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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureLaydowns- Species
Largemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationThis was the BASS state tournament on pools four and five. Day one and day two we had a big school of largemouth on a sand drop with hard bottom and weeds, which was very successful both days and then had one wing down that was producing better than average smallmouth. Ended the tourney in 10th and had 28 for two days.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureRock PileMain channel wing dams producing bigger bluegills and some walleyes. finding about 6-10' depth range and a deeper large wing dam with a decent current seems to be the the best. small jigs or just a sinker and small hook worked best. Also caught a few walleyes on flat sided mid running crankbaits.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureBaitfish
Found smallmouths in numbers with ned rigs along rocky shores, but found size with topwater on schooling fish. Caught about 30 fish in 4 hours, biggest being 18 inches on a spook, but average size was around 12-14 inches.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSummerStructurePoints
In early August the river was fishing pretty wide open, you can find frog fish in the slop, largies & smalies on wingdams & sand drops. Also cut banks and wood cover were producing key fish as well. Bone colored walking and popping baits were very good around sand drops and current points. Dark colored frogs very effective around duck weed. Natural colored creature baits flipped around wood banks were good for key fish as well. Current was key for all these situations.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonFallStructureShad
That time of year. Shad chasers are everywhere on the Mississippi so grab a topwater and look for schooling fish off grass edges and flats. I chose a spinning rod because the bait was smaller so I went with a smaller popper to match the hatch.
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CrappieTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSummerStructureLedgesWorking a hair jig though lay downs over a large deep ledge (15’ of water)
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
