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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 BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Reeling it at a speed that kept the jig off the bottom and from snagging.
Paddy JBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBouldersLong, blind casts on Boulder/sand flats in 6-10 fow. Saw tons of cruisers when it was flat calm and couldn’t get anything to go. The next morning there was a bit of wind and they were chomping!
- Paddy JBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpybaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Loooong casts with 8# braid and 6# flouro was the ticket. I liked using a super tiny VMC crankbait snap to swap through colors quickly but black was definitely the winner.
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.
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
- 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.
