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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureRock PileFished pool 8 for a few days this last week and the bass bite was tough. The week started warm and windy and ended cold and windy. Water temps were in the mid to lower 70's. Bass could be found in submerged grass where the water was clear and throwing white spinnerbaits. Sizes were nothing very large. Was able to find some larger smallies dragging a ned rig across rocky points and wing dams. Crankbaits also worked in the same areas. Throwing a frog in duckweed produced some bites but they were not very strong bites and did not come often.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureRock Pile
Day two of phoenix bass league, made the cut and decided to stay on pool 8 rather than make a run. Decided to fish a point with a small scatter rocks. I caught all of my keepers on a ewg ned rig with a simple z-man trd in green pumpkin goby. The key was to just let the bait sit with out any movement. I was only able to weigh three fish as I couldn’t catch anymore overs after my small flurry. The Mississippi is fishing really well right now.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonFallStructureRock Pile
First day of the Phoenix bass fishing league, made a 50 mile run deep into pool 9 and found a small hump with rocks in around 3 feet of water I would slow roll my swim jig to try to roll it on the rocks. This was my key technique that I caught all my keepers on, I was only able to bring 3 to the scales. I also lost two nice smallmouth on a sneak head chatterbait, this bait also produced a few smaller fish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonFallStructureLily Pads
Cold and windy, fished French lake and had luck on the pad edges fished weighted weedless wacky and caught multiple 15" to 16" fish.
Adam RoggeBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureDamFishing ned rigs with orange, green pumpkin, and pb&j colors over wingdams throughout the summer can produce consistent smallmouth fishing. Cast from down-stream and drag/hop the ned rig along the bottom allowing it to maintain contact with the rock as much as possible.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureLedgesFind large rock shelfs with steep ledges. ⁹Work a walking top water slow. Pausing regularly work well to create a bite. If top water isnt working texas riged beaver or a finesse jig on the ledges worked well.
Aidan Bronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFishing a tube trailer for a ned rig head on the Wisconsin side of the pool catching tons of smallmouth on the edge of rock piles on shore
