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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
River Channels
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Caught four bass off of the dock last night, primarily on a drop shot rig (purchased entirely at Omnia Fishing btw). G Loomis NRX+ has incredible sensitivity. Luxury buy to be sure, but worth every penny so far. Truly feel every pebble and stick on retrieve. Shimano Exsence reel is very light yet has no problem landing fish. Best bait was a Roboworm 4.5” Straight Tail Worm in Margarita Mutilator. Did catch one bass on a 3” Strike King 6XD in Sexy Shad. Craziest part was comfortably fishing in a T-Shirt at night in late December!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Finally took delivery of the new boat and got back on Lake Tillery this week. Caught several smaller bass (nothing over 1.25 lbs) chasing baitfish in what was clear, shallow water (depths of 2' to 5') under very sunny skies. Air temps were near 80 degrees, water temps were in the low 70's. Had some success both around isolated laydowns in coves (larger baitfish, so the 3.8" shad on an underspin worked well) and up creeks (downsized to 2.8" with smaller shad here). Bites all came either bouncing off the laydowns or dragging the bottom with a moderate retrieve.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Fished from my dock on Lake Tillery Tuesday-Wednesday, both early morning/ sunrise and at night. Air temps in the low-20s. Not sure about water temps, but water was clear with visibility at 4+ ft. Nothing awesome, but did catch 1-2 each time, primarily on drop shot and underspin listed above. Also some luck with deep diving crankbaits (StrikeKing 5XD Sexy Shad) casting out across a river channel.
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9/25/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Fished last night and this morning in very cold air temps again (20's-low 30s) so stuck to dock/shoreline fishing rather than take the boat out. As has been the case all winter, Drop Shot with the Roboworm Straight Tail 4.5" in Margarita Mutilator produces the most bites and landings of my techniques. The best bass, however, was landed on a Ned Rig with a ZMan Finesse TRD Green Pumpkin 2 3/4" on a 1/10 oz Ned jig head. Reaction baits did not work at all either time out.
Shimano Exsence Spinning Reel 3000 / 6.0:1
Out of Stock
Shimano Sustain FJ Spinning Reel 2500 / 6.0:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
I was catching them less than 6 fow around docks and laydowns this one weighed 8.24.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Stumps
