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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationI fished the 2nd stop of the Team Trail Outdoors TX tournament trail for 2023 on the lake on 04/08/23 with my tournament partner Iain. It was a nice day, with morning temperatures starting out in the mid 50 degree marks and warming up to about 80 degrees outside by the end of the day. There was a slow northeast breeze all day and it was mostly sunny outside with a few clouds. The water temperatures ranged anywhere from about 63-71 degrees and the water clarity ranged anywhere from about 6 inches of visibility to about 2 feet of visibility. We spent the day fishing submerged vegetation on flats in 2-4 feet of water, as well as the rip rap along the dam of the lake, which Z-Man Jack Hammer Chatterbaits in the 3/8 Ounce Size in the Spot Remover color, with shad colored Lake Fork Trophy Lures Live Magic Shads as the trailer. We were also able to get a few bites with a light texas rigged swimbait, using either the magic shad or a Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper in sexy shad as the bait, just swimming it over the grass flats like we were doing with the chatterbaits. We had probably the worst tournament practice we had ever had the day before, only catching 5 fish total and only 3 small keepers on main lake rock and wood with finesse baits. So, tournament morning we decided to just scrap all of that and go fishing with an open mind for the event, and boy did it pay off. We were able to catch a limit of bass weighing 18.80 pounds in the event which got us 12th place out of 186 teams and a nice check to go with it! Thank you all for reading my reports, good luck out on the water!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fan casting bedding areas
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Flip a senko around laydowns and grass to bedding fish
JBranhamBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationBite was finicky so in order to get a bite on a moving bait I went finesse swim bait.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDam
Big SwimbaitBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureMatted GrassThe fish were really in all three phases. The unusual Winter storm we had in February seems to have the fish confused. The majority of the fish we caught were moving up. We saw a few on beds but not many. The most productive bait was the 1/2 oz Jackhammer in Fire Craw with a Hog Farmer Spunk Shad trailer in Blow Torch in 5 to 7 FOW.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureFlooded Brush
7 keepers 16lbs 8 shorts
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureMatted GrassI fished the Collegiate Bass Trail of Texas tournament on the lake on 04/16/22. It was partly cloudy to overcast all day with a steady south wind to start the morning, and then shifting to a very strong north wind. The outside temperatures throughout the day started in the mid to upper 70's and then dropped into the low 60's and high 50's when the front came through mid day. The water temperature on the lake ranged from 64 - 71 degrees and the water clarity ranged from 6 inches of visibility to about a foot of visibility. We started the morning on a shallow spawning flat we found the day before in practice with a good amount of grass and timber spread throughout it. After catching one fish early on a buzzbait and having a few missed opportunities on a frog, we started using a chatterbait to cover the edges of the shallow grass targeting fish cruising the spawning flat, as well as flipping a texas rig at the base of the many cedar trees on the flat to target fish staging to move up on beds. We were also able to catch a few later in the day flipping the tires at the mouth of the marina on the lake that proved to be some key culls. Doing this, we were able to catch a limit weighing 18.36 pounds, which was good enough to get us 8th place and a check in the tournament. I have put a picture of our bag from the tournament below. Ray Roberts is fishing very good right now and the fish are moving up, so go get on the water! Thank you all for reading and good luck!
