FL BassGuy

If the water is dark i fish a lot of june bug soft plastics, but for jigs black and blue seems to be the best. I pair the black and blue jigs with june bug or black and blue craw/creature baits depending on whatever one gets bit the most.

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8.5lb on Dirty Jigs Pitching jig, 1/2 oz. pond bug color.

Agreed. You can pitch with any reel, but balance is important a tip heavy combo can wear you out when pitching for extended periods of time.

Thanks for the input. I will try that this year, I fish other lakes that are much clearer and the bass are always spawning on hard bottom up against hydrilla, those clear water lakes have an abundance of hydrilla.

Yes cattails are the only vegetation/ cover in the lake. There are a few areas of structure as in submerged trees but they are it 15' to 20' of water. Or cover I should say.

Thanks! So, the bass are probably spawning in the cattail banks? The entire lake is lined with cattails, with the outside edge of the cattails being in around 5' of water. The water is really dark, only about 1' of visibility.

Hi Guys, I took a few photos of what I was picking up on my side scan in my local lake. They appear to be beds of some sort. The beds were seen in large areas in anywhere from 6' to 10' deep. I have seen similar images on forums before that were said to be bluegill beds, but these are pretty large. The lake is in central Florida, 130 acres, and has a healthy population of largemouth, bluegill, threadfin shad, gizzard shad, golden shiners, and channel catfish. The lake does not have a lot of shallow water for fish to spawn in either. Any input would be much appreciated, thank you!