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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation6/4/22 Pt. 2 - After my clients wanted to see some variety other than sight fishing bedding smallmouth we chased after largemouth and pike. One of the clients enjoyed the sight fishing experience and used a whacky rig to continue doing so for largemouth. The other was using a Venom spinnerbait and caught largemouth and pike throwing into open water. Grand total in 8 hours we ended up with 68 bass and 29 pike caught...a very successful day for Xstream Bassin' Guide Service!
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureStumps6/4/22 Pt. 1 - The smallmouth are in full blown spawn mode and very aggressive on baits in their bed. While doing a guide trip for Xstream Bassin' Guide Service, we chased smallmouth for the first 4 hours and caught 30+ in the 1.5 - 3.5 range with our two biggest weighing in just under 4. Key bait was a TRD CrawZ in multiple colors. A rotation between green pumpkin, the deal, and greasy pawn worked best.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
5/21/2022 - Absolute beat down on the pre spawn largemouth today. It seemed like it was every cast. I was burning a Rat L Trap over submerged vegetation in 4-7 feet of water. It was a bit windy and I had the most success on the weed beds closest to wind blown banks, but the key was to stay 50 - 60 yards off the bank in open water. 54 bass in only 4 hours made for non stop action and a very fun day.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Water temp ranged from 68 to 72 degrees. Can fish the submerged vegetation for smallmouth and largemouth throwing rattling traps over the top. At times needed to be on inside edge and others needed to be on the outside edge. The small northerns were the biggest problem with this approach. Switched to slip bobber and targeted the rock piles and could find small schools of smaller smallmouth but were able to pull a few 18-20” smallmouth out!
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinFishing outside weedlines with a chatterbait primarily, water temp mid 70s.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock PileStumbled upon an aggressive offshore bite. Fish were schooled up and related to deep rock piles and reeds, particularly those with coontail in 8-16’. Also worked the rock/sand transitions of Walleye Point. In addition to dropshotting, dragging and even vertical jigging a simple jig worm boated several nice smallmouth.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSummerStructureDocksSkipping shallow docks on Roy, water temp mid 70s, smallmouth and largies mixed bag under and around docks.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureDocks
Smallmouth on piles were not biting and were being incredibly finicky. We went to flip docks and cracked a few Smallies on some of the deeper docks.
