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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
All plum and purple worked great and top water frogs Probably buzz baits would work well. Top water was hot all day long.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
carolina rig/ less than 8 ft of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Fished outside grass line using wacky rig for most bites in the morning. moving into the afternoon skipping baits under docks was producing most fish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Had a blast on Athens, chasing schooling largemouth busting on schools of shad. Had good success with the Evergreen shower blow in shad pattern amongst the schools and running parallel to pads and over submerged vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Lake Athens offers opportunity for multiple styles of fishing; from power fishing over grass, to top-water around lily pads, skipping docks, ned rigging off weed lines or chasing schools boiling on bait balls with swimbaits. Today was a truly fantastic day on Lake Athens! The Largemouth bass were schooling and boiling on bait balls offshore, in large frenzied schools. Most of the bait they were feeding on were very small, 1 to 2 inch minnows. I saw personal success using a Smeltinator Jig Head matched with a small minnow styled swimbait, when dealing with the schools of largemouth. The Zman Minnowz are some of my favorites, along with the spark shads. I also had success working a ned rig along the edge of the weed lines, as well as skipping both a wacky rigs and a ned rigs underneath docks and the edges of lily pads. As the day grew warmer, I switched to the other side of the lake and started working cover and the shady docks. There is really something for everyone on this lake!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Summer time can be challenging but also fun and rewarding. Seems like the bass are hiding in the grass, on grass lines , and are also moving towards deeper water after feeding shallow morning/evening. I’ve had most luck on double fluke on grass lines, med-deep cranks and jerk baits.
