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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
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
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
carolina rig/ less than 8 ft of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Fishing sitting on solid structure and in the submerged vegetation still. Ambushing outside of boat docks and hard structure.
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.
6th Sense Ned Fry 4.6 Nirvana / 4 3/5"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Very Light bite. Slow take. Allow the fish to pick up and tighten line.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
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!
