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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
Fished brushpiles in 10 to 20 feet of water around docks. When the lake is pressured, the deeper brush is a good place to catch fish that haven't been beat on all day. A dropshot is a good presentation for this. I use the lightest weight I can get away with on that given day and around a 2 feet tag end so I can keep the bait above the brush. Also less is more when it comes to moving the bait. Once the weight is in the cover just hold it still so there's not a lot of banging against the wood. I use livescope for this but traditional 2D will work fine.
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4/20/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
The bass are in all stages of the spawn right now so they can be found about anywhere you want to look. Caught them all throughout the water column on everything from swimbaits and ned rigs to jerkbaits and jigs. The best bait today though was a 3.3 keitech swimbait on a 3/8 dirty jigs guppy head. When the wind is blowing that combo is hard to beat this time of year. When the wind died down a wacky rig and ned rig fished close to laydowns worked good.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Throwing a 1/2 ounce spinnerbait with a swimbait trailer near laydowns (specifically those leading into spawning pockets) is producing quality largemouth bites. Double willow in all white or white/chartreuse seems to be the most productive with nickel/gold blades.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Dam
Water Temperature
60°
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.
