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Mark CrediBronze AmbassadorSpecies
CrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFished June 9 to the 15th. Crappie in 8 to 10 feet, Gills 4 to 6 feet, Northern Pike anywhere! Limited out all 3 guys. Crappies 10 to 15 inches, most Gills 7 to 9 inches with a few 10s. Mostly beetle spin. Hardly used any other baits.
Chris StelterBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Smallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBouldersFinding sand with boulders mixed was most productive areas. Having orange on the bait seemed to a little better as well.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLily PadsCaught fish throwing the Magdraft around openings in the lily pads. Bass were chasing bluegills up shallow. Used the swim jig doing the same thing
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Find the rocks and find the bass. Rock piles and rocky points were best for concentrated fish (think windy buoys). Lots of smallies with the occasional green bass mixed in. Small swimbaits, chatterbaits and jerkbaits got paid. Picked up occasional fish along rocky shorelines. Struggled fishing the weeds with Texas rigs.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Targeted rock piles that would run about 30 feet out into the water in the 6-15ft of water. I would change between throwing a DT-8 all the way up to a DT-14 depending on the depth and how tall the boulders were. The bluegill color I tagged above was the key to getting all the bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
First time to Pelican, very interesting lake. Fished the west side mainly for 2 days. Very shallow, flat lake with so much grass. Ended up keying in on an awesome frog bite. Fish were not tucked on the shoreline, but rather around emergent grass or floating mats in the middle of the bays. Great size quality of fish as well. Didn’t have time to really chase the smallmouth around, but there are so many rock/sand/grass transitions that I found on my mega360 that would definitely be spot to look at.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Largemouth in thick and emerging cabbage grass on a white buzzbait. Largemouth on laydowns with a yum dinger. Smallmouth on the reef edges also on a yum dinger.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Cranking a DT6 in mildly weeded areas near boulders. Rip crankbait through the grass or in openings pausing between rips. Also some medium sized LM were inside of the weedline or in shallow laydowns. Bluegill Swim jig was the bait of choice.
