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Dan BruskiBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Panfish / BluegillTechniqueCrappie Dock ShootingSeasonSummerStructureDocksI used the Lews Speedshooter 7’ rod and some small jigs with different tubes. Some were Strike King, but also uses some Northland tackle heads with Bobby garland bodies. Shooting them under docks. I was fishing mid day. 90 degrees out. So looking for what’s and cover. I got a few panfish. No crappies. Trolled back to the ramp with a chatter bait and deep diving hard bait with ZERO strikes. Oh well. I did pull enough 1 pounder bass and decent panfish for a dinner.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationDragging a swim jig on the bottom and pausing for a few seconds yielded great results. Primarily targeted less than 8 FOW.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Running a Chappo over laydowns got my biggest bites but also caught numbers throwing a wacky rig senko near shady areas with Lilly pads.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Dragged a swim jig on the bottom in an area of submerged vegetation, hard bottom, and rock. This tactic produced a number of decent bass, biggest being 4lbs 8oz.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationThrowing a ned rig around on my BFS casting setup yielded numerous decent fish. Primarily targeted <10ft of water where submerged vegetation and rock / hard bottom met.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Ripping swim jigs and bladed jigs through grass in 8-12 feet of water produced solid numbers and sizes. Fish were active and relating to shallow cover.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Upper Prior was producing solid bass (3.5lbs +) this morning with the largest being over 4.5. Had the most success with swim jigs ripped through grass or slowly drug across the bottom.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fish were holding shallow, less than 10ft of water. Found good sized fish skipping docks with jigs and wacky rigs. Two largest fish came in the weeds near docks with a swim jig.
