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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
78°
Really tough day of fishing, but managed to pull off the win in the I-Bass series tournament on BlackHawk. Fish were very lazy because of the brutal summer heat but we pulled though caught them good early in the morning on a shallow crank and then once the sun came up switched over to a skipping jig, Texas rig, and Tokyo rig and just grinded on docks the rest of the day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
45°
Very odd winter...was able to sneak out on a unusual warm winter day. A mid 60 degree day with a strong south wind. Was fishing some of the bank that had a medium amount of wind on it. Didn't want it still but didn't want it getting slammed. Nothing to this bite but slow rolling a spinnerbait .
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
8/12/22 water temp 82 Fished wood and docks in 2 to 3 ft of water. Used 3/8 oz. all terrain jigs with zoom speed craw in black/blue and big bite baits crawtube in green pumpkin using a 3/0 ewg hook and 3/8 oz. weight.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
74°
Fished during post-frontal conditions. Water level close to full crest and highly stained from recent rains. Could not locate fish under docks, which is unusual for patterning summer bass on this waterbody. Was able to find fish relating to (1) shallow rock piles/gravel transition in less than 3’, and (2) deep sea bed/rock piles in 6-8’. Marked fish along dredge cuts as well. Dragging a ned rig with intermittent hopping cadence was the most successful presentation.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
It was a very toasty day out on the water that’s for sure, (90 +) and the water temps were like 89.8 so extremely hot water too. Not a deep lake at all and they really can’t go deep so the only true way to catch them is flipping docks. You can catch em on a bever and craws too but i found that flipping a ZMan Bang Stickz picked up a lot of bites. The water is absolutely chocolate milk so i was using black blue laminate. I was flipping a 1/4 WOO Tungsten NEVERCHIP around with a 4/0 VMC HD Ringed EWG. I was flipping with 30 lb suffix 832 braid to a 20 lb Suffix Advanced Fluorocarbon leader. The 1/4 oz was key because the docks are in 2 ft of water, you could even go lighter if you wanted. Caught like 14-15 lbs in a couple hours just picking them apart, tried a jig but they wouldn’t commit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Dam
Forage
Bluegill
Slow popping along shade lines paralleling boulder structure.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
I was fishing a extremely shallow “hump.” Like in 2 feet of water going to 3. Sounds crazy that they’d be that shallow in 49 degree water but it was proven. I was beating the bank with a terminator 1/2 oz chartreuse and whit spinner bait. ( I was getting short strikes so putting on a trailer hook was a must) I also painted one of the blades orange and that stood out in the 6 inches of visibility!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Bass are chomping on Blackhawk right now. Throw a jig with craw trailer around laydowns and big rocks around shore.
