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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureReedswater temp was in the low to mid 60's windy cool in the morning warming to 70 by afternoon. Bag of 5 was near 17lbs. fish were very active till 10ish. Throwing a white chatterbait in the reeds produced a lot of early fish. if there is any foil left a black/blue jig picked up a few more fish in 8-10'. you can access Sullivan from this lake but it didn't seem to produce as well. fished the same type of structure also a jig around docks
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureLily PadsI’m addicted to throwing the ToadZ. It is the perfect bait for this time of year. They miss it, toss back with a jig.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonFallStructureLily PadsI was out the past couple of nights enjoying the weather and catching bass mostly on top water in the slop. A lot of fish just slapping at the Toadz right now. And a fair number of pike stealing my rigs. Did get into a school of quality bass on the North end of the big island that fell for the Z-Man Big Blade Chatterbait with Z-Man GOAT for a trailer. Keep moving until you see baitfish. A lot of dead water out there and the bass are moving with the baitfish. I quickly moved through an area last night that was dead, which was full of fish a few nights ago.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructurePoints
Water temperature was in the mid-fifties. Air temp 45. Fished the final hour and a half of daylight. Started on a wind protected flat and caught pike on the Big Blade Chatterbait, a wake bait, and spinner bait. Then with the sun about to set moved to points. Got three quality bass on a popper. Then I threw the Dark Sleeper which I just received and got four bass on that. I went and fished 3 more points getting a bite on the final one I hit. It was a 3.75lber that fell for the Big Blade Chatterbait. My best 6 for the night 16.77lbs. Glad I decided to head out. I will be building up a supply of those Dark Sleepers this winter.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructurePoints
Fish up to 3 1/2 pounds on a steep drop off a point. Also caught some off docks on a Yumdinger. Needed the wind to be blowing into the point and docks. Best 5 were 16 lbs 11 oz.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLarge Hair Jigs (Preacher)SeasonFallStructurePoints
The Chicken was getting the job done today. I didn’t get a lot of bites, but when I did and it was a bass over 17.5”.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationGot out the past couple of nights. On the first night the bass were slamming the Toadz in and around pads. Just vicious strikes. Last night I caught a few mostly small bass around docks other than the first one that was 3lbs. Got better size along the inside edge of some reeds. Got my big fish both night’s on weed flats throwing a buzzbait with a Hot Snakes Toadz. That Hot Snakes color is fire on Platte, but the pike love it as much as the bass. The first night I also got a couple quality bites over the weed flat on a Repo Man and Terkel Sprinker.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The SE wind had me choosing to go North in Platte. Not a good choice on this cool evening. I only got two bass. The first was a two pounder that was relating to shallow weeds close to a drop off. The three pounder was caught in 5’ of water next to a rice point on a inside turn. I missed a bite on a frog about a half hour later on that same rice/inside turn. I also got a few pike on the Big Blade Chatterbait.
