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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Senko style stick worm, Watermelon red with orange belly on a 1/4 oz in 12’ near ledge transitions.
Bob Dixon
Bronze Ambassador
4/8/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
58°
Caught a few nice largemouth fishing from a dock area (bank) with cool conditions and overcast/ rain. Fished from the docks toward and around some rockpiles. Picked up a couple of nice ones on a Texas rigged Senko and another nice one on a Strike King Hybrid Hunter.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
58°
Fished a club tournament out of Loyston Point. Had to deal with a cold front with rain and gusty wind after a week of mid 80 degree temperatures. Water temperature was steady at around 57.5 degrees. Fished outside points going into spawning areas looking for bait fish near large rock close to deep water. To get bit we had to postion the boat in about 20 feet and work the structure jig into about 8 to 12 feet slowly when the wind was blowing. Caught 2 short and one small keeper on structure jig on the outside bend of the points. When the wind died down would target the same areas with the Megabass Sleeper Craw. Caught my biggest fish over 3 lbs and 2 other keepers as the craw came off large chunk rock. Late afternoon Caught a few short fish on a neko rigged senko un same areas I caught them on the Sleeper Craw. The fish were in a funk and did not want to chase. All the fish caught on the structure jig was bearly hooked yet the Structure Craw were down in the crushers. At weigh-in you could see that the large mouth appeared to have not spawned yet and a majority of the smallmouth appeared to have already spawned. With Temps rising this week the large mouth should be in full spawn mode and smallmouth will be more into a post spawn mode. All and all a good day and a 4th place finish on a wet, cold and tough day.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
45 degree angled banks with chunk rock. Transition areas along the bank are also high percentage areas. Whether it be chunk rock to gravel or slate rock to clay. During the late pre-spawn, fish will hold primarily in the 10-15 ft range.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Boulders
Caught several decent fish popping lipless over submerged rock piles at about 20 feet.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Dam
Water Temperature
60°
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
3/20/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Bounce swimbaits off rocks in 12-20’
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Launched out of point 19 for a club tournament. caught several short smallmouths on a drop shot in 15 to 20 feet of water on brush piles. Lost 2 decent fish swimming a 1/2 oz SK Structure jig with a summer craw rage bug shallow. Caught 1 keeper LM and several other non-keepers off of 45-degree slate points slow rolling a 1/2oz Mega Bass Dark sleeper.
