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Andy Quangvan
Bronze Ambassador
10/27/24
Species
Striped BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Water Temperature
59°
Andy Quangvan
Bronze Ambassador
10/13/24
Species
CatfishSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
64°
Wasn’t targeting this guy but he ate my rattleshad
Andy Quangvan
Bronze Ambassador
10/12/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
68°
3.33 lbs on a rattle shad on the edge of submerged vegetation
Kai Zhang
Bronze Ambassador
10/14/21
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Dam
Just tried the new 7L+ expride I got, great rod for 2.8 keitech with 1/8oz jighead! Light but with enough power to land the fish!! Really the one I need!!!
Andy Quangvan
Bronze Ambassador
9/28/24
Species
CrappieSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
70°
Caught this guy slow reeling a spinner bait
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Pilings
Casting over shaded open water under a bridge between pilings. Water depth was 40ft deep and crappie schools were suspended at 10ft depth with no cover. Chartreuse/white soft jig, 8oz jig head, 6lb monofilament line, 5ft ultralight rod.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
8/11/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
White and chartreuse flecked with red with gold and white double willow blade spinner. Caught 6 in 2 hours. Nothing of any real size.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Ice still on the lake. Getting ready to fire up with pre-spawn soon. Look for rocks and ledges around the lake.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Fished a club event on 7/11. Fishing was tough for me generally target rocks and am able to catch fish but this day they just were not there. Shallow grass/bushes seemed to be the best bite for numbers based on club feedback. The winners caught them deeper on jigs in brush piles I believe. I caught my fish on a spro frog a square bill and 2 on a jackhammer.
