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Largemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsFound tons of fish off the lake’s only point. They were stacked up just off the top of where the bottom drops from 6’ to 15’ FOW. Cast it from off shore past the school and rolled the crank bait right through them. Caught a bunch small ones and a handful of nice ones.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Find the submerged vegetation with baits.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Trolling over submerged vegetation at 6’ and targeting shadows was the key on a sunny May Day with a water temp of 64° the bass will be settling into the spawn any day now. Bass mainly struck on a reaction bite.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLily Pads
Mid May - Water temps are in the right spot, but the main wave of bass have not made the push to the shallows to spawn. Two techniques produced a large number of fish. First slow rolling a 1/4-3/8oz jig with Menace grub around submerged grass & emerging fresh lily pads & stems. Secondly, fan casting a 5" General or Dinger w/ weedless Neko hook wacky style around any pockets of vegetation or visible shallow cover. The spawn should start full on any day.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReeds
Caught some frog fish but fish really preferred a soaked deps or senko with a slow sink rate.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fishing for postpawners over milfoil flats as well with weed edges that have pondweed mixed in. Burning a chatterbait when the wind was higher proved to be effective as well as a swim jig in calmer areas.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
Cover water and fish what’s in front of you with a chatterbait, look for inside weedlines and docks with bait around
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDocks
Skipping a wacky rigged Senko under docks and over hanging trees produced some large mouth bass in the evening.
