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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureDamFish a soft jerkbait rigged on a spinning rod in the strong current. Mix up your colors often to trigger more bites. White, bone, and chartreuse colors are productive. Swim baits casted and retrieved slowly can also trigger bites from smallmouth and largemouth if a drum doesn’t pick it off first. Patience is key.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureDamFinished the MLF Choo-Choo Division as the AOY for co-anglers. The bite was super tough on Pickwick but was able to get a key bite close to the dam in slack water on a Sexy Dog. Thank you to the whole MLF BFL staff for putting on 5 great events in the Choo-Choo division this year.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonFallStructureRiver Channels
Tough day in Choo Choo Div. BFL. We fished grass edges in 8-10" behind islands. Had four bites all day but put'em all in the boat. Day 1 Results Pickwick Lake RANDY WILSON Place: 15 Catch: 6-8
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureShadFish are in transition and cruising, starting to bust on shad shallow along vegetation and bluff walls. Success with spark shad on smallies along bluff walls near main channel drop offs and in current. Largies were cruising in and out of grass near ledges and flushing shad. Success with flukes or anything weedless you can quick toss up against vegetation walls that are trapping shad around points.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
The fall feed is finally here on Pickwick Lake! All three species of smallmouth, spotted, and largemouth bass are eating shad as they migrate into shallow waters. Laydowns in current offer great structure for big largemouth. Riprap banks are a great current break for spots and smallmouth to ambush baitfish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
The heavy rains have pushed many large fish up into the Laydowns and other structure in current breaks.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureMatted GrassFound fish in the back of creeks in every single place they should be. Keyed in on wood and grass mats where we could find it. Flipping wood and grass mats got some good bites. Walking frog and buzz bait around stumps, brush, bluff walls in the back creeks, and submerged shallow structure produced several 2 pounders. square bill crank got bit on rip rap. Cold front this week should push even more big fish up into the wood and onto the rocks.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Targeting lay downs and boulders
