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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.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Spent 3 days prefishing/fishing the Badger State Midsummer Open. Fished northern bays. Some fish were still on bed but most fish were found slow dragging a tube in 7-10 feet on rock to sand transitions. Keitechs and a stealth invader dropshot also produced bites.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileTook 1st place in college tournament with 24.90lbs. Some fish still on beds but big fish locked on were scattered. Also found pre and post spawn fish on paddle tails.
Nicholas RedlinBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Was fishing for majority post spawn fish. Caught most of my fish using a swimbait. Did catch a few dragging a small football head jig
KellerFISHBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureReefVery few fish on beds....many small mouth were cruising the bed area one was on the bed caught with a green pumpkin purple fleck tube and the other bass was a topwater super spook Jr.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
We fished the Anglers Choice Northern Division out of Little Sturgeon bay 6/24/23. We ran north towards Ephram and Sister bay and found fish on beds anywhere from 6-10 feet of water. Most of the fish were 3-4 pounds on beds. Plenty of cruisers up shallow as well. We weighed in 21.25, which is basically 10 pounds anywhere else. Most bagels were around the 22 pound mark, with 25+ winning it. We caught cruisers on hair jigs and spy baits and use drop shots, Ned rigs, tubes, hair jigs, etc., when we’d find a bed. Due to a lot of pressure on the bed fish you had to alternate baits a lot. I’d like to say the spawn is over, but we found new beds on Saturday that we didn’t find on Friday. If you enjoy bed fishing, northern bays are the pace to be as well as Strawberry island.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
The Surgeon Bay Area did not disappoint! We found smallies on rocky flats cruising around just waiting to crush a 2.5 inch tube. A smaller tube here is key to mimic the common forage of goby and small craws that post spawn smallies cannot resist. A bait that produced bigger fish was the 3 4/5 inch Megabass Dark Sleeper fished slowly around drop offs near the same shallow rocky flats. A longer spinning rod for casting a small tube or sleeper as far as possible can give you a major advantage out here as these fish can be tricky to find on such large flats
