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Jordan Walker
Bronze Ambassador
5/2/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
The fish are getting more active and the shallow fishing is getting better! Bladed jigs with craw trailers (Riot Baits little fuzzy) were working great with their ability to fish fast and slow. Laydowns in or near deeper water are good areas to target, don’t forget to slow down and cover them well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Took the W at high school sectionals today! It was a cooler day with sporadic rain and full clouds the whole time. We found em in the offshore vegetation eating black and blue chatterbaits
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Stumps
Fish are biting walking baits and buzzbaits great right now. With the grass getting more dense a lot of shallow targets are out of play so look for stumps and other structure further out.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
We pre-fished Busse for the IHSA sectional tournament the day before the competition, and we found a good amount of bass staged on lay downs. I caught multiple on this chatterbait in just about an hour.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
I caught a lot in the spring on this chatter/trailer combo. The key was ripping the chatterbait through new grass growth. I highly recommend jackhammers over typical chatterbaits because they have great hookup and landing ratios and make a little bit of a different sound.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Matted Grass
A killer way to catch largies in the summer time at Busse South Pool is to toss a small 3.8 inch white Keitech weedless swimbait through clumps of grass or at a reed covered bank. Most will see this grass and want to frog it but from what I’ve found, the swimbait is much more productive in the summer.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Fishing busse woods a pressured lake. It’s hard to get a bite and I seen them feeding in the lily pads and sure enough.I got a strike.
