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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
74°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Plenty of Duck Weed pushed over the sparce pads and submerged vegetation. Had to fish a large area in order to find a concentration of bass. Productive but messy method of catching bass.
Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
74°
Caught walleye and largemouth bass roaming around a shallow rock pile. Caught both on a variety of baits mostly the Fritzside 5, but also the Rapala Scatter Rap and a Lethal Weapons 1/4 oz swim jig with a White and gold Strike King Caffeine Shad trailer,
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
74°
Caught fish hanging around docks, but moved just offshore and found a rock pile in less than 6 ft of water that had the largemouth and walleye roaming the entire structure. Changing up the cadence of the retrieve seemed to get the reaction strike. Also caught LM on swim jigs and Rapala Scatter Rap as well as a Rock Crawler.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Found a new technique friendly way to skip docks with minimum backlash. It has taken a few years but for me it was more of a equipment change than anything else. I purchased a Lew's Andy Montgomery 6'9" skipping rod which has the right amount of tip and backbone to get a good skipping cast. Then using electrical tape on my spool, I only have around 40 to 50 yards of 20 # test Seaguar Invix line available for the cast. I set the tension knob so the lure ( I have been using only 1/2 oz to get comfortable with this technique) I began practicing the roll cast on the street in front of my home to get the feel for the angle of the cast and practiced in open water before venturing into the shallow docks. It's been an eye opener for me the past few outings and experienced a completely different way to fish docks. After using a spinning rod and getting broken off on pilings this is a way more satisfying way to go.
Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
69°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Bass were chasing minnows and schooling along the point.
Species
Walleye
Season
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Humps
February- March we did a run and gun style of ice fishing. We would find humps or transitions on lakemaster or navionics and take the gear out to those areas. Once there drill multiple holes and try and mark some fish. 15-30 mins a spot and then move to the next location, unless you mark fish.