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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
During this time of year Smallmouth will start to move out of their wintering holes. A key place they will stop before the spawning transition are main lake points between the deep main lake basin and spawning areas.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
55°
Steeper banks with chunk rock & fallen timber mix. Caught several 18+” smallmouth. Water is falling and the lake is changing. Bass still on the main lake but near hollows.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
53°
Bounced around from main lake to coves today, focusing mainly on laydowns. Most of the bass came from main-lake wood cover. I was hoping the rain and cloud cover would help the bite but the bass (at least where I was) were holding tight to cover. I used the Xzone adrenaline craw jr on a 3/0 flipping hook and a 3/16 flipping weight to catch the majority of the bass today. Pitching it in and around wood. In between laydowns, I alternated from the Xzone ned zone and true center stick and caught a few that way as well.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
3/16/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Points to about 100’ in coves 12’-20’ deep
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
51°
It's still winter even with spring right around the corner. Water temps over the last couple of weeks have gone in the wrong direction along with the lake level. And honestly it's a little confusing. I fished everywhere I thought they would be with nothing to show for it. So I slowed way down, kept a ned rig in my hand and finally found a few on a channel swing bank. The bait I used was a 5" Z-man PB&J zinkerZ cut in half on a 1/16 homemade Midwest finesse style jig head. The zinkerZ is probably the best all around Ned bait especially once all the salt dissolves out of it. It develops a life like texture over time and just gets bit when other baits don't. With the lake level dropping the bass pulled of the bank and were sitting in 15 to 20 feet of water. It was a subtle bite to, Line watching was key.
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.
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’
