Best setup for a lake like this? Largemouth bass – can I fish deep enough from shore
Best setup for a lake like this? Largemouth bass – can I fish deep enough from shore
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Tito_orztitz on
Water looks deep enough to fish, spoon or spinner should get you far out enough
teeroutclout on
Can’t go wrong with spoon or spinner. Also lil 1/8oz-1/4oz jig head with a grub or shad lure. Bang the shoreline working it up that drop off.
Active-Play-5064 on
Don’t worry about deep enough. Think more ambush points and cover. Most my big bass were leas than 3’ of water.
Present_Clue5887 on
Is the green weeds or just deeper sand/darker rocks? If it is sand/rocks I would expect smallmouth, not largemouth
Mainbutter on
Probably! It looks like you could have rocky structure and sandy bottom near shore. Your best bet is to walk a lot of shoreline and cast baits that let you cover a lot of water quickly. I like rocky structure and dropoffs.
I’d very much recommend a heavy jighead and curly tail grub, as you can swim it high or bounce it on the bottom. The latter will help you figure out how deep the bottom is and how rocky or weedy the bottom is. Tip it with a pinch of nightcrawler for extra attraction.
Heavy long casting spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and spoons will cover lots of water. Suspending rapalas will be a good middle ground to let you cover water or work a structure slowly.
If you find prime looking structure, tossing a slower-worked soft plastic is a fine idea – something like a senko that you can cast and let slowly sink.
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Water looks deep enough to fish, spoon or spinner should get you far out enough
Can’t go wrong with spoon or spinner. Also lil 1/8oz-1/4oz jig head with a grub or shad lure. Bang the shoreline working it up that drop off.
Don’t worry about deep enough. Think more ambush points and cover. Most my big bass were leas than 3’ of water.
Is the green weeds or just deeper sand/darker rocks? If it is sand/rocks I would expect smallmouth, not largemouth
Probably! It looks like you could have rocky structure and sandy bottom near shore. Your best bet is to walk a lot of shoreline and cast baits that let you cover a lot of water quickly. I like rocky structure and dropoffs.
I’d very much recommend a heavy jighead and curly tail grub, as you can swim it high or bounce it on the bottom. The latter will help you figure out how deep the bottom is and how rocky or weedy the bottom is. Tip it with a pinch of nightcrawler for extra attraction.
Heavy long casting spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and spoons will cover lots of water. Suspending rapalas will be a good middle ground to let you cover water or work a structure slowly.
If you find prime looking structure, tossing a slower-worked soft plastic is a fine idea – something like a senko that you can cast and let slowly sink.