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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
It was a warm day with a breeze and pretty clear skies. I was working a drop shot with a flat worm along the rock piles and boulders and found a pile that had some vegetation growing near it. I targeted this ,and after a few casts, finally got one to commit.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
The smallmouth in Lake Michigan have come back down the rivers and out into the harbors and main lake. Breakwaters and off shore rock piles have began loading up with eager to bite fish. Gobies hang around and all over these big boulders placed around piers and make them a great place to start. Pitching dropshots around these boulders has been the number one way to catch them. But be prepared to go through a lot of tackle. Tubes on the outside of the boulders have also been productive as well. Baits with larger profiles have been helping deter the small fish and the Venture Lures Supervisor is my go to when looking to upsize my bait on a dropshot!
JjGra
Bronze Ambassador
9/13/22
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Also Nightcrawlers Or small Plastic
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
I was utilizing the free rig technique in my time on the Milwaukee river. Casting up stream near boulders was productive for me. I like the Geecrack bellows gill in 2.8" size. Electric shad is a great color for clear to mildly stained water.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
9/5/22
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Also used a Flat Worm on a drop shot, worked well.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
I’m town for the weekend, decided to beat the bank with a chatterbait. Saw minnows busting the surface, then would cast near where it was happening and it worked for most of the day, smallmouth starting to feed up.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
The dog days of summer is making the fish awfully picky now. I cranked a spybait and caught one to kick the day off, but the two I caught after that were done with the old reliable, summer drop shot bait, the KVD Dreamshot 4’. Target large boulder piles and sea walls, at least if you’re hitting Chicago like me, they’re loving to ambush at shade lines!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
It was a warm fall day quite calm on Lake Michigan fishing a pier with a rock breakwall in Portage indiana. We were not getting any bites using moving baits, so we slowed it down and threw a larger worm wacky rigged. It took a couple of casts but finally got a good one to take the bait.