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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
58°
Constant Catcher
Bronze Ambassador
1/26/22
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Steve S.
Bronze Ambassador
1/21/23
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
49°
Fished our club tournament and finished 4th with 9.58 lbs. Caught fish on the Yamamoto hula grub on 3/8 oz football head, Ned Senko and a shakey head with a Gary Yamamoto stretch 40 grub. Other techniques included a deep crank bait and dead sticking a drop shot worm. For more details check out my channel at @SteveSRandomStuff.
Steve S.
Bronze Ambassador
1/15/23
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
50°
Caught 5 spots and 1 largemouth in about 5 hours between storms. 2 on a 4.8 Keitech and 4 on the hula grub on a 3/8 oz football head. Form more detail check out my YouTube channel @SteveSRandomStuff.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
58°
Did an afternoon trip with my son for a few hours. Found fish holding on rocky banks eating the crankbait and shakyhead both well. Best smallmouth went almost 3lbs. My on caught one on a wacky rigged senko.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Throw right to the base of standing willows. Most of the time it will be grabbed on the fall. If not shake in place then drag back slowly.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Launched about 11am, light drizzle low 40’s air temp, big storm moved in and fish got active. Caught 3 solid spots biggest was 3.9lbs. From what I saw most fish where bottom orientated. Had numerous bumps on the jig but no serious takers switched to a shakeyhead and that was the deal
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
64°
Prefish day, fish were up shallow all over the lake. Caught fish dropshotting, jerkbait, neko and wacky rig senko's. mixed bag for about 16.5lbs. Fish were in all stages of the spawn, cruising, on beds and susspended starting to move up.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
60°
Fished a tournament in the pouring down cold rain after a week of warm weather. Bite was tough caught all 3 species of Bass (spot, largemouth and smallmouth) Bite definitely changed probably could have ran more bank with reaction and got it done. Used the new shimano mastiff line as leader material for my finesse applications an am so far happy with the performance.