Spirit Lake (8)
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersSlow dragging a football jig with craw trailer is deadly early spring when the first first start to move up. Be sure to only use your rod and slow drag. The fish will often bite aggressively, almost ripping the rod back, and sometimes they will just load up. Make sure that your bait is not too heavy otherwise you will get snagged in the rocks.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Smallies were still out deep and they would bite a tube or ned but also a Vision 110+1 or 110+2. Everything needed to be fished slow and it bite was its best when the wind was its strongest.
Bryan ThompsonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureBouldersCasting to roaming fish around bigger rocks. Hummingbird 360 and Garmin ffs helped finding fish while Rapala DT-10 got it done
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
39 - 41 degree temps so had to fish very slow as the bite was tough, crawl on the bottom in max depth of 10 ft or less
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
40-50 Degree Water temps, Megabass Vision 110 and 110+1 in natural shad based colors. Longer pauses in colder temps. Fish will relate to different depth ranges, figuring out where in the water column to target fish is the key to successful jerk baiting this time of the year.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Very simple but definitely took some time. All I was doing was making as long of casts as I could make and just reeling it back in slowly. If you happened to get gunked up with the dead vegetation on the bottom then you might get a bite when you pop it clean.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationWas just scopin smallmouth in staging areas. They were feeding hard getting ready for the spawn. Had 22lbs of em in only a couple hours. As long as you got your bait in front of em without scaring them they would almost always eat.
drewdorceyBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersUse bright color hair jigs for finessing these large females on beds on rock piles in 10-15 foot. Scan around Angler's Bay and find rock piles mixed with hydrilla and coontail for the bigger mamas.
