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Pool 1 Mississippi
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Carson Krefft
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4/28/24
Species
White BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
54°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Casting small hair jigs to the bank working back slowly to the boat on the Mississippi, got the smallies fired up.
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Mostly hanging around drop offs to the main channel, often in faster currrent.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Troll or hand jig a ned rig just where visibility of the bottom ends. Moving current was better than slow water. Purple or orange were both productive. Caught a few bass on other things, mainly a swimbait, but the ned rig was THE producer.
HotbaitZ-Man Finesse TRD PB&J / 2 3/4"
$2.99
$3.99
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
I have been out on the river multiple trips in July. I was recently out on July 9th, and we hammered 25 smallmouth bass in a 4 hour trip. We exclusively threw zman original chatterbaits the whole time we fished and also landed 4 walleye and 4 northern pike along with our smallies. The flow rate is just about perfect on the river right now and the bite has recently been extra hot for us. tons of fish being caught with a few large fish mixed in as well. The best way we have found to catch large numbers of fish was to throw your baits as close as you can to the bank as well as finding good current seams. best cover was in front of, next to and behind log jams and protruding rocks. The chatter bait is relatively simple to use and doesn't take much skill to identify the bite. You simply cast out the bait and give the bait a nice steady retrieve. Do not burn the bait back to the boat. the bait creates a ton of vibration and motion in your rod which seems to trigger a lot of bites, and when the rod stops vibrating set the hook. I feel like the chatterbait is often overlooked and highly underrated when it comes to smallmouth fishing, but it could definitely help you up your smallmouth game. It should be a staple on your next outing to the Mississippi. I promise you will not be disappointed. A final hot tip is to make sure you focus on your retrieve all the way to completion as we had multiple fish follow the bait all the way to the boat and hit right next to the boat.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
34°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Went out fishing July 22 and 23. Fishing numbers were good, but the size was a bit smaller than what we expected. We did however land a couple of nicer fish in the 17-19 inch range. I had been having very good success throwing an original zman chatter bait, but I felt like I was missing fish on some hookups. I ordered a few things from omnia and in that package I purchased some zman mini max chatter baits in 3/8 oz. I was intrigued by the mini but was disappointed it only came in 1/4 oz. I then found out they make a mini max which keeps the same smaller profile but has weights up to 1/2 oz as well as some other higher quality features. Definitely a bait worth checking out if you are into throwing lures in the river for smallies. With the new mini max chatter bait on I saw an increase in hook up percentage as well as fish staying on all the way to the boat. i think the smaller profile helps the fish get the whole lures in their mouth increasing the odds of landing the fish. It is interesting to note that we did get hung up on a few boulders at times and when retrieving lures, you could see tons of small crayfish fish were feeding on. if you were able to find rocks and rock walls fish were holding primarily on these locations. Also, important to note the reason I wanted a heavier bait was for castability and getting that lure to run a little bit deeper where the fish congregating.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Here's the deal, caught severval smallmouth in the late summer to early fall using a 1/2 oz outkast stealth feider in feider craw paired with a Yum Craw Chunk 3.75 in Ultimate Craw. Rod was a standard MH/F with 17lb flouro and a 6:3 Zillion SV.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
76°
Find rip rap banks and 45 degree them with a crankbait for smallmouth.
