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Largemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationFishing the falling tide around grass edges near creek mouths. Fish hanging around hard structure that was near the grass edge and the drop offs.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationTop water bite was on at the Potomac. I was working a Rapala Skitter Walk because I like the size and action better then a spook. We were fishing grass flats in 3’-5’ of water. Guy I was fishing with was throwing a pop-r and he caught them too, but they definitely preferred the walking bait that morning. I caught a few on the black Canterbury buzz toad as well, but there is something about “walking the dog” that is just more fun when you get that blow up.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureLily Pads- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fished the evening on the Potomac. Fished the last of the incoming and the start of the outgoing before daylight ran out. The tide didn’t give us the greatest conditions (last couple hours of outgoing would have been best). I found some success throwing a watermelon red Fluke in the submerged grass and twitching it through. I throw my flukes on my jerk bait/light crankbait rod. I use a snap with the fluke on the superline hook and still get great action on the bait. Light breeze and partly cloudy skies.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureLily PadsSaw a lot of movement in the spatterdock and caught a few flipping/punching near high tide. After the tide went out, caught more on an ozark rig stickbait with a screw lock spinner on the tail along grass edges.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
Flipping pads at low tide was the winning pattern. Caught many fish and they all stayed button with the new Mustadmus Alpha point 2/0 offset hook. Se
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fishing the early morning. Conditions were: overcast sky’s/light rain and an outgoing tide. Caught several bass and a couple snakeheads on the black buzz toad. I was fishing overtop of submerged Hydrilla.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileAggressively working a jerkbait around shoals on the river have been producing above average size limits in evening tournaments
