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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Caught 3 fish all weighing between 3.5-4lbs. Used a two foot leader and made long casts to drag worm back to my boat like a swimming drop shot. Caught all within 1.5 hours. These worms have some high end action along with durability. I caught all on one worm that was T-rigged.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Docks
Tossed around the buzz bait early morning. Water was a lot warmer than ambient temperature so I’d figure I’d give topwater a shot. Bass slurped i around the docks. 5-7ft of water. 3lbs 12oz. Would recommend buzz baits to get fish aggro and 1-2 punch with a worm/fluke.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Water heavily stained. Noise was enough for bass to seek the buzz bait and smoke it. Was careful to allow the bass bass to swallow it whole before setting the hook. Don’t forget your scale and net at home 😅
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Skipping docks all morning on a 6’8” M-XF spinning rod w/8lb flouro to 12lb braid. Sucker bit as it hit the water. 3lbs 1oz. Black and blue color for contrast on stained water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
First fish of the day ending up being my biggest! Caught using a MH-F rod with 12lb braid to 8lb flouro (I would recommend 10-12lb fluoro instead but didn’t want to retie my leader). Skipped under a dock with 10ft of water and tons of high grass. Bass choked it and the hook went through its mouth and back in from the top. Hook is sharp!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
57°
Trout stocked lake. Usually anything that can resemble a trout will get worked on here. Magdraft and Spinnerbait put in the work!
