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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
Got into some nice largemouth cranking riprap and rock piles on transition points.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Find any rip rap or isolated structure. Smallmouth and Largemouth would hit it.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
63°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Fry guarder on a rock pile ate after a couple casts
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Although the water temps are reaching those prime temps (68-72) by the end of the days, the females were absent from the beds, but there were plentiful keeper size males. All shallow water patterns played strong depending on weather and time of day. (Spinnerbait, swimjig, flipping, buzzbait, shallow crank, and swing head)
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
77°
Some were fry guarders but a couple of shad spawn eaters very critical to my 3rd place finish
Species
Catfish
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
68°
Find you a boulder in a bout 20 ft and livescope your bait to it and hold on.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Find some boulders and use live scope to pendulum your bait over top of them and hold on.