Tims Ford Lake
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Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Threw up in some rapids and hooked this good one. Let the blade sink for a couple seconds then reel slowly.
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spoons
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Throwing a big blade, limited out in about an hour.
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5/10/23
Species
Crappie
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Caught fish getting real close to brush in 42' of water. Caught on jigs tipped with crappie bites.
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Caught a big striper coming up the river channel to spawn. Hit the crankbait as soon as it hit the water.
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
66°
Threw a shallow jerkbait in about 3 foot of water in a little swift channel. Caught a couple good stripers.
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Stripers are coming up through the river channels and creeks to spawn. Threw a big white walker and caught the limit of big stripers on a channel feeding into Tims Ford.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Bass appeared to be bedding in shallow areas with cypress trees. Finding trees in channel bends which clean water was key. From a pair of trees I was able to catch a pair of bass in the 5 pound/20 inch range. Each bite came when the senko was skipped to the base of the tree multiple times.