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Technique
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Michael D. Perkins
Bronze Ambassador
4/13/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Dam
Forage
Crawfish
O.S.P. DoLive beaver. Flipping up on beds. Great day.
Michael D. Perkins
Bronze Ambassador
4/20/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Ledges
First time with a chatterbait and landed a beauty of a fish. Fished the end of the pier in deep water as the bass hadn't moved shallow yet or to the backs of the creeks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
A 3 hour outing on Burke Lake targeting Pre-Spawn fish staging on points during low water levels made them reachable from wading further out into shallow flats. Water temperature had been stable throughout the day and a low pressure system/storm was forecasted to hit the area between 1200 and 1300. Other conditions present: overcast and a light ripple. Hydrilla was growing in well and fish were relating to the grass. All bites came on the end of long casts after ripping either the Lil' Magnum or a Chatterbait through the grass. Big fish of the day was just over 5lbs and a total of 8 fish, including a 5lb snakehead. Was an amazing short outing for targeting highly pressured fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
Started the day at 0630, water level was still low but still managed to launch a Jon Boat. The lake was extremely busy being memorial day weekend with a lot of Kayaks and Jon Boats on the water. My partner started the day off throwing a buzzbait and I started covering shallow water with a chatterbait. After a few fish came on a chatterbait around sparse grass, we we moved on to bottom contact on hard bottom in 20 Feet of Water with a few bites and a single dink on a dropshot. We hit grass and grass lines the rest of the day and threw the boat at them, getting plenty of quality fish in the 3-4lb range on chatterbaits, flipping jigs/texas rigs, big swimbaits (DRT Tiny Klash), with even a citation size muskie biting the TK right at the boat with unfortunately no hooks getting in it. Partner landed big fish of the day just shy of 4lbs with our best 5 being in the 17lb range. Great day, just very crowded with a lot of boats on the water.
