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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureReedsPitch close to reeds Graph outside grass lines
Jadon KempersBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation- Jadon KempersBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureDam
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassBass were suspended at about 5ft. Casting bladed jigs in lanes between the grass mats proved to be the most effective.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Got out early on Decker, caught around 10 or so with a few 3lbers along with one crappie and a big gaspergu in the mix. Caught most on a PB&J Senko around the reeds and in the hydrilla. Also caught a few on an underspin in the same area.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpoonsSeasonSummerStructureBaitfishI was fishing out in open water in 20’ depth spotting the schools of shad than casting the silver and orange spoon out letting it sink 5’ and than a slow retrieve. Large mouth bass and hybrids were mixed. 10am - 1pm was when they were hitting
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpoonsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin
Water temperature is around 87 degrees, large mouth bass are schooling all around the lake along with small pockets of hybrid bass and white bass. First thing I did was locate the section were the were breaking the surface than I shut off all my sonar and this seems to help the large mouth from spooking them and they would stay close to the boat. Casting into the schools and retrieving the silver castling at a medium to fast retrieval. I was mainly fishing the discharge side the first day I boated 21 large mouth and August 27 I boated 16
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinWater temperature was 87 degrees with overcast. Large mouth bass were schooling in the open water on the discharge side, silver cast master spoon and a whopper plopped 60 blue gill pattern. Burning and pausing was my method focused on the bigger boils, when fish are deeper I was casting out the silver cast master letting it sink 5-7’. I also started tossing a 6” segmented swimbaits baby bass pattern to target some of the bigger fish. The swimbait was a Mike bucca bulltrout custom painted in the baby bass pattern.
