Illinois River

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Dec 20, 2023

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GrundyBassman

Silver Ambassador

12/17/23

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
42°

Had to fight for them today, but once I found them it was domination. It’s cold out and the river is high. That’s not going to stop me from one-upping Mother Nature. Bass and walleyes were all 7-10 feet deep off of points relating to baitfish. I’ve told you all before “find the bait-find the fish,” and find the fish I did! It’s all about vertical jigging right now. Just like Usher used to sing “nice and slow, that’s the tempo.” Get on top of em and work the bait slow. The FF minnow was a finesse touch that sealed the deal. Like Tony Danza my Damiki Vault showed a few young walleyes “who’s the boss.” Great day on the water and I am damn proud to be an American. See you in the woods or on the water! -GrundyBassman

Hotbait

Yum FF Sonar Minnow 3" / Ayu

$3.99

Yum FF Sonar Jig Head 1/4 oz / #1 / Smoke

$3.99

Damiki Vault Blade Bait 1/2 oz / Holo Silver

Out of Stock

Damiki Vault Blade Bait 1/2 oz / Black Holo

$6.99

Damiki Vault Blade Bait 1/2 oz / Black Gold

$6.99

Jackson F

Gold Ambassador

11/12/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°

3 lber on the finesse jig

Hotbait

Keitech Tungsten Mono Spin Jig 3/32 oz / Green Pumpkin

Out of Stock

Seaguar InvizX 100% Fluorocarbon 15lb / 200 Yards

$28.99

Seviin GF Series Casting Reel Right / 7.3:1

Out of Stock

St. Croix Bass X Casting Rods 7'2" / Medium-Heavy / Moderate

$125.00

Dylans_Fishery

Gold Ambassador

5/6/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°

Did a tournament on the Des Plaines/Kankakee/Illinois river the other day. We got 7th out of 40 boats and got a limit and culled 4 times. Our bag was 9.49 and big bass was 2.74. It was a good tourney and caught a lot of fish including a drum. The temperature was 55.7 and the bass were stuck on structure both deep and shallow. We got them under docks flipping and hopping.

Hotbait

Megabass Sleeper Craw Numa Ebi / 3"

Out of Stock

Strike King Rage Bug Watermelon Red Flake / 4"

$6.99

Omnia Community Member

Silver Ambassador

9/20/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows

Was doing a little ultralight fishing at a local pond then moved to the river. Was casting around the bank as well as by some fountains towards the middle of the pond. Ended up having a great day with 10 fish caught in about an hour.