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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
I caught fish skipping a jig under docks and into laydowns.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
I caught fish skipping a Senko under docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
I caught fish skipping a small swimbait under docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
I caught fish throwing a weightless soft jerkbait around docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
I caught fish throwing a jerkbait around docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
I caught fish throwing a shakey head on points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
I caught fish throwing an a-rig on points. Retrieve it slowly.
Andy Greene
Bronze Ambassador
1/5/24
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
46°
My son and I spent the afternoon on Lake James and caught a lot of smallmouth throwing the Duckett Fishing 3" BD Subtle Tail swimbait in Tennessee Shad on fish suspending around bait. The main channel on the Catawba arm was dirty from the recent rains so we focused on the Linville arm where the water was cleaner. We actually used the Duckett Fishing 7' Jacob Wheeler Signature Series Medium action rods. I didn't see it in the drop-down to select what rod we used. That rod is the best spinning rod I've ever used for the money and is perfect for finesse swimbaits and Damiki rigs, as well as tons of other applications. My son caught his PB smallmouth that day that weighed 4 lbs 14 ounces. The bass are biting!
