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Striped BassTechniqueVertical Jigging Deep (20'+)SeasonSummerStructureLedgesMouth of creeks to the “main lake” Graph with side and 2D until you find schools big enough to show up on side scan. Drop the spoon down to the approximate depth of the schools and BIG sweeping pulls and let it fall. Hang on!
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Large)SeasonSummerStructureDocksIn an attempt to cover lots of water I was slow rolling the Magdraft parallel to the openings of docks. Aggressive fish will come out.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
Water very dirty after some spring rains. Caught some post spawners burning cranks across windblown points.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureRip RapI fished the third and final stop of the Team Trail Outdoors TX tournament season with my tournament partner Iain on the lake on 06/15/24 and also fished the lake for the official practice day the day before. In practice, we only caught two fish, but they were a 6.1 and a 3 pounder, with the 6 being caught on a main lake point on a 10 inch worm and the 3 being caught throwing a wacky rig in the marina. During the tournament, we caught 1 of our 2.5 pound keepers on the same main lake point we caught the 6 on the day before, but instead of dragging the big worm I caught it scoping with a damiki rig in 22 feet of water. After that, we picked up another keeper in a marina on the south end of the lake, and then ran as far north as we could up into the river and caught the rest of our limit and culled three times fishing a wacky rig and a chatterbait up super shallow (1-3 feet of water) on a rip rap road culvert. We ended the tournament in 23rd place out of 188 teams with 14.10 pounds (limit pictured with the report) and snagged the last spot inside the money! We also slid up to 5th place out of over 150 teams in the AOY race for the year! The water temperatures on the lake that day ranged from 82 degrees on the south end to 88 degrees up in the river, and water clarity ranged from 3-10 feet of visibility on the south end and half a foot to 1.5 feet of visibility on the north end. It was a bright and sunny day, with morning temperatures starting in the mid 70's and warming up to the mid 90's by day's end, and a steady southeast wind at about 15 mph throughout the day! I hope this report helps you on your next trip out to the lake, tight lines!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureReeds
Finding clean water is key right now! Look towards the backs of the creek channels to find areas where clean water is flowing into the lake. There will be a small school of fish hanging in the mud line. Fish these areas with a finesse setup (weightless senko wacky-rigged). As the sun rises, the bigger fish will cruise the deeper reed beds. Look for reeds that end in 3-5 fow. (Wind-blown reed beds will be best.) Pick these apart for the larger bites.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PileBass are in the middle of the creeks on channel swing banks. Caught many on topwater on these banks until mid-day. Then transition to main lake drains and look for bait. Fished Chatterbait down deep and yoyo'd off bottom. Livescope a big help in this!
Ramsey RomaninBronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsFished May 8th-11th Conditions- Wind: Calm to Light Skies: Overcast, Light Rain, Some Thunder Barometric Pressure: Low Pressure Settled over the area mixing with HIgh Pressure on Occasion creating Nightly Thunderstorms Air Temp: 66-90 Water Temp 72-76 Summary- Targeted Main Lake Points and Rock Ledges with Dropshot and 6" Swimbaits (MagDraft), Threw 3/16 to 1/4 oz dropshot weights depending on wind. Still some small fish spawning behind docks. Majority of fish were post spawn and moving towards summering areas. Slow rolled MagDraft across points and parrelel to ledges. Dropshot Bite existed all day long, Swimbait bite early and on windblown points, needed wind to provoke bite. Lots of follows with no wind. Wait for right conditions.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReeds
Great post spawn bite Flippin deeper reeds
