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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Stumps
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Humps
Len Throop
Bronze Ambassador
9/15/21
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Minnows
2 largemouth on a squarebill, 1 smallmouth on a jerkbait, which I lost 2 casts later, lol. Saw lots of 2-3" minnows around the tops of stumps.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Stumps
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Landed 12, missed 2 bites and lost one at the boat they was over 3, landed 2 over 1lb the rest were under 1lb, the one in the pic is 2.11
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
42°
Bite window was really short for us, caught 3 fish in 30 min and after that we didn’t catch another fish for the rest of the day, water temp was 42, bite should pick up in a couple weeks once it starts to warm up a bit
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
My tournament partner and I landed 19 smallmouth. We weighed-in 5 fish each all between 1-3 pounds. Had success with crank bait, Senko, spinnerbait, drop-shot, Tokyo rig and Ned rig.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
2 largemouth, a crappie, and a small perch all on jerk baits. Lost 2 more, had several nice sized followers on both jerkbait and paddletail swimbait. Tried wacky & neko on the followers, nothing.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Weighed in three smallmouth and two largemouth for the June club outing. Dropshot, Jerkbait and Petey Rig were the most successful techniques.