Thomas O. Marsh Park Pond
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Had a good morning and caught a lot of Bass! Most came on the drop shot on inside grass lines in 10-15’ of water. I caught couple on a wacky rig, one on a whopper plopper, and one even bigger one on a glide bait. Everything was relating to the grass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Water Temperature
47°
Good day on the water today. This lake is spring fed so the water was 47 degrees, air temp was 32-42, and we also hand wind but it wasn’t terrible. Got four largemouth over 3lbs and two smaller ones. All but one came on Megabass Vision 110+1. Two of them were single fish I saw on forward facing sonar and got with a jerk bait. One came throwing a Jackhammer in to a funnel point and ripping it out of grass, and the last biggest one came with the jerkbait in to a ledge where two lakes came together. The smaller bass also came on the jerkbait. The temp dropped and it actually snowed while I was there so there was no one on the lake but me. After a good day of bass fishing I decided to check out some of the smaller schools I was seeing and got around a dozen crappie and a couple of bluegill dropping a drop shot in to the school and suspending it in the school. I also found a small school of blue gill and got a couple of them the same way.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Caught them over grass beds on 110s and 110 Jr. The baby Kingyo and Spawn Cherry were the hot colors.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
52°
I caught most of my fish with the Megabass Vision 110+1 over grass that is starting to come in. This is a clear lake typically 10-15’ of visibility. The can’t stand the table rock pattern. This lake Bluegill is the main forage. I also caught them on dimiki rig using the FF minnow on the Matt Stefan jig head. If I want to target them 15’ below the kayak I will cast 10’ out and let it pendulum back right above their heads. I was hoping to fish this way more but the wind was a constant 25mph and gusts in the 40s. It made this technique not worth it.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
52°
They absolutely smashed the Jerkbaits in the kayak today! I caught 36 Bass on Megabass Vision 110+1. The one in the picture wasn’t the largest but it engulfed it. You can see the bill sticking out of the gill. I tried a bunch of other stuff and this was what they wanted for sure I stumbled upon a pattern then used Livescope to dial it in. Grass was starting to come in and was about 1-2’ high. I was fishing in 8-12’ of water. I was working the jerkbait aggressively till it started to hit the tops of the grass. Then I would rip it up and jerk it back in to the top of the grass. I found a grass flat and started fan casting and then got three in three casts. I turned on Livescope and was watching the fish come in and out of the grass. I started out with the sexy shad pattern but this lake had 8-10’ of visibility today and doesn’t have shad. I saw a lot of followers so I switched out to Table Rock SP and just tore through them. I think the main forage is bluegill, crappie, and a few perch, I guess they see this as a tasty color.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Was throwing the BFE Texas Rigged in to a Beaver Dam and pulled this guy out! You want to move really slowly and get between every stick if possible.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
53°
Bass are getting stupid in pre-spawn! I caught a total of 44 all on jerkbaits. Most came on the 110 in Mat Shad. I also got some on the 110+1 in Table Rock SP. When it was really calm and sunny they follow the Table Rock but wouldn’t commit as often. When it was windy and overcast they preferred it. After a lot of followers on the Table Rock I put the Mat Shad on and got two on one cast! Interestingly they would hit the Mat Shad on the pause and wanted the Table Rock moving. Was fishing in 8-12’ that had grass about 2’ high. I was hitting the top of the grass and ripping it out.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
54°
Managed 3 over 18” and a bunch of smaller ones all on jerkbaits. I couldn’t get them to consider anything else except for one I got on a 2.8” Keitech. They were relating heavily to the grass already. I tried to keep the bait as close as possible to the top of the grass and it did the trick.
