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Nate Roth
Bronze Ambassador
1/6/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Another epic day on the water with my trusty Z-Man Chatterbaits! These lures never disappoint and the results speak for themselves. Z-Man Chatterbaits are highly effective lures for fishing due to their unique design and action in the water. The blade attached to the head of the lure creates a vibrating, chattering sound as it moves through the water, which can attract fish from a distance. The movement of the blade also generates a lot of flash, which can further entice fish to bite. In addition to the blade and sound, Chatterbaits also have a silicone skirt that adds lifelike movement to the lure, mimicking the movements of small fish or insects. The combination of sound, flash, and movement can be irresistible to many types of fish, making Chatterbaits a go-to lure for many anglers. Chatterbaits can be fished in a variety of ways, such as slow rolling on the bottom, burning on the surface, or hopping along structure. They can be effective for catching a variety of species, including bass, pike, and panfish.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
4/24/21 water temps 48 degrees with 7 feet of visibility. Light rain/cloudy day with light winds. Most fish were caught in 20-25 feet both sitting on bottom and suspended. They were heavy fish every one had a full belly. They seemed to be in small groups, 2-3 fish together. Livescope helped a lot with suspended fish off the drops, sometimes in 40 feet of water suspended at 12-15. Jerkbaits produced the most fish large and small, and swimbaits were producing larger fish off the bottom. Blues and browns were the colors of choice today.
Ty
Bronze Ambassador
4/28/24
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
57°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
5.9.22 Water temps still around 46*F but fish are actively feeding and chasing. They were displaying signs of being territorial on the livescope, chasing the bait for a distance and returning to the same areas... kinda leading me to believe that the spawn will be happening soon. Low and slow, most of the fish in deeper waters (20-ish) were suspended 1-2ft off the bottom, same with the shallower bass they were just above the weeds cruising. Tried jerks, Tubes, and a little drop shot, but they weren't having any of that. Ended up with 16 Bass both green and brown and a ton of pike. Don't waste your time on those real deep marks (30+), unless you want to catch pike all day.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crappie
5/16/21 Blue skies with broken clouds, light wind with water temps in the high 50s still, fished deeper with jerkbaits, swimbaits and gliders which produced some smaller fish. With the 12-15 foot water clarity, you could see the bass starting to bed up, but I leave them be. Pulled a lot of smaller bass fishing docks, definitely a good time doing that. Not uncommon to come across large schools of massive crappie right now, so bring your ultralight too! Buy all the Omnia gear, that's the real secret!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
With the rapid rising water temps the spawn is happening, there is a mixture of smaller males and larger females roaming the shallows, the larger bass seem to be holding off the flats, but ready to move up any time. Baitfish are suspended above isolated weed patches and offer up food and cover for the Bass, so don't pass up those areas, they are worth checking out. Lots of followers on the livescope with no commitment.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
60°
I took my sister out to get her on her first big fish, and the fish are starting to spawn. There are lots of fish on shallow flats that are spawning on the edges of grass and any hard structure they can find like stumps. The slightly larger fish are in 8-15 ft of water spawning with the exception of a few nice smallmouth spawning on some shallow rocks. It didn't take much to get the deeper ones to bite, but they're definitely hard to see unless its glass calm. - To help see your bait, I was dipping my whole pearl colored hotshot minnow in some dip and glow so really help my bait pop so I could see it better, it really made it pop! Shorten up your dropshot leader length to where the bait will be sitting right in the fishes face. And if the dropshot presentation isn't enticing a bite, switch to a small swimbait like the stealth invader on your dropshot hook. The fish presentation should get that bed fish mad.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows