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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
76°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Boulders
Fishing humps and rock piles anywhere between 6-20 in relation to grass. I think they liked the small profile tube.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
On a painfully difficult day laden with bad decisions by my boater (by his own admission), this bait produced a 3.5 lb. smallie, one of only two fish for me on the day.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
53°
Super fun day dragging a Keitech 3.5 Little Spider (grn pmp) rigged on a 3/8 or 1/2 oz. Keitech Football head. Best depth was 28 to 33 foot. I'd cast out, let it fall all the way to the bottom, reel in to create a semi-tight line, then drag the jig by sweeping the rod across my front from 3 to 9. Key to the presentation is ensuring the jig maintains bottom contact all the way back to the boat.
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7/14/24
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
74°
A struggle for us. Few fish caught in a vast body of water. Fought windy conditions with constant south west wind. Coverd Chamout and Henderson bay in 4 days. lots of miles. The few we caught were large with a 6.4 lb as the big smallmouth. Drop shot on the most dramatic ledges was the best for us.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Drag a football jig around rock piles. If you can bump into rocks they hammer it. Also a dropshot if they’re finicky
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
74°
Blue rock tackle Jr tube jig is the star of the show is 3/8 oz. Long casts in clear water and snapping a tube on rock and sand flats did the trick.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Pitching to beds and pre/post spawn cruisers