on this day. Fished points and old lily pad stalks. 23lb 5 bag on 4-23-22. Bite diminished after 9am and moved a lot power fishing after 9am.
  • Jon

    Silver Ambassador

    5/17/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Pre-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Soft Swimbaits (Lg)

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    • Forage

      Crappie

    Makes and some smaller females are up shallow. Some beds. Larger main lake females have not made their way up shallow yet. Largest catches are mid lake, slow-mid rolling burrito at or near bottom with little quick changes in retrieve cadence.
  • Gregory Krukemeier

    Bronze Ambassador

    6/13/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Swim Jigs

    • Structure

      Matted Grass

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    Hack Attack Swim Jig with a Rage Bug Trailer, Rage Swimmers 4-3/4 with 1/2oz jig heads. Texas rigs are also producing. The active fish are mostly in the new coontail mats.
  • Gregory Krukemeier

    Bronze Ambassador

    6/20/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Blade Baits

    • Structure

      Ledges

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    Water Temp Dropped to 74. Active fish still shallow, but are also on the ledges, especially on ledges near deeper water.
  • Chance Nelson

    Silver Ambassador

    7/3/24

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Topwater Walking

    • Structure

      Baitfish

    Watched wakes and pops along edge of shore above vegetation. Walked spook-style bait in the area with varied retrieve speeds.
  • Gregory Krukemeier

    Bronze Ambassador

    7/19/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Crankbaits 7'-12'

    • Structure

      Baitfish

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    Bass are moving onto deeper pastures as the summer pattern heats up. Getting quality fish on Strike King Series 5 and 5XD Cranks..
  • Robert Pete Spencer

    Bronze Ambassador

    9/1/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Texas Rigs (Worming)

    • Structure

      Matted Grass

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    Swimming the Cut-R worm through vegetation and over cover (lay downs) has been the ticket. Also popping it off the bottom in 6-10 ft is a good technique when they are aggressively feeding.
  • Robert Pete Spencer

    Bronze Ambassador

    9/7/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Bladed Jigs

    • Structure

      Submerged Vegetation

    • Forage

      Shad

    Use chatterbait above submerged grass and near lay downs. Also look tor schooling fish, on points and bring it past them.