State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 18 | ripplin red fin, chartruese blade bait, wacky gulp worm, black spinnerbait | structure (general) | 1-8' | overcast, windy | 50's | 5 best went 11+ lbs., big bass was 3 lbs., water level down 2 feet |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | Mid | 50'S | clear | chartruse jerkbait | grass (over top of) | 2-4' | windy overcast | 50's | one small bass, missed 2 bass on senko, saw 6 bass in less than one foot but they would not bite. water level dropped 1 foot in last week |
ARKANSAS | bull shoals | NOVEMBER | First light | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait | points(wind blown) | 5-10 | overcast | 50 | |
NORTH CAROLINA | kerr scott dam | OCTOBER | Evening | 70'S | 3 | rapala pearl top water poper with rattals | river bends | 5-8ft | cold breezy | 60's | 3.5-4lbs |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | OCTOBER | AM | 50'S | slightly stained | white tube, black double colorado spinnerbait, redshad senko, blade bait | bank(parallel to) | 2-6' | overcast cold slight breeze | 40's | 5 bass on 4 different lures, best was 14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | First light | ?? | 10 | double willow chartruese spinnerbait | chunk rock | 1-5' | overcast rainy cool | 40's | 3 bass, best was 2 lbs. |
GEORGIA | C;LARK HILL - D&S ISLE & GRAYS CREEK | OCTOBER | AM | 75 | clear | GRN WRM, BKN BK REBEL, MED CD, MED FT, MED DEEP CHRTRSE | hump (shallow) | 5-20 FT | CLR | 80's | MED CD (X5) MED FT (X3) - ALL SML <1.5 |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | First light | ?? | 10 | chartruese spinnerbait | chunk rock | 1-2' | cool overcast | 40's | 6 bass before work |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - GRAYS CREEK 1ST POINT & HUMP | OCTOBER | Evening | 70'S | clear | BROKENBACK, GREEN WORM, CD SHAD, MED FIRETIGER, MED CHARTRUESE | hump (shallow) | 5-20 | OVC | 70's | 2&1LB OFF 1ST HUMP, 2 SMALL OFF 1ST PT |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - D&S ISLAND | OCTOBER | Evening | 80'S | clear | MED BROKEN-BACK | open water | 10-30 | OVC | 80's | SMALL STRIPER HITTING TOP - CAUGHT 3 |
MICHIGAN | hoursehead lake | SEPTEMBER | Mid | 70'S | 29 | night crawler | aquatic vegetation | 3ft | suny | 90's | 5lb rockbass |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | AM | 63 | 12 | spinnerbait, chomper, wacky worm | structure (general) | 1-8' | cool sunny clear | 50's | two of us caught 10+ bass...most were small |
GEORGIA | lake sidney lanier | OCTOBER | PM | 70'S | 12 | minie me | brush pile(s) | 15ft over 40 ft | windy | 70's | caught a few spots |
ALABAMA | neely henry | OCTOBER | Mid | 80'S | 2 | carolina rig, buzz bait, worm | river (general) | 20 feet | clear | 70's | work deep banks up the river |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | OCTOBER | AM | 60'S | 10 | spinnerbait, white tube, white swimmin jig | shallow cover | 1-3' | cool overcast | 50's | 15 bass between the two of us, biggest 3lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | AM | 60'S | murky | black spinnerbait, pink/orange senko type bait, white blade bait | chunk rock | 1-3' | overcast brezzy | 50's | 11 bass, biggest was 3 lbs.+ |
INDIANA | sugar creek | OCTOBER | First light | 60'S | clear | crank baits | river (general) | | | 40's | |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | Early | 66 | 12 | black spinnerbait, white tube, quad spinnerbait | structure (general) | shallow | overcast | 60's | 5 best over 10 lbs, |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - GRAYS CREEK | SEPTEMBER | Early | 80'S | clear | MED BROKEN-BACK REBEL | main river banks | 3-8 FEET | BKN TO OVC | 70's | 7 FISH - 4 KEEPERS - ONE 4LB (BTWN 1ST HUMP AND 1ST POINT) |
TENNESSEE | loudon | SEPTEMBER | Early | 80'S | INCHES | brush (shallow) | brush (isolated piles) | 2-6ft | clear | AIR | large mouth bass |
ILLINOIS | LaSalle Lake | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | 20 | blade bait | rip rap | 1-8' | rainy cool | 60's | 30+ bass one over 12 inches Took 5lbs. to win tournament |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | SEPTEMBER | First light | 70'S | 10 | blade bait (similiar to Heddon Sonar" | shallow structure | 0-1' | light rain, thunder | 60's | 10 small bass, one catfish, bass were in less than 1 ft. of water |
NEW JERSEY | Nunya | AUGUST | Early | 80'S | INCHES | Spinnerbait | hump (shallow) | 7' | Slightly overcast | AIR | |
OHIO | pond | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 70'S | 6 | buzz, lizard, spinner | aquatic vegetation | 2-4ft | overcast | 80's | waters down so much 3ft or more in the Ohio Valley |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | SEPTEMBER | Most | 74 | 12 | black spinnerbait, wacky worm | shallow structure | 1-3' | sunny warm | 70's | 5 best were 8.44 lbs. |
