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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
63°
Very good lake for some bass. Has a lot of smaller fish, but some better sized ones mixed in. Went out here on open water and put big swimbaits in my hand all day long. It is my favorite way to catch prespawn bass, and if you have never tried it. Definitely give the products above a try. All I was doing was working shallow flats with the magdraft, and if I found some isolated cover I would then pick up the S-Waver.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
61°
Casting jigs and bobbers in shallow layed down reeds in 2-4 fow and caught limits of 11-14" crappies
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Large Hair Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Caught some good ones that morning. Stayed a little deeper that morning and decided to lock the big hair jig in my hand that day and it paid off. If you don't have some large hair jigs in your arsenal, definitely give these a try. Just use a sweeping motion with the rod, and follow the bait down. Because almost all of your bites will come as the bait is falling. Using a longer rod like a 7'6 Md Hvy is a great rod for this type of fishing. And match that with Sufix Advance Flouro in 17lb and you're set.
