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WalleyeTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureHumps - Species
Largemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsFish are holding right to cover so don’t be afraid to sit at a lay down for a bit and really pick it apart
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReeds
I was flipping a crawfather in green pumpkin with a 7’6 klx heavy Kistler rod with a tatula sv with 14lb sunline fc sniper. Fishing partner wanted to hold the 6.4 pound largie.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureStumps
Really pick apart every piece of structure that could hold fish. Be patient cause it could take 3 or 4 flips on the same stump or lay down to get bit
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureBaitfishEarly morning topwater bass are a blast. My favorite place to look for biggins with a topwater is around bluegill beds.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Flipping black/blue jig/creature bait along laydowns in the shallow timber in the back of Saddle Creek yielded several largemouth bass during bright sunny days when the bass pushed under cover to hide from the sunlight.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Early in the year when the water is still cool but days are warming, don't sleep on dropping an old school tube next to laydowns. Pulled a nice 20inch 5 pounder out from under a log that was hiding from the overhead mid-day sun. Also found a few active chasers along bridge rip-rap as they were heading back to the shallows from the main lake on a chatterbait.
