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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
46°
Water temps were 46-47 degrees and water clarity was 3-4 feet. Banks that were 45 degrees or steeper with gravel and chunk rock produced all of my bites today. Dragging a 1/2 ounce football jig and craw chunk slowly produced the most bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water temps in the low 50s and good clarity. Fish were biting great with a passing cool front this morning. Primary bait was the Thundercricket along steeper shorelines with sparse vegetation. Secondary pattern was flipping laydowns with a jig and pork. The best ones were out over 5-6 foot of water. Very fun morning with lots of fish caught, no giants but the best five went over twenty.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
High skies and a south wind at 10-15 mph. Targeted 45 degree hard bottom banks with laydowns. Most of the fish came off the tips of the laydowns in 6-8 feet of water. The jig n pig accounted for the most bites but also caught some on a Booyah spinnerbait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Most of my fish came winding a modified Thundercricket with a Bojangles baits Z-Daddy fit a trailer. As I was going along if I saw a laydown or brush pile with my FFS I would flip a home made arky style jig with a Z-Daddy on it to those. That one two punch worked well thought the day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
56°
The first big cold front of the fall can thru last night and the air temps went fro the 60’s to the mid 30’s. Targeted laydowns in 3-5 feet of water with a jig. In between laydowns I would cover water with a bladed jig. My biggest fish came doing that, I nice 5-10 that had the head of a 6+ pounder but was skinny. Had a pretty good day with my best 5 over 20 pounds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Had a very good bite this morning pitching to laydowns in 5-8 feet of water. The best spots were where the creek channel swung close to shore. Water temps started out about 60 degrees this morning and clarity was slightly stained. Later in the morning when the wind picked up I caught several nice fish slow rolling a 1/2 ounce double Colorado spinnerbait in a coleslaw pattern along laydowns and isolated stumps.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
57°
Caught all my fish off wood. Water was somewhat cloudy and that’s where I got most of my bites opposed to the clean water. I was pitching a homemade 1/2 ounce jig similar to the Matt Herrera flipping jig in a blue craw color and a Bojangles Z-Daddy trailer in blue craw. I’ve been using the new Mastiff flourocarbon from Shimano now for a few weeks and this trip I really put it through its paces. I was fishing in and around some fairly heavy laydowns. I did not notice any nicks or abrasions and only had to retire once out of habit. Normally in this situation I would be using at least 20 pound test. I however did not feel under powered with the 18 Mastiff.
