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Raystown Lake Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureBrush PilesSlow. Slow. Slow! Livescope is a huge help to be able to see your swimbait in accordance to the structure.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonWinterStructureFlooded BrushI used Forward Facing Sonar and Mega 360 to find flooded brush in 20-30 feet of water and hung a damiki rig about 1-2 feet off the bottom where potential fish may have been. Fish would be grouped up and come investigate the damiki rig. The xzone hot shot minnow would go to work on the damiki jig head as you hold it steady making the fish bite.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonWinterStructureBrush PilesTraditional Damiki Rig where I was holding the rig above brush piles where fish may be holding. 1-2 foot off the bottom. Watched fish come investigate and bite!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonWinterStructureLaydowns
Dragging jigs slow making lots of casts at structure.
Joe StanowskiBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Striped BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonWinterStructureStanding Timber- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureBrush Piles
Found fish deep in 30’ plus range. Slow retrieve.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLedges- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureLedges
Fishing in 20-30 foot of water finding isolated schools of bass I was able to convince them to bite slowly working an Xzone Mini Swammer back to the boat keeping the bait near the bottom.
