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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationTough bite. Air temperature 20 degrees cooler than the previous day
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns8/14/21 we started a 6:00 pm water temp 81 water clarity 1ft we fish bank to 8 ft I used a shimano sxl med h fast with 20 lb braid to 15lb floro the reel was Lews speed smoking shad with a # 4 screw hook I also used a skeet Reese with a Lews reel 20lbbraid to -5 lb floro and a hard knock crankbait we had to stop fishing due to a thunderstorm
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonFallStructureShad
8/18/21 we fished from 9:00 am to 12:00pm we fished main lake areas with emerged weeds from the bank to 10 to 15 ft temp 71 and one ft of visibility. 2000 sized spinning reel filed with 10lb braid to 8lb mono the jig was small and primarily yellow and black or green with a 3 inch black / green worm and a yellow tail it was fished very slow. We found no bait fishing of the small lake! A skeet reese rod and a quantum reel with 20lb braid to 15lb fluoro with medium diving crankbait was used along riprap .
