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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationPost spawn fish were tight to the outside weed edge today. Fish wanted something with a faster fall and flapping craw tail profile. You’ll see my Dad in the picture and he got his on a Strike King Rage Craw With a 3/8oz swagger tungsten weight Texas rigged. I was catching on that same setup and on a 1/2 oz outkast RT jig in blue black with a black netbait paca chunk Sr. The bigger fish were a little harder to find today but we got a few and good numbers of fish over 2lb. Great Lake
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Water temp was 65 degrees and seemed to be cooler than other area lakes by 1-2 degrees. Has large amounts of grass mats across the water surface across the whole lake. Was able to find very nice bass but was sporadic using a swim jig on the edge of grass mats with pockets of submerged vegetation deeper.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Ripping bladed jigs over grass flats lead to a pretty successful fishing opener
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFish were feeding shallow but not on beds yet. Swimming a jig did the most damage.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Caught a few fish on a drop shot with a 4” dinger wacky rigged on the deep weed edge. Used the Mustad alpha-grip finesse hook 1/0 Omnia sent me to try out. Hooks are real sharp and I like that it’s a beefier finesse hook that does not bend easy. It kept all 3 fish hooked that I caught on the drop shot today. I also caught several quality fish on the full sized Booyah toad runner fishing shallow scattered weeds.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassIt was kind of pick your poison around the matted grass but I got more bigs on a bladed jig around the edge.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSummerStructureDocksGot out for a few hours in the early afternoon started fishing docks and they were stacked. Wacky worm marinated in bait fuel for bite regularly biggest fish came from swimming a spinnerbait around the edge of docks.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureReeds2 baits got it done for us. Mid July, hot day and absolutely no wind. All fish were caught either flipping Texas Rig along reeds and thick weed clumps or swimming a chatter bait along/between those same weed clumps.
