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Bob DixonBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileCaught a few nice largemouth fishing from a dock area (bank) with cool conditions and overcast/ rain. Fished from the docks toward and around some rockpiles. Picked up a couple of nice ones on a Texas rigged Senko and another nice one on a Strike King Hybrid Hunter.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePointsFished a club tournament out of Loyston Point. Had to deal with a cold front with rain and gusty wind after a week of mid 80 degree temperatures. Water temperature was steady at around 57.5 degrees. Fished outside points going into spawning areas looking for bait fish near large rock close to deep water. To get bit we had to postion the boat in about 20 feet and work the structure jig into about 8 to 12 feet slowly when the wind was blowing. Caught 2 short and one small keeper on structure jig on the outside bend of the points. When the wind died down would target the same areas with the Megabass Sleeper Craw. Caught my biggest fish over 3 lbs and 2 other keepers as the craw came off large chunk rock. Late afternoon Caught a few short fish on a neko rigged senko un same areas I caught them on the Sleeper Craw. The fish were in a funk and did not want to chase. All the fish caught on the structure jig was bearly hooked yet the Structure Craw were down in the crushers. At weigh-in you could see that the large mouth appeared to have not spawned yet and a majority of the smallmouth appeared to have already spawned. With Temps rising this week the large mouth should be in full spawn mode and smallmouth will be more into a post spawn mode. All and all a good day and a 4th place finish on a wet, cold and tough day.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile45 degree angled banks with chunk rock. Transition areas along the bank are also high percentage areas. Whether it be chunk rock to gravel or slate rock to clay. During the late pre-spawn, fish will hold primarily in the 10-15 ft range.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Fished with the megabass 6" freestyle magdraft today. I targeted docks on main lake and secondary points. Bluebird skies and a light wind is a really good time to throw a swimbait on Norris, so I took advantage of it. The freestyle magdraft is really easy to skip and that is a must when fishing floating docks. There is really no other way to get around all the cables and mechanics if you want to fish areas most people avoid. I like Berkley trilene big game 20lb mono when I doing this. It's cheap but it holds up really well to the wear and tear of the metal cables and anything else the docks can throw at it. I don't do anything special as far as the retrieve. I just skip it up under the dock as far as I can and slow roll it back to the boat.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDam
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePoints
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Blake BrashearsBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsThrowing a 1/2 ounce spinnerbait with a swimbait trailer near laydowns (specifically those leading into spawning pockets) is producing quality largemouth bites. Double willow in all white or white/chartreuse seems to be the most productive with nickel/gold blades.
