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Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
82°
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
85°
Targeted deepest docks at the mouths of pockets
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
85°
Look for steep drop ledges on the main lake in that 25’-40’ contours and scan with electronics looking for larger schools of bass. The smaller schools seem to just be the 1lb to 2lb fish but the larger schools showing 20+ fish will hold a few larger largemouth bass that ate mixed in with the bigger spotted bass. Parallel the ledge with a long cast and keep it in the strike zone by bouncing and slow rolling off the bottom just off the drop. With this depth they bite better and ate not as spooked. Once a few are hooked it often fires up the whole school and will bring up others to the surface as followers. I can’t stress enough of making a long cast and giving your bait a longer strike zone to get them agitated. This is a typical summer bite on most deep lakes and should produce bites until the lake temps start to drop.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
9/8/21
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Brush Piles
Any wind will help. Can catch fish all day but larger fish are in the heaviest small brush piles near creek bends
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Docks
Fished around docks with the strike king spinnerbait. Getting it deep under shaded areas and slowly bring it out. They were killing it in the shadows.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
86°
Main lake flats with shade
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
9/2/23
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Long casts to active target fish. 8# braid to a 6# fluro leader. 1/4oz head, small twitches. Suspended spots in 35-40 feet of water. 90 degree ball head jig head with a loop knot.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
I fished from daylight until 12pm. There was virtually no current. I caught 4 largemouth and 8 spotted bass. 6 were keepers over 14”. Two keeper largemouth and 4 keeper spots. First two fish were caught on a white fluke. Slowed way down and fished a weightless Senko painfully slow and caught 10. Most of the bites came off the ends of lay downs.