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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
Species
White BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Went out Monday afternoon and fished the north side of coves. Did good on white bass casting at brush piles in 9' or so at the back of those coves. Fish also seem to be relating to structure and hanging under docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
Water temperature varied from 61-64 degrees from the back of creeks out to the main lake. Targeting windy dock ends in slightly stained water with spinnerbait produced nice bass. Downsizing to a fluke or single 3.2” swimbait worked to pick up numbers of smaller fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
I was working channel swing banks with big rock and catching them on this rainy overcast day with the Smithwick rattling rogue with custom paint jobs by “ Uncle”Frank Scalish. The bite was good early and slowed by 9 then picked back up later in the day. I would cover water and once you get a bite slow down and pick that area apart because multiple bites would come in small areas.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Finished out my 13.5lb limit with the a-rig on brush piles. I would slow roll the a-rig over the top of the pile and hang on because the fish were smoking it. I also caught some just fishing a bank that looked right with a little bit of a mud line. Kept the bait just under the surface because it was shallow and slow rolled it just parallel to the dingy water that was stirred up from some wind. Caught 4 keepers with a couple culls doing this in a short amount of time. I put two 1/8 oz heads on the bottom wires of the rig and one 1/16 oz on the middle wire. I think this helps to get the bait to spin to the right orientation in the water quicker. Also you can run one different color swimbait to draw more bites but I would put it on the center wire which always has a hook.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Catching fish on a buzzbait and spinnerbait along chunk rock banks. Look for steeper banks with shade on them. Water is still warm even though the air temps are getting cold.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
49°
The bass were very sluggish in the snow. Our best bites came toward the back of creek arms on channel swing banks. Best bite involved dragging jigs or tubes on chunk rock in 10'-15' of water. The crappie bite was also good in same areas on the back of some of the docks. The crappie were Biting bobby Garland jigs.
BigBassNation
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12/29/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
47°
Bass fishing was slow, most fish caught on channel swing banks dragging a tube, 1/2oz jig with a crock-gator ring craw, and a spro rock crawler. A lot of crappie were also caught on the back of docks with jerkbaits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
47°
Targeted channel swing backs in creeks as well as wind blown points. The primary bait was a A-rig as well as a Spro Rkcrawler. Fishing was decent with several keeper bass and a bunch of nice white bass.
