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Largemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonWinterStructureLaydownsThe best bites of the day came on laydowns in the back of creeks in the afternoon.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Skipping docks off main creek channel slowly dragging the bait back to the boat letting the jig soak underneath the dock had 20lbs in are best 5fish
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureDocksReally tough tournaments but managed a nice fish on a black buzzbait in the morning fishing shallow wood. Caught a couple on a trickworm around wood and docks. Best fish came on a 1/10 ned rig with a green pumpkin finesse trd. A lot of small fish that didn’t measure throughout the day on a trickworm as well.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructurePointsFished a club tournament on Smith Mountain Lake this past weekend and caught fish mostly on drop shots, swimbaits, and Ned rigs. Most fish were in 20 feet of water chasing shad that were positioned on secondary points in creeks and main lake coves. Fishing was challenging, as most fish were mixed in with stripers and getting baits past the stripers was difficult. My best fish (pictured) came off a deep dock piling on a drop shot.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonFallStructureDocksFocused on docks and rocky banks on the main lake at the mouths of creeks and guts most of my bites came from skipping the jig under the dock letting it hit bottom hop it 2 or 3 times an slowly draging it out from under the dock all in all a very tough day 3days of pressure from big bass tour definitely showed itself as the weights and amounts of big fish cought on Saturday were cut in half
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Focused on skipping docks at the mouths of creeks and guts skipping a shakey head under them upper lake seemed to produce better then lower end of the lake
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonFallStructurePoints
Cought multiple fish scoping points looking for fish schooling fish seemed to be stacked mostly on 2nd dairy points in creeks on the lower end found a few in pockets and guts off the main creek channel
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Skipped under a dock in 5 ft of water and hooked a giant!
