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Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
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Water Temperature
83°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
83°
First time at Pardee, so it took me a little bit to get the lay of the land and figure things out. As usual, I tried lots of different techniques, but success for me always seems to come from finesse tactics. It was a beautiful day, after a couple of weeks of very hot weather (110+), it was cloudy and only got to 95 degrees outside. The water was pretty warm, so the fish seemed to be looking to cool down. I had some initial success with a drop shot (Strike King KVD Dream Shot in Blue Craw) anywhere close to submerged laydowns. But most of those seemed to be in the 1-1.5 lb range. My real success came when I used the Zoom Magnum Trick Worm (7" in Plum) on ledges, where the water was cooler at the drop offs. Much better fish in those locations. I would cast back towards the ledge, let it sink all the way down and slow drag back. I'll definitely come back to Pardee for more of that.
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10/29/22
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
3 Fish between 8:30-11:00 then shut off. Talking with other Kayakers very slow bite after 11:00. Drop shot bite was 20' of water on drop-offs. 0 crank bait bites, tried several colors and types (deep dive/lipless). All 3 fish were small mouth, several large mouth by other anglers.
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