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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
The tried and true Texas rig on a 5” yum dinger. The best fish magnet on the market. This catch was weightless but I usually use a 3/16 bullet weight.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Always start the morning with a top water frog on the Lily pads or next to some brush. Works better early morning but there is always a fish willing to bite it.
Hotbait6th Sense Vega Frog Black / 2 3/4"
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Right / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Being patient was the key. Would let the worm sit on the bottom for a while before retrieving it very slowly.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Fishing busse woods a pressured lake. It’s hard to get a bite and I seen them feeding in the lily pads and sure enough.I got a strike.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Bluegill
It can be extremely hard to catch bass around the discharge in the winter. Many use minnows. I like to try artificial, so I tried ripping a bluegill colored lipless bait to try to draw a reaction and it worked! It was the earliest in the year I had ever caught a bass and I would definitely recommend it!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Matted Grass
A killer way to catch largies in the summer time at Busse South Pool is to toss a small 3.8 inch white Keitech weedless swimbait through clumps of grass or at a reed covered bank. Most will see this grass and want to frog it but from what I’ve found, the swimbait is much more productive in the summer.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
We pre-fished Busse for the IHSA sectional tournament the day before the competition, and we found a good amount of bass staged on lay downs. I caught multiple on this chatterbait in just about an hour.
