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Cherokee Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Practiced for our club tournament the following day. Was able to catch a few keepers fishing a Carolina rig in 2 to 10 feet of water targeting flats and secondary points with rock interspersed with a sandy bottom. Rigged a green pumpkin Z Craw with flappers dipped in Chartreuse Spike it. As the sun came out and we could site fish was able to boat a few flipping a wacky rigged 5" Green Pumpkin Black flake senko either weightless or on a weighted head. Unfortunately, the following day we had to deal with wind ranging from 25 to 35 mph so our secondary point pattern was impossible to do.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
55°
Throwing wacky rigs along rock shoreline to catch largemouth bass.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
Dropping the daminki rig straight through balls of bait onto feeding bass is always a great and fun way to catch them
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
56°
Would find boulders and drag a drop shot along the top of them
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
58°
We Used the current in the river to find areas where current pushed bait into pockets along the rock walls. These areas often had access to shallow spawning areas near by, but these fish were staged on bait in 12-14’ of water. The water was cleaner and had less stain than surrounding areas.
