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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Hitting banks, shallow, this guy was tucked up shallow against steel
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
48°
Pretty decent day smallies were spread out amongst different types of structure, about 14 - 15ft
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Simple Texas rig setup with a 1/4oz Queen Tackle Tungsten flipping weight. These fish are all spawn up on hard bottom and lay downs. Cover a lot of water to find the bigger fish on beds and use this Texas rig to catch them quicker and more efficiently (more fun too). They are seeing a lot of dropshots and Ned’s and can become tough even for smallies on beds but they could not stand the Berkley Crash Craw.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
58°
Fishing weed lines and shallow points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Pretty straightforward. Fish were hitting this on a slow-roll. Caught a few roamers but the majority were in weeds that were still present from last year(sparse). Fish were shallow too. All were caught in 5 feet or less.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Points leading to shallow spawning flats are where the fish are currently holding prior to spawn. Casting from the flat off the point produced numerous fish in the 3-5 pound range. Try different colors and cadences until they commit and eat it.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
8-10 feet of water in and around points was the ticket. Boat position was crucial as you had to cast parallel to the drop and keep your bait right in there faces. Casting up onto the point or off the point into deep water yielded nothing.
