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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructurePointsMLF BFL Super Tournament. Cloudy w/heavy rain Water temp was 78° with some stain. Caught 3 keepers for 8.07 lbs. Key bait was a 6" Powerbait worm Texas rigged. My partner caught his 4 keepers on a Rage bug flipping shallow grass and wood. We spent most of our time in the very back of Barton creek. Special thanks to Redemption Rods. I used their 7' heavy action rod to land my key fish which allowed me to finish day one in 4th place.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Day two Music City BFL Super. Steady rain and 70°. Water was 78° and they were ripping current. I had a rough day and only caught one keeper but my Pro (Josh Trammel) caught a 12 lb limit on a Zara Spook over shallow grass. Congrats to Josh who took 2nd place in a very talented Pro field of anglers!
Music City AnglerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonSummerStructureLedgesRunning a Damiki rig up and down creek channels picking off suspended bass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Shad are running in some thick schools still. Hot during the day and getting cooler at night. Tried hard jerk baits and no luck. They wanted the soft jerk bait action. Caught 5 total like this. In the shallows chasing the shad to the back. Early morning bite was good, slowed down to little or nothing in the afternoon.
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Spotted BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationActual bait is a Berkley Flicker Shad. The pattern I used was the "HD Threadfin Shad". Shallow water with vegetation. Also, near shaded areas with structure. 2-4ft of water.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinTransition has started. Although smallies were still hanging in the creek channels, starting to get cooler at night with the same high temps during the day. Tossing a jig in the shade lines still works ok but they are starting to slow down a bit.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureBaitfish
Got started at daybreak to practice for a tournament this Saturday. Did not get a bite until I found loads of shad in 3-5 ft of water close to grass. The Azuma popper and a Rapala Husky Jerk got me ten keeper bass. Nothing big, but I had over nine pounds. Weather was warm and sunny at about 82 degrees. Water temps were from 67- 74 degrees.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureRiver Channels
Fished at the Gallatin Steam Plant. Just at sunset the Spotted bass moved in the channel and started hitting the Spook just about every cast. Then a 3.25 lb LM slammed hit. Hit the last deep hole before the channel hits the main river channel.
