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Species
CrappieSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
I found 15+ bass on hard cover, primarily laydowns. There was also some chunk rock/brick in the water that proved to be productive. Nothing huge, but still a pull on the line. All in all fun day for the middle of the November from the yak!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
I got out late morning and it was HOT (feels like temp of 110), humid, and calm. I knew I wasn’t going to have much luck on moving baits so I stuck a flipping rod with a Texas rig and a jig in my hand and went to work. I found the bigger/more aggressive bites on the Texas rig and jig and then picked off all the remaining fish with the Neko rig. Fun day on the water and forgot all about the heat with the fish biting!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
84°
The water was HOT so finesse aka the Neko was the ticket. I found all of my fish around wood lay downs. The bite was much better earlier in the morning due to how hot it was. A lot of bites came on the fall, so mainly just dipping and dunking the old Neko.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Hit up a private sand pit type lake. The water temps are rising, especially in smaller, shallow bodies of water in the area. I found them on docks with an LS Lures flipping jig in Missouri Craw (Nebraska company). I used the 4” green pumpkin menace as a trailer. The new Shimano line was super abrasion resistant around jagged docks and boat lifts. It was also supple even being 20lb test which helped me have better contact with the jig.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Found some fish around docks. The water was pretty dirty. I was throwing a discontinued 3/8oz Bulldog Lures flipping jig in black and blue with the Berkeley chunk on the back. They were pretty tight to the docks with how dirty the water was. Nice to see them up shallow and in predictable spots. Shimano Mastiff line didn’t miss a beat around the janky docks.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Dock Shooting
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
I was pitching docks from shore and found some nice crappie. There seems to be a decent number of ~12” crappie in the lake which is great for our area. Super fun catching them around docks too.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
I found a bigger large mouth fishing from shore on a dock. Pretty surprising catch with the average size fish in the lake being 12-13” with this one being about 2.5lbs. Water has come up with the ton of rain we’ve gotten so the bigger bass seem to have come up some.
