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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
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
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Get the big stick out and be patient. Giants live here!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Jumped in our Xtreme Bass Series divisional event to try our hand at a hot lake. Struggled most of the day, missing a solid fish on topwater early in the morning. Made a move to sparse offshore hydrilla and started throwing a Magnum Hit Worm around. Caught a 4.5 and a 5.5 in about 15 minutes, losing another fish in the same area. It ended up taking over 35 pounds to win the event, anchored by an almost 11 pound lunker.
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
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
91°
Flip the thickest Hydrilla on the outside side grass lines. 65 lb smack down braid line. 7’6” Kistler Helium Heavy 5 power rod/ Kistler series 1 reel. It takes 30+ lbs to win any tournament. If you’re looking for 10+ lbs fish this is your lake. A girl I know well caught a 15 9 , every tournament big fish will be over 12 lbs, lots of 13+
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
73°
A little under 17lbs flipping isolated hydrilla clumps
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Fished last Tuesday, it was an extremely tough day on the water. Everywhere where I had caught fish a a few days prior had been sprayed by the FWC. To make matters even more difficult was the fact that it's been a full moon for a few days. Started the morning fishing a Spro Poppin' Frog 60 in Black and Yellow on a Denali 7' 4" AttaX Heavy Fast Casting Rod with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 Casting Reel paired with K9 60 pound "8" Strand Dyneema Super Braid. Eventually switched to a Spro Poppin' Frog 60 in Red Ear once the sun was over the trees. I also threw an Untamed Tackle 3/8 oz. Punisher Swim Jig in Pepper Shad with a Zoom Super Speed Craw in Pearl as a trailer on Denali AttaX 7' 4" Heavy Fast with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 gear ratio Casting Reel paired with 60 pound "9" Strand Dyneema Super Braid. Only had a few gar and mud fish blow up on the frog so I moved out to some patches of lillipads that were offshore. Flipped the pads with a VMC Tokyo Rig with a 5/0 VMC Straight Shank Flipping Hook paired with a Missile Baits D Bomb in Bruiser Flash with a 1/2 oz. WOO! Tungsten Never Chip Flipping Weight. My setup for the Tokyo Rig was a Denali AttaX 7' 4" Heavy Fast with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 gear ratio Casting Reel paired with 60 pound K9 Fishing "8" Strand Dyneema Super Braid with a 20 pound Sunline Assassin Fluorocarbon leader. Fishing was brutally tough. Hopefully after a few days the fishing will improve after the FWC sprayed so much of the lake.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
54°
