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Joshua Paul
Bronze Ambassador
7/28/22
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Early morning they were eating shad up shallow and as the sun came up you could catch 20+ fish on a wacky rigged worm. If you're looking for better quality then flipping/punching grass mats was the way to go.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Overcast and Windy setup for lots of schooling fish chasing bait either suspended or on rip rap.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Fish were very tight to cover in the 2-5 foot range and not willing to eat unless you hit them on the head. It was a day of the short strike. Submerged hydrilla clumps in pockets or behind islands produced the most action. Ripping a 3/8ths jackhammer through the thicker clumps or a Rapala rippin rap through the more sparse clumps drew reaction strikes. Pitching an Ike mini flip jig along isolated tree limbs or stumps also drew strikes so long as the bottom was clean with no decaying grass or slime. For FFS users there were wolf packs of bass holding under schools of bait in the creeks but triggering those fish to eat was also difficult. I had a few commit to a damiki/hover rig with a 3.5" jerk shad, but it was definitely work. I believe the baitfish were in the 2" range. A crappie jig would most likely have faired better. At the end of my 4 hour outing I had 30+ strikes but only boated 5 with the largest being 3.2lbs.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
launched out of Carbide Park and worked our way down toward the dam. worked the bank near docks skipping the Senko to brim beads. Caught 3 keepers and 4 non keepers along a 150-yard stretch. spent the afternoon in one cove and caught 4 more keepers with the Senko. Caught 2 largest fish with a Strike King Popping perch in 2 feet of water in the back of the cove and lost 2 more.
Species
Crappie
Season
Winter
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Big Schools of crappie got fired up and ate the jiggin rap as well as a damiki rig. The bass were following just about every bait thrown and only had a few eat.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile