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Jeremy@RippinBassBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Lake WhitefishTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/BasinWalking banks casting into open water. Skipjack herring. Tennessee tarpon
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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsWas retrieving it by slow reeling and popping evrry few seconds after i switched to topwater because the cicadas landed on the water and got popped by some bass
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Body SwimbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Found a decent bite in and around the ledges of flats. Beware catfish love this as well. You will have to cover a ton of water to find fish that will commit, but patience is key. Retrieve at a moderate pace and prepare to be pummeled.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureShad
They are on bait. Don’t waste time combing the ledges yet, we are still a few weeks out. Head shallow and cover water. If they are there you will find them.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsWind has been unrelenting but not crazy. This has the small jaws pushed up off of main lake points. You will have to run and gun until you find them, but it will be worth the gas money if you find the right ones. The water clarity has dinged a bit, but this has seemingly enhanced the bite. A secondary pattern and a reliable way to catch numbers of largies is running docks. When you find them with the moving baits, it will pay off to circle back with something slow (wacky rig, shakey head, drop shot, Ned rig).
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Water temp is in the mid 60s and even 70s so go shallow and start flipping
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Fish grass around docks
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedges
Was fishing with soft jerk baits with a free rig using a pegged drop weight. Minnows were on the move and the smallies were feeding up. Winds were up but the weather was nice with a few drops of rain mixed in. Only caught a few keepers and a ton just shy of that. Lost a few that were much larger, but all in all it was a great day on the water. Again, the reel I used is the ark gravity bfs reel. Great for light baits, and they are tired of seeing the bigger stuff.
