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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
87°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
The fish are actually eating native shiners. Throw the crank just above the grass and slowly bring it back. It also works outside of pads and reeds or on brush.
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9/16/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Lily Pads
Caught way up in the lily pads, was a hot day. A bunch of smaller ones were caught as well.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Lily Pads
Throw the swimbait subsurface. Topwater works good too. Just slowly reel it and the bass love it.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
If you're fishing lake Kissimmee, focus on the outside edges of kissimmee grass in that 4 - 6 ft range. Pitch a 3/4 or 1 oz craw style bait and pick apart the edges or isolating grass clumps near the main edge. Even were there is other vegetation mix within
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
The fish were stacked up after Hurricane Ian. We caught 50+ fish from 3.5 pounds up to just under 8 pounds throwing Carolina rigs, 8-12 foot crank baits, and big soft plastic swimbaits where the water was moving. Our best 5 went 35 pounds.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
69°
Well, fall is in full effect and the water temps have dropped significantly. Most places on the lake the water temps are in the high 60s / low 70s. Additionally, they have the lake drawn down. Most of the good areas that normally have 3' - 4' of water have about 1.5'. This draw down has really limited the amount of available water to efficiently fish. With the water cooled off, the best thing to do is lock a punch rig in your hand. The trick is to find blown in hyacinth in areas that have at least 2' of water under them. Its also important to find the cleaner looking water. Most of the hyacinth is pretty packed in because of all the wind we get this time of the year. A 1.5 Oz weight is the lightest weight I could get through most places successfully. I like the Gene Larew Hammer Craw when I am punching. It is a smaller, less intimidating, bait and holds a Gamakatsu Super Heavy Cover Flipping Hook really well. When you get a bite its going to be a good one. Make sure you are using a big enough rod to get them out of that stuff. I like a Dobyns Champion XP 806. It takes a little time to find the right stuff right now, but this is a great time of year to catch giants. Good Luck - Dicky D