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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
53°
Jfriend18
Bronze Ambassador
4/20/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
53°
BIGGG Pre spawn largemouth! Target hard spots in 4-10 feet of water with the Dt10 and get up shallow around docks with the chatterbait and hold on! Once you get a bite fish around there will be groups of em all staged up and ready to eat.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
51°
Flats with mixed with submerged vegetation are hold numerous fish that are moving shallow to spawn. Slow rolling a spinnerbait ticking the top of the grass would incite a strike. If they missed the bait through a follow up bait would usually put the fish in the boat. Good follow up baits tended to be a wacky rig or painfully slow worked jerkbait.
Chris
Bronze Ambassador
4/16/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Slow cranking through rock piles making sure you're in contact with the bottom at all times.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/16/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
53°
Finding rock piles is going to be key in searching this time of year, and be READY... they are hungry! Just remember.... if you think you are popping that craw slow, go slower!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
56°
Bass are on the move and ready to spawn. Isolated grass in 5-7 feet is holding a large amount of fish. Work the edges first and the into the grass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
54°
Most catches were on a Jackhammer slow rolled through grass beds. If the bait left the bottom, it wouldn’t get bit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
58°
Caught some slobs to put up a good bag in a kayak tourney. Put up almost 100” (around 24-25lbs) including big bass (7lbs). Was on fish all day yo yo-ing a lipless or working a jackhammer around new hydrilla. Caught over 20 fish throughout the day. Place was on fire!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
63°
Spent 4 days on the North end of Cayuga Lake. Caught numerous Largemouth pitching and flipping the reeds with a pit boss or a zoom trick worm. There needed to be deeper water in front of the reeds with dollar size lilly pads.
