John H. Kerr Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Baitfish
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
After a poor practice I decided to start from scratch on a couple of points with clay banks in between that I’ve done well on in other tournaments. 2nd point I fished had some fish on it. Fished 1 mile of bank a couple of times and caught 12 largemouth, 4 keeper for 8-14 and a 24th place finish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Blueback Herring
Tough bite right now. I fished a lot of open water spots where bass typically are coming up on baitfish. We caught some shallow on topwater but had to work hard for the bites. Evergreen 125 and Whopper Plopper produced bites.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Bass were on lay downs at mouth of pockets
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
All the fish caught today came on spinnerbaits and swim jigs around baitfish and structure with wind. Once the sun got up around noon the bite diminished, went completely dead with no wind.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Pre-fished 3 hours Thursday evening and caught 7 largemouth off of riprap. The key areas had logs wedged in the rocks that had washed in during high water. I used a medium retrieve and crashed into the wood to get a deflection/reaction bite.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
79°
Went out looking for some summertime fish with my forward facing sonar. Nice cool morning for summertime. Focused on points and humps and shoals where there was a 17-20 foot drop off with some rocks or brush piles. Main Lake!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Buggs Island has hosted many tournaments over the years and there is a reason why. Bass are plentiful and you can get some good size ones as well. The most productive summer pattern for me is throwing a spinnerbait on chunk rock piles near points. Also found some on top water at first light near rip rap. Woody cover provides a great place to throw some soft plastics including a shakeyhead. Good luck at Kerr this summer.