Tar River Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Picked up some nice chunks today pitching jigs & swimming them back close to dock pilings! Some bites that came off dock posts I’d just pitch up there & that vertical fall seemed to be the way to catch em! Others would come out & just hammer it! All in all great day flipping docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
The dirty cool water yesterday made for some pretty good conditions yesterday! Pulled up into a few flats up the creek & started cranking the outside edges of submerged vegetation. These bass where positioned on the edges & in holes in the grass ambushing shad In about 6ft of water. Since the water was on the dirtier side I went with a Bandit 200 in Chartreuse/Green Back, Taco Shad is also another favorite!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Started fishing docks but this time around they were not on or tight to the docks. Rather out in front or in the shade line of the docks chasing these huge balls of shad. They were suspended right under the bait & a keitech swimbait with a 1/4 oz jighead seemed the best way to catch em! Also caught a ton of crappie & a few catfish that were under the docks & tight around pilings and ladders attached to the dock! Caught all our crappie on Bobby Garland jigs with a 1/16 oz jighead
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Paralleling the end of lay downs produced a pretty productive bite for me yesterday before the storms. I scanned around the outside of the trees until I found the shad & the lay downs with wind blowing into them proved to be the most successful!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
The topwater bite was on this weekend! With the overcast conditions the Shad were high in the water column. With a nice breeze the conditions set up perfect for topwater, tied on a Zara Spook & whacked em!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Zman Orginal Chatterbait 3/8 oz Chartreuse
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Culprit Curly Tail 6" Crawdad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Brush Piles
Was able to get out and get on'em this weekend to start the new year right! With all the rain the reservoir was high, but with the warm rain & 60 degree temps the water was 50 degrees all last week was around 45-44. So I worked my way up the creek flipping bushes that were now in the water, and trees that were laid over. Had the best success on the downside of the current
