State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
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 |