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Smallmouth BassTechniqueInline SpinnersSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFishing a protected, calm, rocky shoreline during a windy day. Burning a Mepps Aglia Tandem #5 in Red White White color. Landed a 2.5lb smallmouth and 3lb largemouth within 5 casts.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFishing near an island at the edge of a weedbed. Casting to a rock pile with shade from trees in the mid-morning. Lots of bluegill in the area. Was being patient with the drop of the worm and not trying to move it too quickly. Always hit on the way down. Landed 5x 2-3lb largemouth bass.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
In the late evening, bass were popping around the lily pads. I used a couple techniques with the Megabass PopMax where I would slowly retrieve, pause, and pop it. I would also get the bait to swim just under the top creating a tight swimming action. This technique worked best going as slow as I could while keeping it submerged. Both resulted in 3lb+ bass.
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CrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonSummerStructureDocksMy son will use the z-man micro finesse shad fry’s to fish for anything. He has caught everything on them. In this case, a nice 11” crappie came out from under a dock as it was swimming by. They were hiding under the docks and boats the majority of the time but would come out when enticed with the jigs.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersWas fishing Pelican lake the week of Aug. 22nd - Sept 2nd. We were able to catch some fish on moving baits but most came on slower presentations. Most fish came on big boulders around weeds or if we found big rock outcroppings sticking off points or islands that extended out into weeds. The key seemed to find any large rock structure surrounded by weeds and most were in 2-8 feet of water. We were able to catch some fish on a Terminator walking frog or an Outcast tackle heavy cover swim jig with Berkley chigger bug as a trailer. But we caught most of our fish with finesse presentations. A neko rigged Zoom trick worm or a small 3" craw on a 1/8oz jig head produced the most fish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Look for rocks in 2 to 8 feet with grass around them. Best bass lake I ever fished
- 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.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersFished the first week of September. Found largemouth and some smallmouth around rock and boulders near weeds. Caught very few in just weeds, best areas were rock structures with weeds close by or where both were mixed, especially hard edges of weed and rock transitions. 6th sense lipless and swimbait and Outkast swim jig produced the most bites, and a Texas rigged baby brush hog produced when you needed to slow down.
