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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Fished the Bassmaster Open tournament here on the St. Lawrence, but ended up spending all of my time on the lake. Found huge schools of smallmouth around Duck Island in 30-60 fow. Some schools were tight to the bottom, and I caught them drop shotting a Berkley Maxscent Flat Worm. There's current in the lake even when it's flat calm, so a 3/4 oz dropshot weight was key to getting the bait down as directly below the boat as possible. Other schools would be suspended 20-30 feet off the bottom, so I would target them with Livescope and throw a 3/4 oz white Z-Man Jackhammer at them.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
74°
isolated boulders with clean bottom.
Justin Poff
Bronze Ambassador
9/2/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Drifting over Rocks and Sand Pockets with minor vegetation
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Swimming Okashira heads over rocky patch’s near grass