Rappahannock River
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Largemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsFished the incoming tide all morning. Bite was slow as to be expected with those conditions. It was a cool morning and I couldn’t buy a topwater bite (lost one at the kayak on a buzz toad). I caught the fish in the picture on a shakey head and plum trick worm.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructurePoints
Early morning topwater bite on the Rappahanock was slow. Had an outgoing tide and the bite should have been there, but the water was stained chocolate milk. Couldn’t hit anything on the spook, but the Canterbury buzz toad got a few. I caught the fish shown on the point of a feeder creek into the main stem of the river where there is some submerged timber.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsThrowing Shakey heads on laydowns in the rappahanock. Had an outgoing tide and overcast sky’s. I was using a 1/8 oz Scott Canterbury head, working the worm with the current in the same direction of the tide. Zoom Plum Trick Worms are becoming my one of my favorite colors to throw on a shakey head. I use the Falcon Lowrider Shakey Head rod with a 2500 size Daiwa Fuego reel. In the $130 price range, the Lowriders are one of my favorite series of rods. I own 5 of them now.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationTook the kayak back down to the Rappahannock this morning and found an area of submerged Hydrilla. We caught them on Poppers and buzz toads before the sun got too high. After that I switched to wacky worms and a buddy of mine was throwing a drop shot. I caught a few more on the wacky rig, but he flat out smoked them on the drop shot.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Water level was up after the recent storm surge and the top water bite was on all morning. I was focusing on submerged Hydrilla. The skitter walk and Canterbury buzz toads were the top performers on the day
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
Took my Old Town Sportsman 120PDL kayak in the Rappahannock river. I had an incoming tide and even though the outgoing tide produces better, I still managed to catch a couple. I was fishing a weightless wacky rigged yum dinger (June bug).
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureBaitfish
Fishing the creek mouths/drains of the rappahanock on an outgoing tide. The KVD 1.5 in Sexy Shad color performed better then a few other lures I threw today.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Caught the early morning topwater bite throwing buzz toads overtop of submerged Hydrilla. Caught the tide wrong, but I landed 4 before the bite turned off.
