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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationI only had about an hour to fish on the morning of the MN Fishing Opener. I went right to the river mouth on the NW of the lake and was rewarded with some top water action after losing a couple of really nice sized bass on the Chatterbait EVO. The bass I got on the Shower Blows were one to two pounds with a couple of bigger fish that swirled, but didn’t hook up. I hated to leave with fish biting, but I had things to do.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
I started out in 4’ to 6’ in an invisible reed bed because the ice ate the reed beds this year. After half an hour fishless I moved to 2’ to 3’ range still nothing. So I went shallower and found fish along the shoreline cattails, old rice, and the only remaining reeds. A Texas rigged Z-Man Turbo FattyZ in Houdini did work. Houdini IS an amazing color on Sullivan and Platte. I finished the night running NW to the river mouth where I got the 19” on the TurboFattyZ. I also got a solid 2 liber on a Craw Tube. I got 11 bass for the trip.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationI fished for six hours this trip until dark. I caught 48 bass total in 1’ to 4’ of water. Nothing bigger than 2 1/2lbs. Most of them came on the Houdini colored Z-Man Turbo FattyZ. But I did pick up more than a dozen on the 105 size Shower Blow. I also got a few on a Terminator Poppin Frog. Fun night, a bunch of bites. The only thing lacking was 3 plus pound fish, which is rare on this lake if I’m catching so many.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fairly light wind s I fished the final three hours of the day until dark. Fishing was kind of slow, but I got some quality bites along reed edges. I caught 8 bass total with best six weighing 17.63. Biggest was just under 4lbs.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureReeds
I went out fishing with my brother in the evening. We both got a few one to two pound bass. He on the Sexy Frog and me on the ToadZ. My brother got big bass of the night a 4lb/19.5” bucket. All bass were caught in the reeds or reeds with pads.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
It was beautiful Fall afternoon with intermittent light wind, perfect conditions for the buzzbait. Action wasn’t exactly fast, but when I found an active fish they crushed it. I only caught 6 bass and two of them were on the small side , the rest were over two and a half pounds with the biggest going 3.63lbs. I also caught several 24ish class pike.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationI regret that I didn’t head out sooner on this beautiful afternoon. I didn’t start fishing until 5pm. The first place I got a bass was an inside turn close to where the reeds stop to the south on the NW side of the lake. It blasted the buzzbait almost immediately after it hit the water. I fished the area for another half hour getting a couple of pike. I decided to hit a spot close to some other reeds more center north. I got several bass, but they were all around a pound, so I headed to my juice to the North, except it was dead there. After about 15 minutes I pulled the plug and went back to the area I was previously. I caught several more bass and a few pike on the buzzbait I also got a couple of bass on a Big Blade Chatterbait with Z-Man Goat trailer. Big Bass was 3lbs and my best six bass weighed 13.42lbsZ. I got 9 bass and 8 pike for the trip. I fished the next day and all I got was one bass . No clue why they were shut down with the clouds and little bit of wind.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationFished for 3 and a half hours tonight until dark. I got one two pound bass right away on a point in Platte on the spinner bait and after that it was a pike fest. I spent the final two hours close to the reed edges on the NW of Sullivan. I got 3 bass on the Popping Frog and lost about 5; I was a little too keyed up to be at my best for frog fishing tonight. I caught 7 bass on the spinner bait. I got a 4lber on both the spinnerbait and frog. My best 6 bass weighed 18 lbs. I only got 3 pike in Sullivan.
