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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
47°
I caught white crappie in deep laydowns and brush piles using my Active Target to find them. I casted and counted down to them. Fish were in 15-20 feet of water in creeks. I had to retrieve as slow as possible due to the water temp 47°.
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
I got out to see what is changing from the warm up that we are currently experiencing in Alabama. The Artic blast the week of Christmas drop the water temps from mid 50's to Mid 40's and the recent warm up has put the water temps back in the mid 50's. Continuing with the deep pattern that I found on my previous report of deep tree tops and brush piles, I found a good school of 12+ inch crappie in a tree top near the deep part of the creek channel. Due to water clarity, I started using a Electric Chicken to instant success on the first drop and continued to catch fish the entire 2 hour trip. I caught a bunch but only brought home 10 good crappie. Tip for the Z-Man Micro Finesse baits: they are more buoyant than a Bobby Garland, so they have a slower fall than other baits. You may need to up your jig head one size (1/32 oz to a 1/16 oz head). But they work GREAT.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Today was a solid day of catching multiple bass on different baits. I used a 1/2 oz Wrecker Baits football jig with a mini D chunk to catch a few. Most of the day was spent junk fishing. The water is down for winter pool and the bass I caught were up shallow feeding!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
Fished for 5 hours in the morning. Caught about 15 bass, mostly LMB but did get one Spotted Bass and one SMB. Best 5 went about 9lbs. Lake is about 3 feet low so I hit structure/laydowns in deeper water on main lake points. SB Crank bait by Ichikawa caught most. Got a few on the trusty ole jackhammer.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
Friday saw a cold front move in with rain showers off and on all day. Caught the smallmouth early on the top water choppo. Later in the afternoon ran into the spotted bass on a nice jerk bait bite. All were caught off rock points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
We did best win the creek channels. Deeper ones seemed to be holding more fish. Had to get a jerk bait deep and work it slow.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water was decently clear and fish were on long points and chasing bait. Most reaction baits could catch them, but a crankbait and umbrella rig seemed to work the best on cold days. Best way to fish the crankbait was to reel really fast and then pausing 3-4 times per cast. Fish seemed to be slapping at the crankbait and having upgraded treble hooks made a real difference.
Ichikawa RC Kamakiri Regular Wire Treble Hook #5
Out of Stock
Ichikawa RC Kamakiri Regular Wire Treble Hook #4
Out of Stock
