Spirit Lake (8)
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationIt was a perfect day for sight fishing smallies. Cruise around looking for them and toss a Ned rig or wacky worm at them. It may take a few attempts before they bite. Normally I use the z-man TRD but went with the little general this time. I couldn’t believe how well it held up. I caught over 20 bass with it and never replaced it.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureReedsFished day 2 of the All American Kayak Series on Big Spirit. Fish were pulling up to spawn and were looking to make beds in the reeds. Wacky rig and a custom colored bladed jig was the ticket to filling my limit of 83.25''
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Cast and retrieve along rock piles. With the occasional pause.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReeds
Found bass in the reeds. I was flipping the outside edge and caught a few 3#ers. Started flipping deeper in the reeds and noticed a few beds with bass on them. I never got them to go. I also got a bonus first ever musky flipping the reeds.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
The smallmouth have moved up into the bay on the NE side of the lake to spawn. Look for the gravel bars in 8-10 FOW and look for cruising schools of fish. Slow dragging a NED rig along the rock/sand transitions and on top of the gravel bars will produce strikes.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Bass were staged in 8-10'. Running buzzbaot over submerged veggitation worked very well.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureReeds
Water temp 54, water gin clear. Tons of bass crossing the reed edge in 3.5 fow. Gotta get shallow in the reeds to hide from them. Cast to the reed edge and work back into the reeds with your jig doing the double hop. Picking up 2-3 pounders right now. Big girls haven't quite moved in yet.
Doug RyanBronze AmbassadorSpecies
CatfishTechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureDocksUsing bobbers with leaches
