State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
MISSOURI | Pomme de Terre | JULY | Most | 83 | clear | light colored topwater lures, brown or black plastic worms | points | 5-10 feet | Clear | 70's | black bass slow, normal pool |
TEXAS | Fayette County | AUGUST | early and late | ?? | ?? | surface lures, crankbaits | points | surface-deep | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass were fair to slow |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastics and crankbaits | coves | 8 to 12 foot | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass were slow, also try riprap and points |
FLORIDA | Lake Tohopekaliga | JULY | AM | 88 | stained | topwater popper (golden shiner) | grass | surface | clear | 80's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 11 lbs. |
MEXICO | El Cuchillo Lake | NOVEMBER | PM | 67 | clear | 7" BPS Stik O Worm | wood | 9' | clear | AIR | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 9 oz. |
MEXICO | El Cuchillo Lake | JUNE | AM | 91-95 | stained | 7 " Zoom Cotton candy lizard | trees | 14' | overcast | AIR | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 6 oz. |
CALIFORNIA | Whiskey Slough, Delta | APRIL | Mid | 57 | stained | 4 inch Berkley tube minnow | beds | 5' | Overcast | 57 | BassMasters Lunker Club, 12 lbs. |
MEXICO | Lake El Salto | OCTOBER | PM | 84 | clear | 5" Storm Swimbait | drop off(s) | 25' | clear | AIR | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 4 oz. |
CANADA | Rice Lake | OCTOBER | Mid | 58 | stained | Reef runner Rip Shad crankbait (chartruese/pearl) | shoal | 5' | Overcast | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 8 lbs 3 oz. Smallmouth, rocky shoal with milfoil |
TEXAS | Ray Roberts Lake | MARCH | AM | 54 | muddy | 3 inch Lowes crawfish (black/blue) | brush | 2' | Clear | 52 | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 6 oz. |
GEORGIA | Hummingbird Lake | OCTOBER | PM | ?? | clear | 6 inch black/blue fleck Senko | over hanging tree shade | 2' | cleart windy | 80's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 12 lbs. |
MISSISSIPPI | Lake Trechsel | DECEMBER | AM | 50 | stained | 6" golden shiner | brush pile(s) | 14' | overcast windy cold | 39 | BassMasters Lunker Club, 12 lbs. 4 oz. |
MEXICO | Lake Comedero | FEBURARY | PM | 65 | stained | 6 inch Zoom Lizard | wood | 5' | clear | AIR | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 8 oz. |
TENNESSEE | South Holston | JANUARY | PM | 43 | clear | 2" Bass Assassin grub | rocky shoreline | 14' | clear windy cold | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 8 lbs. 1 oz. Smallmouth |
FLORIDA | Lake Walk in Water | JANUARY | AM | 59 | clear | 6" shiner | milfoil (eurasian) | 7' | overcast | 40's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 8 oz. |
TENNESSEE | Nickajack River | JANUARY | PM | 41 | clear | 5" shiner | rip rap | 15' | overcast | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 6 lb. 1 oz. Smallmouth |
TENNESSEE | Cheatham Lake | NOVEMBER | AM | ?? | murky | 5 inch watermelon/pepper Senko | chunk rock | 8' | overcast cold | 40's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 6 lb. 5 oz. Smallmouth |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | MARCH | AM | 65 | stained | Yum tube (smoke red fleck) | timber | 3' | clear | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club 10 lbs. 2 oz. |
TEXAS | Quantum Lakes | SEPTEMBER | AM | 71 | clear | Zoom Salty Super Fluke Pearl | hydrilla | 8' | clear | 70's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 12 lbs. 7 oz. |
FLORIDA | St. Johns River | JANUARY | AM | 75 | stained | 6 inch shiner | laydowns | 2' | overcast | 70's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lb. 13 oz. |
OHIO | Lake Roaming Rock | OCTOBER | Evening | 65 | stained | 1/4 ounce white Terminator jig | rocky shoreline | 2' | overcast windy | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 6lb Smalllmouth |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | JULY | Early | 80'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, white tubes,chartruese 1-minus | weeds (over top of) | 4-11' | overcast | 60's | 2 of us caught 20+ bass |
OKLAHOMA | Canton Lake | JULY | Most | 82 | clear | minnows | structure (general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | lake is 2.5 feet below normal, Largemouth bass are fair |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | JULY | TIME | ?? | ?? | jig/craw combos and deep-running crankbaits | deep grass | deep | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were fair |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | early and late | 88 | slightly stained | spinnerbaits and moss-type frogs | grass edge | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were fair, Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits were effective over humps and points at midday |