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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydownsWe 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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
I caught a lot in the spring on this chatter/trailer combo. The key was ripping the chatterbait through new grass growth. I highly recommend jackhammers over typical chatterbaits because they have great hookup and landing ratios and make a little bit of a different sound.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureBrush Piles
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureStumps
Fish are biting walking baits and buzzbaits great right now. With the grass getting more dense a lot of shallow targets are out of play so look for stumps and other structure further out.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Took the W at high school sectionals today! It was a cooler day with sporadic rain and full clouds the whole time. We found em in the offshore vegetation eating black and blue chatterbaits
Jordan WalkerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFound a couple on wind blown bank eating the black and blue chatterbait. Water was still under 55 degrees and the wind was howling so it made the bite tough.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureMatted 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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
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.
