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Bass Fishing Reports => Central Region Bass Fishing Reports => Kansas => Topic started by: bluebasser86 on April 25, 2014, 09:03:00 PM

Title: Wabaunsee 4/25
Post by: bluebasser86 on April 25, 2014, 09:03:00 PM
Dad and I fished Wabaunsee today. Water was very low and it started really slow after the cold weather and all the rain. I caught a decent smallmouth on a jerkbait early on that was 2 1/2lbs. Caught fish fairly well along the dam but just little ones. Got to the deeper bank by the dam on the west side and got a good one on a homemade brush jig. First keeper was 3.90 pounds.
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Hit a very long dry spell with just a couple fish here and there and a lost one in the 4-5 pound range. After fishing all the deeper banks, I was really surprised when we started getting bit better when we got to the shallow, flat banks with docks. I was dragging the same homemade brush jig when it felt like it just disappeared. Crank like crazy and stuck a heavy fish. Wasn't sure it was a bass for quite awhile until I saw it. 21" long, super thick, and 5.33 pounds.
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All down the east arm with the deeper banks it was steady but nothing big, did miss a couple really hard hits though. Very back of that arm the water temp was 63.4 and I thought there had to be a good fish back there. Picked up a spinning rod with a Strike King Ocho and found her, 4.73lbs.
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Fished around the concrete swim beach wall and back into the pocket by the ramp and got one last good one on the same homemade brush jig, 3.88lbs.
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Title: Re: Wabaunsee 4/25
Post by: ring fry on April 26, 2014, 07:44:11 AM
 ~c~ Looks like a fun day!

SE Kansas grass grower
Title: Re: Wabaunsee 4/25
Post by: steve76 on April 26, 2014, 01:18:32 PM
 Nice catches Bluebasser.