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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureShadAfternoon/evening bite along tules.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructurePoints
Fish were positioned just outside of main lake points. All fish caught were strictly eating shad or fry as none had red lips from craw crunching. Also spoke to a boater who was strictly flipping with a craw bait and ended up getting skunked that day. I fished 10 hours and was averaging a fish an hour. Also caught a large 14 oz bluegill that ate the 2.8 Keitech as well as a 1 lb 3 oz crappie on the 2.8 Keitech also. I also modified the Keitechs by adding a chartreuse tail with the Spike It marker to mimic the bluegill after seeing a couple with bright tails. Perfect match!!
rocketsurgeonBronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsShad spawn was going off , bass keying in on small minnow profiles. My youngest daughter was the hot stick.
BigC149Bronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBaitfishStarted off with top water in the morning. River 2 sea popper and megabass pop max. Then moved to Berkley stunna and a green pumpkin football jig with a Yamamoto flappin hog on the back. Up river they were busting on the surface chasing bait. Caught them every other cast cycling through baits. Slow drop off banks with wood and alittle bit of rock was the ticket. Steep banks had fish but the big ones were around almost do nothing banks with wood and small rock. Grass helped but it wasn’t a necessity. Towards the damn we found fish flipping outside of the new tullies infront of the old ones that were submerged with a wacky rig. More area oriented than spot oriented. Found a couple schools of fish up river but by the dam they were more spread apart.
- JoeBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
- rocketsurgeonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Bass are still keyed on the shad spawn, needed to go with a reaction bite. Burning a lipless over the grass was the answer. Tight lines!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructurePoints
Fish were hot for the MMIII today. My buddy out-fished me 5:1 using dropshot with this worm. He caught 10 including a 4.5 pounder on 7 lb. test line and 1/4 oz. weight.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
I love Margarita this time of the year: frog city! Nothing beats that explosion through the mat. You can also punch through thru the snot: target a hole and flip into it. Tungsten weight the best, more weight with less size. Punching is a reaction bite; 9 time out of the you'll get hit on the fall
