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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureLaydownsWatts Bar is fishing great. Fish in creeks off main lake for pre-spawners.
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CrappieTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBrush PilesUsed the Garmin Livescope to find brush piles in the coves along the larger creeks arms coming into Whites Creek off the main lake. Not all, but a few of the brush piles had some nice crappie on them. Only 4 or 5 usually so take your time and don’t get too close if you can help it as they seem to spook easily. Used a Megabass Okashira spin jig with the blades in the front and a 3” megabass white spark shad to pull slowly over the tops of the brush piles. Something about that little prop seemed to trigger them as they hit it hard. Make sure you give it a second or two to sink as it’s a light rig.
- SpeciesCrappieTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureHumps
Used a megabass spark shad on a 1/0 cool Baits under spin. Found a spot on the big bay toward the back end of Whites Creek with a larger hump in 14’ of water near deeper water. There were also nearby stumps with a mound of boulders. Casted from 20 to 25’ away and slow rolled it after letting the bait sink for 7 or 8 ft. Fish were suspended about 5’ off the bottom.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns17 inch smallmouth. On chatterbait evo mini max with a bellows gills vibe shad trailer
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNeko RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Saturday the 14th, partly cloudy conditions with a 2-5mph wind. Temps mid to high 70s. Water temps 70. On flats of roughly 10 to 15 feet targeting rock piles or cuts a slow bouncing neko rig landed my largest fish of the day. The technique was also productive shallow. The bass were not interested in a wacky rigged worm or shakyhead.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Saturday the 14th, partly cloudy with winds 2-5mph. Temps in the mid to high 70s. Water temps 70 degrees. From sun up until mid day the topwater bite this last Saturday was fantastic. Locating submerged grass on flats gave me a number of plus size fish. Docks and laydowns were less productive, but held a handful of keepers.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Fun fishing on Watts Bar, found largies along rip rap using bassman compact tandem spinnerbaits and little john crankbaits.
DrewBronze AmbassadorSpeciesCrappieTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBrush PilesStart shallow and work your way back to creek channels
