VIDEO: Target docks for early-fall largemouth bass

  • greghuff
    South Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Posts: 134
    September 12, 2012 at 5:38 pm #1321689

    Pitching and skipping docks is a great late-summer/early-fall tactic to catch largemouth bass. In-DepthOutdoors.com “Hooked Up!” Host Greg Huff and guest Jason Holmer, of BassUtopia.com, offer dock-fishing tips on a 600-acre, central-Minnesota lake. They also, inexplicably, refer early and often to a big bass they nickname “Honey Boo Boo.” Why? Tune in and find out! (Note: Article continues below the video player)

    The dock pattern in this show will work throughout the upper Midwest on lakes with a similar profile when weather conditions and water temps are similar.

    Water temp: 88 degrees
    Water color: Green (heavy algae bloom)
    Water clarity: One foot, or less

    MN DNR profile:

    Lake size: 600-some acres
    Bottom content: Mostly sand
    Maximum depth: 28 feet
    Forage: Bullhead, perch, golden shiners, crappie and bluegills/sunfish/pumpkinseeds
    Apex predator: Northern pike
    Aquatic species: “16 Varieties Sampled. Most aquatic plant species were ranked as rare, except for coontail and canada waterweed which were classified as common. The maximum depth at which aquatic vegetation was sampled was 7.5 feet.”

    Hosted and edited by Greg Huff. Directed and filmed by James Holst.

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    September 12, 2012 at 5:51 pm #1098392

    Nice! Tell me you head back to the Fancy Lady?!?!

    I think you guys will someday have to give a good dock skipping demo with baitcasters. Not a bass fisherman by training, I’ve skipped with spinning gear, but might as well hire a full-time rats-nest-detangler if trying it on baitcasting gear.

    Joel

    greghuff
    South Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Posts: 134
    September 12, 2012 at 7:26 pm #1098411

    Quote:

    Nice! Tell me you head back to the Fancy Lady?!?!

    I think you guys will someday have to give a good dock skipping demo with baitcasters. Not a bass fisherman by training, I’ve skipped with spinning gear, but might as well hire a full-time rats-nest-detangler if trying it on baitcasting gear.

    Joel

    We indeed head back to the Fancy Lady! In pt. 2 I’m going to show more skipping-with-a-baitcaster footage, but rest assured that we both backlashed … a lot. and I’m going to show some of that too.

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    September 13, 2012 at 3:00 am #1098524

    I do much better bait skipping with my spinning gear. Odd, seems like I always get it figured out on a caster late summer/early fall but then forget how until I’ve been fishing a few months of the next season again! I know….. I’m weird! The one thing I do pretty well with the casters though is direct, pin-point casting so around brush piles and downed trees, I LOVE using the casters…… often bouncing the lure right off of the branches or trunk to get that instant reaction strike! Getting pretty good with the twitch bar too so I can’t wait to see how that plays into this fall’s action!

    crawdaddy
    St. Paul MN
    Posts: 1606
    September 18, 2012 at 4:08 am #1099395

    target docks for small early fall largemouth.

    greghuff
    South Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Posts: 134
    September 18, 2012 at 5:40 pm #1099493

    Quote:

    target docks for small early fall largemouth.

    LOL!

    When we scouted this lake, we caught numerous 4-pounders on the docks, but apparently they were camera shy, as none showed up on the day we filmed.

    Huff

    greghuff
    South Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Posts: 134
    September 18, 2012 at 5:41 pm #1099496

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    How long before part 2?

    Later this week, hopefully.

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