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Underwear Chief
Bronze Ambassador
8/15/24
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Trolling 20'+
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
16-18’. Speed 2.5 - 2.8 mph. Good mix of fish 17”-20”.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Water came up a couple feet, had to adjust and move to fish the bank and inside weedlines. Had all my biggest come in this jig, small hops mixed in with full rips when the jig got caught up in the grass.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
Had to search for them a bit with water level changing and colder nights, this set-up for a Texas rig is easy to use and efficient to cover water. Focused most of my time on easy to see weedlines, with access to deeper water.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
79°
Caught some decent smallmouth pitching a dropshot at docks and seawall off the main channel.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Air temp got down to 49 degrees overnight, had to slow way down and fish the jerkbait with long pauses in order to trigger bites
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
The slobberknocker by Berkley is as good as advertised! Comes through grass really well and has a unique vibration compared to other blades jigs, tough to take down the champ but the fact it is so much more weedless will make me purchase a few more!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
It’s a little early but temps dropped to 48 degrees over night and the only way to get bit was super long pauses with the jerkbaits! So early morning or when the bite is slow don’t be afraid to grab something slow with pauses like a jerkbait in the late fall!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fish weren’t located in the shallower stuff this morning so moved out to the deepest grass I could find, pulled this nice 4 pounder on your standard Texas rig🐷🎣