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White BassTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsFound a bluff wall with a 35’ deep point right the wall with aggressive drop to 80+ft to the main channel. We stopped at around 50’ depth and set the hydraglow green light right off the starboard side of the boat approx 2’ deep. Allowed the bait ball generate and it started drawing in predator fish. Fished a live shiner at about 35 l’ deep. Pictured is one of 8 striper and also a random oversized crappie that took the shiners. Also had some luck fishing 30-40’ with flutter spoons. Brought up another 4 striper that way.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTrolling Deep (20'+)SeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinTrolling 2.1mph into a headwind. Caught on the deeper side of the boat in about 28’ depth. It was one of 5 lines in the water and the only lure to pull a fish that section. 17” large mouth bass.
- AndrewBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureBrush Piles
Later evening fishing in very low light. 9:36pm fishing downed trees along an island. Medium retrieve.
- AndrewBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTrolling Deep (20'+)SeasonSummerStructureRiver Channels
Trolling 2.0mph with 4 lines in the water. The Berkley deep diving hitstick crank bait. Roughly 4lb large mouth. Hit and run immediately with decent fight. The same lure brought up 2 smaller large mouths, and a small mouth. Was getting hit in between 3 other lures that are similar.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBrush Piles
Find some offshore isolated brush and it will be holding a few bass. I seem to get more bites on the finesse presentations. Sometimes I can get them to fire dragging a big worm.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureStumps
I hit Watts Bar in June and kept things simple with a wacky rig. The lake was hot and the sun was high, so I pushed shallow and started working stumps on the flats. Every cast felt like it could get thumped. That slow shimmy of the worm as it fell next to a stump was too much for the bass to ignore. A couple of solid keepers came right off the wood, and one good one nearly ripped the rod out of my hands when I wasn’t paying attention. It wasn’t a fast bite, but it was steady, and every fish felt earned. If you slow down, hit those isolated stumps, and let that bait do the work, Watts Bar will treat you right this time of year.
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CrappieTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesFind the brush piles and fish right above them
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureStumps
