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FFBTV
Bronze Ambassador
7/28/24
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
83°
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
9/9/21
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
84°
The sun was very high when I was fishing in the summer. Water was just getting to the mid 80’s. I fished a couple night tournaments and did really well with 5 fish going 4.2lbs. Remember Joe Pool is a slot lake and your fish have to be under 14” or over 21”. I cranked down many banks but the best ones were ones not directly facing the wind and ones that had chunky rock.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
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FFBTV
Bronze Ambassador
7/19/24
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Caught some good largemouth near the Dam 0-8ft of water on a Drop Shot bait used Strike King Dream Shot 4 1/2 inch Candy Craw in Color. Caught some Largemouth with the Spro Little John MD 50 Cellmate Color @ the Dam 0-10ft of water. Also caught Largemouth on the 6th Sense Fishing Ridge Worm & the Zoom Ultravibe Speed Worm Green Pumpkin in Color Dye the Tail in Chartreuse dragging them around points where the point drops off into deeper water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Humps
Early in the morning we caught 10 white bass on square bill crank bait. Then we started fishing humps with Carolina rig with watermelon fluke. We also used other color flukes.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Humps
Hello everyone, Drop shot works great with Robo worm. Also MOJO RIG works great with watermelon fluke with Chartreuse tail
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Water temp 50-53 Water clarity .5-1ft Wind 17-29mph It was a very windy day today to say the least. The wind had me taking cover by the bridge part of the day after it got super windy. I focused on the main creek channel through the day. I found many fish cruising around deep points and drop offs in around 15-25ft of water. I was livescoping these fish which were suspended around 7-15ft under the surface. The Yum Brella rig with Strike King swimbaits. Most of the fish were cruising around looking for the big gizzard shad balls.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
During Early Spawn and Spawn, some of the best spots to fish are the bridge piling on the corner where the rock point meets the bridge. Throwing a sexy shad square bill and texas rig worms (view recommended products) through the bridge pilings early in the morning will always get you bit during this time of year.