TEXAS | | SEPTEMBER | TIME | 80'S | 2 | nightcrawlers | brush (submerged) | 22 feet | clear | 70's | very nice place |
OHIO | strip pits | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 70'S | 6 | zoom liz. fluke. buzz bait. pop r | brush (shallow) | 5ft and up | nice slight breeze | 80's | caught many keepers right b4 lights out (dark) |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 74 | 12 | spinnerbait and plastic | structure (general) | various | rainy overcast | 57 | many small bass, several over 14 inches |
OHIO | pond | SEPTEMBER | Mid | 80'S | 13 | magic worm ,fish attractant,salt impregnated | artificial habitat | 5ft | sunny | 90's | caught in local city pond |
MASSACHUSETTS | Lake Attitsah | SEPTEMBER | First light | 70 | 11 | wickedbass.com worm | lilly pads-edge(inside) | 2' | over cast | 72 | 5 lbs large mouth |
ILLINOIS | Lake Shelbyville | SEPTEMBER | All Day | 80'S | 12 | black spinnerbait, white wacky senko | structure (general) | 1-5' | hot clear | 90's | Caught 18 fish, 3 were keepers in three days |
KENTUCKY | GREEN RIVER | SEPTEMBER | First light | 80'S | 27 | | brush pile(s) | | | AIR | |
NORTH CAROLINA | Private | AUGUST | Dawn | 80'S | 4 | | backwater area | 8 | clear | 70's | 2@ 4.5,1@6 |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | SEPTEMBER | PM | 70'S | 8 | experimental senko type bait | chunk rock | 0-5' | overcast sunny | 75 | 9 bass from a 30 yard stretch, lake was just sprayed with weed killer |
NEW YORK | Mahopac | AUGUST | AM | 80'S | 18 | Live Worm | bottom transition | 30ft | overcast | 70's | |
GEORGIA | Lake lanier | JUNE | All Day | 80'S | 2 | nothing | cover(general) | 68,488 ft. | steady | AIR | The fishing sucks!I caught one 10inch bass,that's it! |
ALABAMA | guntersville lake | SEPTEMBER | AM | 80'S | INCHES | | aquatic vegetation | | | 80's | |
PENNSYLVANIA | lake louis | JULY | TIME | 80'S | 23 | minnows and black power worms | cover (light) | 4-5 ft. | sunny,slight breeze | 90's | sorry about the second time but I just need to comment on the fishing and it's not just bass,it's crappie,bluegills,bullheads,and enormous blue and channel cats. |
PENNSYLVANIA | Lake Louis | AUGUST | All Day | 80'S | 29 | black power worms | cover (light) | 4-5 ft. | sunny,slight breeze | 90's | 5 LB. bass left @ right |
ILLINOIS | Lake Wildwood | AUGUST | Evening | 80'S | 20 | wacky senko-pink stanley spinnerbait-double willo | vegetation(scattered) | 1-8' | cool partly cloudy | 70's | 3.2 and 2.5 pounders, couple more smallies |
OKLAHOMA | arkansas river | AUGUST | PM | 90'S | ?? | buzz baits, plastic tubes, spinner baits | logs | 4-15ft. | cloudy | 97 | 2 small bass |
ALABAMA | lake weiss | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | ?? | buzz bait, spinner bait and texas rigged worm | docks (planted brush piles) | 8 feet | sunny | AIR | pitch and fish around the deep docks |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - WINFIELD | AUGUST | Early | 80'S | semi-clear | MED FIRE TIGER BROKEN BACK REBEL | island(s) | 3-5 FEET | CLEAR | 80's | 19TH - OUTER ISLAND POINT - JB 1 LG=2 1/2 |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - 2ND COVE PAST BASSIN ALLEY | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | clear | SMALL SHAD COUNTDOWN | open water | 15-35 FEET | CLEAR | 80's | 15TH - 3 SM FISH - 2 (LG&STRIPER) BREAKING ON BAITFISH, 1 REAL SMALL ON BANK |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - LITTLE RIVER-WINFIELD | AUGUST | AM | 80'S | semi-clear | BROKEN-BACK REBEL - FIRE TIGER | points(long) | 3-5 FEET | CLEAR | 80's | OUTER ISLANDS - ONLY ONE FISH - FISHED 9-1130 |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | 12 | wacky yellow senko (knock-off) | chunk rock | 1-2' | cool overcast | 60's | 5 small bass, looks like they sprayed weeds |
ALABAMA | weiss | AUGUST | Mid | 80'S | 6 | trick worm | deep grass | 6 feet | partly cloudy | 90's | |
PENNSYLVANIA | Nockamixon | AUGUST | Early | 70'S | 24 | Frog | lilly pads-edge(inside) | 3ft. | clear | 80's | 3 LM's within' 5ft... 3, 6, 9.5lbs. |
NEW JERSEY | stony brook | JULY | All Day | ?? | 9 | soft plastics, nitro worms | rocky bottom | 1' to 4' | sunny | 80's | Fished stony brook all of july, 8-12" smallmouths are all over the place. Fun for kids, lots of fish but nothing too big. Lots of deer snakes and frogs |
GEORGIA | CALRK HILL - KEG CREEK | AUGUST | AM | 80'S | 24 | BROKEN BACK REBEL/FIRE TIGER | creek channel | 15-20 | PARTLY CLOUDY | 80's | 1 SM STRIPER - SCHOOLING ON TOP |