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8/13/24
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
When there is current bass are active on the ledges and bars . When there is no current work the same ledges with the zoom ole monster in black grape or junebug
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Current breaks and humps when wind allows , too much wind negates the Topwater bite
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Every morning in the summer the smallmouth are willing to smash a shock blade. The only thing that changes is the retrieve and the location of the fish. There a handful of retrieves I use. Burning it, slow roll, burn pause and slow roll with a twitch. Sometimes the fish are tight to the bank and in less than two feet of water. This is when I burn the shock blade. Sometimes the fish are deep so slow rolling it is required to get it down deep enough.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Towards the middle of the day when the bass stop chasing bait the switch to ambush mode. They are in predictable places like deep cover or shallow shade. These are perfect ambush points for them. These are obvious places to throw your tube. The tube is great because it looks a little bit like everything a bass eats. It can pass for a bluegill, shad or crawfish depending on hot you retrieve it.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Bluegill
When the wind is hitting a dock just right there’s usually one spot to cast at a dock that sticks out like a sore thumb. The spot with the most moving water adjacent to a little protected pocket.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Fish were held down deep on rock piles, there very picky this time of year. Fishing relies on reaction bites more than anything. The stripper and hybrids are schooled in choke points going down the main lake.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad