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Largemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureBrush PilesSpinnerbait strike at the end of a lay down on the main channel
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonFallStructureLaydowns
Bluff walls & backs of creeks. Turn trolling motor up, take topwater and just cover water. Fish your targets lay downs, rock , transitions banks. If you find a spot holding fish you can slow down and pitch laydowns and docks. Bite is tough just have to cover water to catch numbers. Hopefully with the cooler nights the bite will get better.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructurePoints
Watts Bar is fishing extremely stingy this time of year. Many fish can be caught but quality is hard to come by. Bait is plentiful across the lake and fish are keying in on small bait. A small jerkbait and topwater match the profile of a small threadfin shad perfectly. Use the wind and current to your advantage to find areas where bait fish are concentrated.
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Spotted BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureRip RapThe deal I found in practice was don’t get hung up in one area. Now at the time of this outing two hurricanes came through and the lake looked like a bottle of Nesquik. So, finding pockets with cleaner water helped. I would catch one on one stretch and then keep going and may catch another two pockets over. There’s a ton of grass subsurface so put your trolling motor on 6 and cover water.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Fish was schooling around marinas and docks and they best way I found out to catch them was on a white war eagle spinner bait with a keitech trailer! But when they slowed down I could pick them apart with a drop shot
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureHumpsFishing is real tough. Caught fish cranking top of bar. Fish in 8-12 ft. Boat sitting in 15-17 ft. Finished 2nd in 81 boat tournament.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
Fish starting to move back up on lay downs. Caught several but the quality isn’t the best. Catching some on a fluke also.
Chickamauga_fisher_manBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
