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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Best bait hands down when they are being finicky
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Used a swimjig while searching for better grass. Once we got bit on the swimjig we slowed down and flipped the submerged grass. Had about 15#s but caught 20-25 fish on the day.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Fishing was great around the docks.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
74°
I used the above mentioned baits to catch smallmouth and large mouth bass and I also used a power bait worm in bluefleck to catch largemouths. I caught 17.8 lbs in one tournament that I fished the bulk came on tubes and one on a power worm. I used the power worm for the rest of that week and finished 3rd over all. Forgot to mention that I also caught walleyes each day using the same baits
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Fishing docks and keying in on larger patio docks or bigger docks with boat awnings, skipping a wacky rig senko from all directions the bass were primarily feeding on bluegills so it helped to have a little bit of purple flake in the worm Conditions: bright blue bird sky's with little to no wind water temp about 75°
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Good-sized bluegill will be spawning up shallow all summer, usually some decent sized perch aren't far behind. You can even find some crappie mixed in, but keepers are tough to find. Look for any big/isolated docks and any hard spots near them. I use a grub to locate the fish and once I find them I like fishing a small jig under a bobber