St. Johns River
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Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
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5/11/22
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Striped BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Fished the St. Johns River the other day in some canals off of a small creek. Spent most of the afternoon throwing a Pro Bronzeye Poppin' Frog 60 on a Denali AttaX 7' 4" Heavy Fast Rod with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 gear ratio reel with K9 60 pd. "9" Strand Dyneema Super Braid. I also used a Untamed Tackle 3/8 oz. Punisher Swim Jig paired with a NetBait Paca Chunk on a Denali AttaX 7' 4" Heavy Fast Rod and a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 gear ratio reel with K9 60 pd. "8" strand Dyneema Super Braid. Was able to cover a lot of water with these two setups. Caught the majority of my fish under or around docks where there was vegetation located near dock pillings, whether it was dollar pads or lillipads. When the tide was slack, I would skip a wacky rigged 5" black and blue Yamamoto Senko paired with a VMC #1 Weedless Neko Hook on a Denali Lithium Medium Heavy Fast action Spinning Rod with a Quantum Smoke S3 Spinning Reel with K9 25 pd. "9" Strand Dyneema Super Braid with a fluorocarbon leader of Sunline 10 pd. FC Sniper. Caught several bass on these three setups.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Perch
I have used this bait for the last two years and I have caught fish on every body of water I fish. Great bait l wish Rapala made this bait in a magnum size
HotbaitRapala X-Rap Jerkbait 4" / Yellow Perch
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Reef
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
We caught our fish early flipping Texas rigged senko style worms and swimming speed worms into/through the lily pads and around docks. In the afternoon we caught fish on shell beds on the main channel on jigs & Carolina rigged worms.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Started the morning fishing a small creek on the St. Johns River with a Spro Bronzeye Poppin Frog 60 on 60 pound Sunline X-Plasma Asegai paired with a Denali AttaX 7' 4" heavy power fast action rod with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 reel. Caught two fish early with the falling tide and glass like conditions and once the current stopped, I switched a more subtle presentation, a wacky rig. My setup was a #1 VMC Weedless Finesse Neko Hook paired with a Gary Yamamoto 5" Black and Blue Senko on 15 pound Sunline X-Plasma Asegai Braid with a 10 pound Sunline FC Sniper leader on a Denali Lithium medium heavy power moderate fast action rod with a Quantum Smoke S3 6.1:1 gear ratio spinning reel. Caught the majority of my fish on the wacky rig when the tide was low and the current was lacking. Most of the fish I caught were caught near matts of dollar pad and lilipads located near docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Fished the Wolfsons, caught a few and had multiple get away. Focused primarily on rice creek, had another boat in there catching them on a buzzbait. Lost a lot at the train trussel on a shaky head on a bass assassins wolfsons special creature bait. Picture is practice the Monday prior by my partner for the tournament.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Insects
Great 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.
