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Bronze Ambassador
9/27/21
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Tough start to the day with no fish on the frogs or chatterbait. Caught a couple small pike and bass on the outside weed edge with a bluegill colored spinnerbait. The 1/2 oz Dark Sleeper really saved the when fished very shallow. Turned a slow day into a good one with a few quality fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Still a lot of vegetation along the shorelines and surrounding the “islands” for late August, however it’s not quite matted enough for punching effectively. We ended up cruising about 15-25’ from shore and was able to effectively throw spinnerbaits with fluke bait trailers and Texas rigged worms along the weed lines. If fishing within the vegetation, frogging may have been a good option as well but we didn’t end up going that route today. Next time!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
68°
Caught a handful of bass by ripping the slobberknocker through submerged vegetation.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Docks
Northwest corner of the lake. 3-6 feet of water. Run top waters across the whole weed flat and docks
Species
MuskieSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
72°
Took the kayak out for a late afternoon summer trip. Threw the slobberknocker with the green pumpkin ShadZ trailer. Caught this musky on the west side of the lake by tossing it alongside the weed line.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
72°
Evening outing on the kayak. Tossed the slobberknocker with a ShadZ trailer by the edge of the weed line with good results.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
I have had success post spawn fishing the submerged vegetation with either a shad colored willow blade spinner bait with no trailer or a shad colored swim jig with swim bait trailer. I have caught a lot of aggressive male large mouth bass this way especially when fry is present. Less than 6ft of water has been where the majority of the strikes have been.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Flipping docks and lilipads has produced some decent sized large mouth bass. I use about a 1/2 oz bullet weight to get through the pads with either a craw or creature bait soft plastic on a 4/0 EWG hook. Black and blue has been successful for me.
