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Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Body SwimbaitsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsCaught some giants fishing baitsanity explorer gill swimbaits around lowdowns and flooded bushes. The fish were ambushing and destroying the swimbaits as they reached the edge of the shade line
FeeshBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureLily PadsGreat time for plugging away in the pads, surface grass mats and surface ambush points with the soft body frog. Patience is the name of the game. 1st half of the creeks seems to be holding the bigger fish in the first bit of summer. If you don’t feel like searching deep you can go straight to fishing! Tie on a finesse or wacky worm weightless texas rigged as a backup and you’ll be good all day.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureLily PadsFirst time on the St. John's and she did not disappoint! Caught a 9.37 lb. giant! Caught decent numbers. Our spot was a well trafficked location, so we had to do something different than everyone else to get our bites. When the water is running and the sun is high, can't go wrong with a wacky rig!
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CatfishTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureLaydownsDragging slowly on the bottom with periodic pops. Initially thought I had a clump of grass. Then he started fighting and I knew it wasn’t a bass. Fun little catch.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureLily Pads
Casting into the lily pads and hopping along the bottom.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureStumps
Pitching along the cypress trunks along the river edge. This guy hit on the initial fall.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureStumps
Dragging along the bottom. Little hops when I would bump into sticks/rocks.
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GarTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinI was experimenting with different retrieve speeds. Burning for 3-4 rotations and then slowing down for a few, then burning again.
