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Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/13/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Dam
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Caught over 30 smallies and a few spots today crawling a swimbait on main lake and secondary points. Just caught a lot of short smallmouth only one keeper that was a 4 pounder
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
Caught them all in the back of the creek on a jig, in the mouths of pockets on a crankbait (what the big one came on) and some in the middle of creek arms on bait with a freeloader. You had to keep it on their nose for them to eat it with the a cold front and dirty water present.
DodgerDogFishing
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
65°
Several boats patterned out the Kentucky and Largemouth bite in isolated stump fields
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
62°
Main lake cuts
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Fish were positioned around shallow lay downs and logjams with running water coming into the back of them
Species
Striped BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Stripers biting topwater at night during shad spawn. Bite is better later in to the night.
HotbaitBerkley Cane Walker 5" / Bone
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
58°
With recent rains, I fished areas where the jerkbait bite and finesse swimbait bite had been hot. The water had stained and leaves floating everywhere. To combat that I pulled out a spinneribait. Added a swimbait trailer for slower retrieve and extra action. Baitfish in the areas was the key. Most of the smallmouth looked to have already spawned out
