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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
75°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
68°
Carolina rigged break walls and pilings. Best retrieve was slow and steady. I added chartreuse to the claws early morning or when it was cloudy. I used straight green pumpkin the rest of the time. My leader length was about 30”. Although they were eating a craw bait, a lot of the bass were spitting up perch.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
74°
I got a 6th place finish at the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Champlain with a one-two punch. I utilized my FFS and targeted specific fish with the new Zoom Winged Fluke. When I got around more active fish and wanted to generate reaction strikes, I pulled out the Rapala PXR Mavrick.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Alewife
Fished the inland sea about 10 to 20 feet off points of the islands
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Pitch this setup around sparse grass to trick lethargic bass into biting!
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
80°
Drag this setup around the gnarliest boulders you can find and hold on!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
Fishing on a flat, sunny day we had our best success ripping the tops of submerged milfoil and eel grass with chatterbaits and squarebills on flats in 3-5 ft of water. Also caught a few on lunker logs around docks and laydowns
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Smallies were found roaming deeper water in the middle of nowhere. There was a lot of luck involved and locating bass with 2D sonar while graphing around areas and casting the drop shot around rather than just a vertical presentation. Forward facing sonar would have come in real handy.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Dragging tubes over submerged grass near rocky points.