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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Starting off we caught all of our fish pretty early in the day around 9 am - 11 am. And one thing we noticed was they were all at the back of the dock, simply because this lake is very pressured and most anglers would fish the front and sides and move on to the next dock. But if you focus on the darkest part of the dock, which usually is in the back, you will be able to get more bites. Knowing how to skip a bait well is essential for this pattern. We caught the two fish on the left of the picture on a (Shad look-alike) weightless fluke! And the bigger fish on the right was on a white jig.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Ned rigs worked for smallmouth a little deeper
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
It was a slow day but managed to catch three in bettys creek under docks in the middle of the pocket
Mountain Basser
Bronze Ambassador
9/18/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Wind blown main lake points.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Fished about 2 feet of water skipping docks with structure behind it or under it. Caught all our fish on anything green pumpkin.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
82°
Quality fish were found on deep rocky points in 8 to 25ft of water most bites came dragging not hoping the jig
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
70°
Skipped under a dock in 5 ft of water and hooked a giant!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Smaller fish on beds. Large fish around deep docks