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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Throwing the chatter bait in the open areas of the hydrilla mats and flipping the mats will get you some bites
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
54°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Punching through mats with the flippin delight was key. Yo-yo-ing this bait under the mat produced some great bites!
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
2/5/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
60°
Boogerman Buzzbait bit as insane Black 3/8
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
I started out throwing a Bitters Vibes in Blueberry paired with a 1/4 0z. Flat Out Tungsten Original and a 5/0 Owner Offset Hook on 20# K9 Fishing Products Pro Series Flourocarbon and a Denali AttaX 7' 4" Heavy power Fast action Casting Rod paired with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 Gear Ratio Reel. I didn't have any success early on so I decided to make the switch to a Bill Lewis Lures 1/2 oz. Rat-L-Trap in Silverado. I was throwing this on a Denali Kovert 7' 2" Medium Heavy power Moderate Fast action Casting Rod paired with a Quantum Energy 7.3:1 gear ratio Casting Reel with 17# K9 Fishing Products Pro Series Flourocarbon. I caught several bass, as well as two quality black crappie, one that measured 14.5" and the other just over 13.5". As the sun broke through the clouds I began punching the Hydrilla matts, but didn't have any success.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Spent the morning fishing Orange Lake. A vast majority of the lake is topped out Hydrilla. I started out the morning throwing a Bitters Bait and Tackle 6" Swim Worm in Blueberry paired with a 5/0 Owner Offset Hook on 20# K9 Fishing Products "8" Strand Braid. Caught several fish throwing along inside points of the Hydrilla matts early in the morning. As the sun cleared the tops of the trees, I switched to flipping a texas rig in the matts themselves because I knew the sun would position the fish under the matts. My flipping setup consisted of a Denali AttaX 7' 4" Heavy power Fast action Casting Rod paired with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 gear ration Casting Reel with 60# K9 Fishing Products "8" Strand Braid. I was using a Flat Out Tungsten Original 3/4 oz., with a 4/0 VMC Heavy Duty Flipping Hook and my bait of choice lately has been the Bass Addiction Gear Mat Craw in Uncle Doug's Special. Caught two quality fishing flipping the mats with this exact setup.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Xtreme Bass Series Orange Lake Division event #2 79 teams hit the waters in search of giant Florida bass. Top teams reported flipping heavy cover for their catches. 1st Place: Derek Manning & Dillon Robinson- 28.87 pounds 2nd Place: Joe Yarborough & Travis Blucher 23.64 pounds 3rd Place: Phil Cury & Eric Lewis- 22.84 pounds 4th Place: Pete Roberson & Rob Roberson- 22.11 pounds 5th Place: Joey Pate & William Barnett- 21.52 pounds Big Bass: Derek Manning & Dillon Robinson- 12.59 pounds Full Results here: https://xbs.floridatournamentreport.com/orange.../event-2/
Dawson Wisner
Bronze Ambassador
3/6/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
I was fishing pre and post spawn fish in a hydrilla field. I used a swimjig to cover water quickly and efficiently, and to find holes where fish were staging. The speed of Using a 8:1:1 reel and short pauses on the retrieve was the key to getting the larger fish to bite
