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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Fished around Latta on 11/28. Started at the kayak access and worked back. Caught 1 largemouth quick on a Megabass plus 1. Marked a ton of perch, not many bass. Found schools of spots and hybrids chasing shad out on the edges of the channel on the main lake. Marked some nice fish on deep ledges suspended 15-25’
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
It's best to get out early, I had the most success right at sunrise. Cast out the jig and count it down. Tick the tops of the rocks as you reel it back. Tick, tick, Thump!
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water is pretty cold and murky right now. The fish are pretty deep, feeding off the points early in the mornings. I had a lot of luck with the deep crank, lots of small fish even went for it. Make contact with the bottom and cranking it slowly seemed to be the trick.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
45°
Spent time dragging a neg rig. The floating baits seemed to draw more bites than the baits that didn't float. Dragging past laydowns produced the most bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Casted parallel to the bank and fished flooded brush and wood. Largemouth hit as the Slobberknocker got caught on the submerged brush.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
44°
Shakey head was the key today. Dragging it along bottom slow and a few twitches here and there. Fish came unglued.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
It's still cold, but an area of low pressure came through. Couple of warmer days and the fish have come in shallow to feed. Suspending over any grass that survived the winter, sticking to rocks, and under docks in the sunshine.
