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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 16lb
Out of Stock
Seviin GF Series Casting Reel Right / 7.3:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Mark Balbinot won the Connect Fishing League April Bass tournament with a Best 5 total of 20.35 LBS. “Most of the fish were caught at Clinton Lake near Clinton Illinois. Weather was cold, cloudy, windy and rain showers the 2 days I was there. Fish were caught on buzzbait, spinnerbait and jig. All fish were caught in 4' of water or less. The last fish that bumped me up was caught at Canton Lake near Canton Illinois. That fish was caught on a jig near a laydown just before I was about to give up for the day.”
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Overcast day at Clinton with some rain. Water temps in the high 50's on the north side of the lake. Fish were starting to push shallow to start feeding. caught fish anywhere from 1' of water to 12' of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Caught this almost 5lber on the dt-10 off a rip rap shore
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Used side scan to find stump fields in 4-8 ft of water. Then used livescope to accurately fish the stumps.
Kyle Myers
Bronze Ambassador
5/20/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Targeting laydowns and grass were producing great bites. I Texas rigged a Googan Baits 10" Mondo worm black/Blue and also used a 4" Googan Bandito bug in Sprayed Lettuce. They were really wanting some a lot of movement. I was pretty much swimming the Bandito bug through the grass.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
We caught a ton of crappie using livescope on brush piles in 6-10ft of water. The Jenko Fishing Double Down BFS rod paired with a Shimano Curado BFS reel was crucial in being accurate and hitting our desired targets.
