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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Mason Barnes
Bronze Ambassador
8/19/23
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Jack Eibensteiner
Bronze Ambassador
8/5/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
79°
Ned rig and drop shot hazedong did the majority of the work
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Swim jig (green pumpkin) with beaver style trailer within matted grass and really slow retrieve along bottom (with contact)
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Points
Forage
Insects
Use side imaging around good milfoil to find gills on the edge.
Jack Eibensteiner
Bronze Ambassador
5/27/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Flipping On beds or submerged vegetation. Also caught some in lily pad that were coming up with a swim jig.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
55°
Early May day with water temps in the mid 50s. Targeted largemouth on large submerged vegetation flats and bays with swim jigs in a depth of 2-5ft. Stumps on these flats seemed to be holding the bigger fish. The warmest water you could find was typically holding the most fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Pitching a Texas rig under docks. The deeper under the dock the better
Alex Yang
Bronze Ambassador
5/13/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
63°
Fish seem to be in all 3 stages of the spawn. Caught most of my fish on an inside turn leading to a spawning area in 5-7ft of water. Majority caught on a 1/2oz green pumpkin jackhammer. Go get em!