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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Swimming a zman midwest finesse swim jig with a keitech trailer through the lily pads.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Found bass schooled up chasing baitfish, managed to pick a few off with the underspin.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fish were very aggressive, feeding up on baitfish. It appears they are gearing up for the spawn.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Fishing the flukes like a topwater, over and around the lily pads
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Hot day! Bass were in the grass and under the lily pads. I caught them on a worm, bandito bug, and fluke, all Texas rigged.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
79°
Chatterbaits and Frogs in and around the Lily pads
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
I was using a netbait flex worm in tilapia magic. Working it through, over, and around the grass weightless. Didn't catch any bigs but was surprised the mustad finesse hook held up in the thick stuff being a finesse hook.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Using the Chatterbait EVO in the grass and following up with a SMH Wormz on a 1/0 Alpha Finesse hook with a 1/16 weight.