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Largemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureStanding TimberFished around reeds and cypress trees. The majority of the bites came on a moving bait like bladed jigs and spinnerbaits and underspins. Had the Shimano Mastiff flouro tied on and brought through some tough cover. It never let me down.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReedsTargeted new lilly pads, cedar trees, and reeds. The reeds were the most productive for me, especially in protected coves, since the wind had a lot of giddy up of 15mph
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLily PadsThey were crushing moving baits like the Motion Fishing swim jig and the Berkley Power Blade alongside the reeds and through the scattered lilly pads. The Spro flappin frog was getting smoked as I was swimming it over the top of the lillies.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLily Pads
Launched the boat just before sunrise. Idled over to the pad fields with a 3/8 oz black and blue 6th sense divine swim jig with a twin tailed grub in black with blue flake and locked it into my hands until 9:30. I caught 10 bass from sunrise until 9:30 and then the bite shut off with the swim jig. I did manage to catch one solid pre-spawner amazingly in the pads leading into a spawning flat. She went 8 lbs. After the swim jig bite shut down I tied on a 3/16 oz vmc worm weight and a 3/0 EWG trokar and started crawling a cut’r worm through the grass. I managed to catch another 5 bass with one going about 3 pounds. The rest of the fish were a pound or under. The swim jig was getting the better bites for sure.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationUsed the Mastiff 16lb line to bump a squarebill crankbait and a Berkley Power Blade through the old lily pad stems and hugged floating vegetation edges to get some reaction bite throughout the evening. The line casts very well and I could feel some pretty good feed back from it. Also, tossed the Spro frog at the base of the cypress trees to get a few topwater bites.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLily Pads
Launched the boat just after sunrise and idled through the fog to my starting spot on the east end of the lake. I started the morning off throwing a 3/8 oz. 6th sense divine swim jig in dark water gill. I had a 6th sense stroker craw in green pumpkin burst as my trailer. I was fishing it on the 7’ 3” Brandon Cobb mag medium heavy with a Lew’s Speed Spool LFS. 7.5:1 I had 30 lb braid spooled up. I was throwing the jig around old Lily pad stems and reeling it in at a slow to medium retrieve giving the rod tip an occasional twitch of the rod tip. It didn’t take long to get bit and I did not lay down that set up until 9:30. I caught 10 bass that went a little over 14 and had a chance at a 16 pound limit but had 2 solid ones jump off shortly after the hook set. Once the sun came up, I switched to a weightless wacky worm throwing it up in the cypress knees and caught a few that didn’t help the overall bag, but it’s still a fun bite. I used stick bait I pour myself. It is a green pumpkin/blue flake.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureMatted Grass
Went out for some evening fishing before sunset and they were hitting top water around the base of the cypress trees and alongside the reed grass edges. Lots of topwater fun!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReeds
Had a little trouble finding them, got a few on a shallow diving square bill (0-4ft) and a swimjig with a X-zone lures pro swammer as a trailer.
