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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
72°
Hit the main lake points with the underspin and the Rapala Freeloader. Mid strolled it above the weed beds and the bass crushed it. Caught about 15 anchored by a the 8lb 3oz bass in the picture. Great afternoon of fishing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
75°
Crushed the bass on the points with the Berkley Stunna Jerk bait. Bass were in 11-13 feet deep on the edge of the grass. Thy would shoot up from the bottom and crus the jerk bait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
41°
Had a big warm up in VA, pushed the big bass into the shallow waters. Caught over 40 Bass on the Booyah spinnerbait in 2-4feet of water around submerged stumps and brush. Biggest bass came in at 7lbs. Most bass were in the 3lb range. Slow rolling the spinnerbait seemed to be about the best technique going. The deeper bass were not committing to other typical winter baits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
43°
Picking up bass on the Stuna Jerkbait. Bass were suspended at around 7-8 below the schools of shad. If you find the shad I would pick up bass under the shad school. I would get aggressive bites when I ripped the bait through the water. They were not hitting the bait on the pause.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
43°
Caught many bass on a Jerk Bait, primarily the Stunna 112 in Stunna Shad color but also the Strike King KVD 300. The bass were suspended around bait fish. The key was to find the bait fish and fish the Jerk bait around the bait fish to pick up the bass. Had one bass over 5lbs most were in the two to three pound range.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
84°
The Bass were piled up in the grass of main lake points at 17-20 feet. Texas rig worked really well in the late afternoon.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
61°
Picked up some pre-spawn on the afternoon bite at Mooney Reservoir. Bass were in the back of coves looking for areas to spawn. Biggest was around 3lbs and they were hitting the spinnerbait very aggressively. Bass were not spawning but cruising the shallows looking for areas.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
45°
