Clear Lake, CA
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring
- Wacky Rigs5
- Drop Shot4
- Hard Jerkbaits1
- Shakey Heads1
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
Largemouth Bass14 Reports
Crappie1 Report
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
56°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
51°
Only got out for a couple hrs before having trolling motor issues. Got a couple on points in the mid lake area.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
Boat is in the shop so headed out to back seat it for the day. We spent about 6 hours on the water. Throwing a keitech 3.8 in bluegill flash on a basstrix 3/8oz underspin got my first fish in the boat. Came off an isolated rock pile in about 10' of water. The rest of my fish for the day came on fishing gravel patches and points outside/near spawning flats in 2-12' of water with most bites coming in 3-8' on a Carolina rig with a Hayabusa WRM 956 3/0 and a Zman Hula Stikz in GP. Conditions throughout the day were fluid. i.e. mixed clouds, sunny slight breeze with up to 1' chop on the lake maybe more in some areas.Definitely a key was the rod I used. A custom made ALX Powerbolt. The powerbolt seems overpowered on paper but is perfect for c-rigs. It is sensitive, long to aid in hooksets and loads up well into the blank to keep the fish pinned with that heavy weight flopping around as well as from keeping the traditionally lighter wire carolina rig hooks from bending out. A real uniqe rod for sure. A non-custom Powerbolt would work as well.
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