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Adam PalazzoBronze Ambassador
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePointsRock to sand transitions on secondary points. Dragging tubes. Very jig weight based on depth and wind.
Angel_R_FishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileReeling it at a speed that kept the jig off the bottom and from snagging.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Fish were very shallow (2-4 ft) on the edges of rock reefs. Working the jerk bait super slow was successful in triggering pre spawn smallies moving in
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersFish in sturgeon bay and surrounding areas are in all phases of the spawn. Weather and fishing pressure has made fishing tough, but throwing baits that stand from the crowd have been working well. Small swimbaits like the Armor Shad and Spark Shad on 1/8 and 3/16 ball head jigs have worked great for covering water and finding roaming fish. Once fish are located, slowing down with a Howie’s tube with a light head help clean up. When the bottom is too nasty to fish a tube, a small black hair jig like the feider fly always gets a few good bites! There’s still plenty of time to catch these fish shallow!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Small mouth were in spawn as well as pre spawn. Fish were biting on beds on Ned rigs and drop shots. Otherwise in deep boulders or windblown points with alewives a drop shot proved effective.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Fishing rock and sand transitions with tubes has been the ticket for big pre-spawn smallmouth. Some fish have spawned already but there’s still lots of pre spawn fish to be had!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Fish were spawning on the large spawning flats
Brian AschlimanBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PileFishing the first wave of males on beds in ephram and sister bay with a drop shot with a short leader and the key bait was a 3” keitech goby color. Not fish caught were 3 3/4 pounds and a few were 4 1/4 pounds. Lost caught of 50-75 fish caught and returned right away to their beds. If fish didn’t bite the drop shot, I could follow up with pitching a white tube to fire them up. Fish were in 3-8 feet of water and water temps were 62 and sunny. Super fun day of fishing.
