State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | MAY | PM | ?? | 10 | double willow strikeking spinnerbait | rocky area | 1-3' | hot calm | 80's | 3 small bass, have caught bass up to 4 lbs. at this canal and have heard reports of bass over 6 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Mississippi River, dallas city | MAY | Most | 70'S | 12 | chrt/whtspinnerbait, wacky worm | rocky area | 1-3' | hot sunny | 90's | 4 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | PM | 60'S | 14 | strikeking double willow spinnerbait, 4 inch wacky senko | structure (general) | 1-3' | rainy overcast | 50's | 10 small bass, water a little cloudy from runoff |
TENNESSEE | cinter hill | JUNE | Mid | 70'S | 24 | spinner bate | coves | 15' | sunny | 80's | what do you use. |
FLORIDA | canals & golf course lakes | APRIL | First light | 80'S | 12 | trick worm blk, chug-bug,horny toad | aquatic vegetation | 1 to 5ft | sunny | 80's | 16 total...1@7lb....1@ 5lb...rest 1 to 3 lbs |
IOWA | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 62 | 12 | 4in bubblegum senko, chatterbait, spinnerbait | shallow structure | 1-3' | cloudy, light wind, cool | 50's | 20 bass between the 2 of us. largest was 15 in. |
IOWA | Clear Lake | MAY | Dusk | 60'S | 16 | nightcrawler | backs of coves | 8 | partly cloudy, light wind | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 61 | 36 | stanley spinnerbait-double colorado, bubblegum stick-o's | docks | 1-5' | cool sunny | 60's | 13 bass, biggest was 17 inches, couple of 5lb. strikpers |
PENNSYLVANIA | Monongahela River | MAY | PM | 62 | 18 | Right Bite Tubes, (Pumpkin, Road Kill or Moss Green) | shoreline (steep-sloping) | 2' - 5' | Partly Cloudy | 60's | Small Mouth are hitting the tube as soon as it enters the water... |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 and 5 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | wacky worm, 4 and 5 inch assorted colors. Strike king double willow spinnerbait | clay bank (steep) | 1-5' | overcast cool damp | 40's | 12 bass, nothing over 13 inches |
ALABAMA | warriorriver | MAY | Dawn | 76 | 28 | buzzfrog | emergent vegetation | surface | sunny | 84 | |
NEW JERSEY | wilshire park | APRIL | PM | 64 | 24 | rubber worm w/weedless rig | backs of coves | 2-4 feet | partly cloudy | 65 | slow retrieve-yo-yo style |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | strike king double willow spinnerbait, white-chartruese | weeds (over top of) | 1-5' | cool drizzle | 40's | 2 bass, one about 3 lbs. Lots of short strikes, should of had a trailer hook on. |
KENTUCKY | williamstown lake | APRIL | Early | 58 | INCHES | manns crank bait minus 1- blue fleck 7 inch worm | bank(parallel to) | 1-5 feet | 70 degrees and nice | 70's | very light hits nothing hard |
TENNESSEE | | MAY | TIME | 65 | dingy | lizzards jigs crankbait | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 20-40 feet | cloudy windy | 70 | best time of day |
WEST VIRGINIA | ohio river | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 5 | jigs | rocky area | 5 | sunny | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | First light | 60 | 12 | 7 inch wacky stick-o albino | clay bank (steep) | 1-3' | cool sunny | 40's | 7 bass, one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | lake county | MAY | AM | 70'S | INCHES | jonted spinner spinner bait | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 20 | warm | AIR | 3 male bass 1 20.lb 2 of them are 5.lb |
PENNSYLVANIA | Lake Louis | MAY | All Day | 80'S | 21 | minnows,black powerworms | brush (isolated piles) | 10 ft. | sunny,in the 80's | 90's | 4 lb. bass one after another,big crappies,huge bluegills |
PENNSYLVANIA | Lake Louis | JULY | All Day | 80'S | 21 | minnows,black powerworms | brush (isolated piles) | 17 ft. | sunny,in the 80's | 90's | 5 lb. bass one after another,big crappies,huge bluegills |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | AM | 59 | clear | shad colored tube, bubblegum 4 in. stick-o | docks | 1-3' | cool overcast rainy | 50's | 5 bass limit was 7.2 lbs, 9+lbs. won the tournament |
PENNSYLVANIA | Hanover--lake marburg/codorous state park | APRIL | Mid | 60'S | ?? | rapala deep diving crank bait and orange spoon | rocky area | 6-10 ft | clear | 55 | first bridge on the blackrock side |
ALABAMA | joe wheller wildlife refuge | MAY | TIME | ?? | ?? | spinnerbait, crank bait, buzz bait, popper | backwater area | 4 to 6ft. | sunny | 70's | live minnows carry them even if you dont plan to use them |
ALABAMA | joe wheller wildlife refuge | MAY | TIME | ?? | ?? | spinnerbait, crank bait, buzz bait, popper | backwater area | 4 to 6ft. | sunny | 70's | what bait will work the best |
MASSACHUSETTS | lake Reco | APRIL | early and late | 39 | 24 | | dam area | 12feet | light rain | 45 | Bass from 2-5lbs mid size pan fish |