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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Fished a tourney with my son the day after Christmas. We started at mid lake and fished to the dam. We caught our first keeper on a Zoom Trick Worm on a shakey head. Our next keeper was on a Damiki rigged trick shotz. Keeper #3 was on a Strike King Rage Swimmer. Keepers 4 and 5 were on the trick shot. Water temp varied from 46° to 70° in the hot hole.
Blair
Bronze Ambassador
12/28/23
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Working thr rip rap down near the hot hole on the main lake.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Docks
Fished Monday 12/27 around the state park/northern part of the lake. Caught the most fish I’ve caught all year, 19. 14 on a vision 110+1 jr & 5 on a zman big TRD, 3/16 oz Ned. Found some small ones stacked on a secondary point, but the majority of fish were shallower and on docks poles/jet ski floats.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Fished out of Long Island 12/11. Caught 5 on a green pumpkin Zman Ned, 3 on a Vision 110+1 and a nice largemouth out of a tree with a craw colored jig. Quantity seem to be hanging tight to dock poles, wanting a smaller profile. Jig for bigger fish.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
52°
Spotted bass will pile up on dock pilings on the front corners of docks with deep water on them. Every now and then bites will come further back on the dock, but locate docks with at least 15 feet of water at the edge of them. Fishing a jerk bait or a shakey head right up against them can produce a lot of numbers.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Threw the a-rig when nothing else worked. Slowed down after I felt a few fish hit the rig and miss. That proved to be the ticket as the first had time to catch up to the baits.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
I caught 16 and lost 2. Caught on a combination of Megabass Vision 110+1 and a Spro Rock Crawler 55. Fished from 7:45am-2pm. Water temp was 46.5-51°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Brush Piles
Caught 17 fish between a shakeyhead and a jerkbait Saturday 12/10. Fish were main lake oriented around brush and rock.
