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DrumTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSummerStructureDamWe fished live crayfish.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureRip RapI launched in Fulton NY and targeted rip rap banks. I used a Berkley Hit Worm and rigged it shaky head style. The fish seemed to be holding in current near rip rap.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
I located the smallmouth in moving water near rocky banks. The smallmouth were feeding on crawfish in 4-6ft of water.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Smallmouth crush the dropshot on the rocks, boulders, and drop offs near riprap bank and in current especially. Especially in current.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
The bass were holding near deeper water, I would throw my hover rig close to shore and twitch it back to my boat. The bass were hitting the hover rig when it would stop twitching.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureRip Rap
The smallmouth were in the current breaks sitting in 3-4ft of water.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureRock PileCaught this 18.5 inch Smallmouth on the inside edge of a bend in the river dragging a ned over and around rock piles. They were orienting downstream of marker buoys hugging the bottom. I was casting upstream and working downstream with the current. Simply lift your rod tip and reel in the slack. Had one shortly after this bite as I was reeling to make another cast right at my kayak.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
The smallmouth were holding close to bottom near rip rap and they were feeding on crawfish.
