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Where is the best public lake for trophies using swimbaits?
The choice of a top public lake for catching trophy bass with swimbaits can vary greatly depending on the region and the time of year. However, there are a few renowned lakes that consistently produce trophy-sized bass and are known for their swimbait bites. Here are a few that are often mentioned among the bass fishing community:
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Lake Fork, Texas - Known for its big bass and the potential to catch a double-digit largemouth, Lake Fork is a legendary destination for swimbait enthusiasts.
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Clear Lake, California - Another hotspot for trophy bass, Clear Lake has a reputation for its quality swimbait fishing, especially for those targeting double-digit fish.
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Lake Guntersville, Alabama - This lake is a staple on the professional bass fishing circuit and is famous for its healthy grass and structure that hold big bass suitable for swimbait fishing.
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California Delta, California - The Delta is a vast network of waterways that holds a healthy population of big bass. Swimbaits can be particularly effective around the tule berms and weed lines.
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Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee - This lake has gained a reputation in recent years for producing massive largemouth bass, with swimbaits being a go-to lure for many anglers.
When fishing these lakes, it's important to pay attention to the forage base, as swimbait selection should match the predominant prey in the lake. Also, consider the time of year and water conditions, as these can greatly influence bass behavior and the effectiveness of swimbait presentations.
If you're looking for a specific lake recommendation based on current conditions or a particular region, feel free to provide more details, and I can tailor the advice to better suit your needs.
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Unbelievable TROPHY Fish are EVERYWHERE in This Lake!! (Summer Bass Fishing) by Milliken Fishing → nope rotations i'm rotating between a swimbait hair jig and a spoon it's a steak pile because these fish like to follow it in on panoptix and then sit their ass right under the boat that they don't eat this color [Laughter] eat it that clip definitely saw fish though i think yeah it's usually good when you pull up to the spot and they're schooling oh there's so many fish right here i can't even see my bait yeah i got your top water yep they're bass cole you gonna eat it or just freaking look at it bastards oh that's fish i thought i freaking caught the brush pile it's a good fish that's a giant fish holy cow i don't think he's a net type fish cold but i mean i would wouldn't hate it with the spoon that's an angry angry guy right there he is mad cole says you sure didn't like that i think they get caught here this looks badass dude greg's trying to screw me man they fight bad guy yeah bugatti billy bug-eyed billy look how long that sumbitch is cole holy balls that fish i don't like the thunder that's coming in but i like that guy a lot you know when i pull up to a spot like this where there's a big school of fish yes people catch giant bass dragon i am a huge dragger by nature but what i've learned more
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Fishing for 15lb Bass w/ Topwater in HIDDEN Trophy Pond! by KickinTheirBASSTV → fish in here and if you use some top water I've had a lot of luck in the far section of this Lake up here especially on the right side there's like a little Cove so we're gonna kind of zoom up and go straight to this one area that I feel like we can get a bite right out the gate at and then we're gonna work our way around some hot water there's gonna be some fish up here all right guys so last time we were out here we did the top water frog fishing tournament and uh today we just got the sold top Waters we can use any top orders we want the first fish actually came right here which is my biggest fish of the day almost five pounds so these shade lines I think are going to be key especially with how hot it is we're in 90 degree weather today it is hot I'm just hoping these fish are going to eat top water I don't think the bites are going to come easy but I think we can get it done so I have to cover a lot of water and I think I might pop one off here in this corner in the shade thank you oh it's a nice one too oh oh it's a good one Tara I don't know if he's quite four pounds but it's probably like a three three
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Target Walleye AND Bass With Paddle Tail Swimbaits by Wired2Fish → when it strikes it'll rip that plastic a little bit you want to make sure that there's no tear in your plastic and so you're good to go on the next cast we were shooting under waters and I watched this Baptist chase chase chase and I just momentarily set on the bottom and then just popped twice and he just inhaled it oh nice smallmouth Oh beautiful part about fishing a swimbait isn't it catches everything regardless of species you know if somebody said you could only take one plastic out especially in the spring barn on a paddle tail just so much fun to fish look at that that's a five-pound fish right there
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3 Lakes 3 Lures Spring Bass Fishing In TROPHY PONDS (Topwater Frog Blowups) by Larry Melton, Jr. → um or mid to low 50s for sure but with that being said we're doing our Three Lakes through lures challenge today in our new kayak I said it yesterday but the premise for this video is through lakes and then just a type of lure so if it's top water we're doing top water if it's like soft Plastics we're doing soft Plastics crank baits crankbaits fruit sides Square bowls whatever this is our first Lake right here and we're going to do top water in this one I'm thinking frogs because there's a lot of grass around like the outside of the pond and then in the middle of the pond which I have been lucky before and caught a couple just like Open Water blind casting I'm thinking like a choppo maybe a Buzz bait or something like something you know with a prop style bait on it so um yeah that's the plan we're gonna get into I'm super excited for this uh this is the first time that I've been out like early early morning with for catching fish on top water so we'll see I haven't seen too many blobs but I'm seeing some like small ripples I haven't seen any for sure best but that doesn't mean they're out here or not out here so pot number one let's see what we can get into um now I feel like I should tell you all
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Topwater Fishing A PRIVATE TROPHY Pond For Big Bass by Larry Melton, Jr. → good morning guys welcome back to another video so we are back out at the trophy pond the one where i said it's like 100 years old and there's big there's big fish in the pond and there's big bass in this pond and then we come out and we hook two big bass on that frog but we kind of one we ran out of time for the day and i think we just kind of hit like the like the good time before it gets all the way dark for the top part about so we're back out on that same pond today and we brought the kayak this time because if you remember there was that little back pocket i was like if i get back there i'll catch a fish so we have the kayak for that reason today so hopefully we can slide this if anything we can get out and drag it i don't care if it's 100 feet deep we're going to go back to that back park today and we are going to figure out this spot to the best of our ability we're going to go ahead and get to fishing because we have some fog in the water i've heard from my older people that fish are only bite when they're falling in the water so maybe we can hook it to a big one this morning i'm not sure what to expect
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This TROPHY Lake is LOADED w/ GIANT Bass (Frog Fishing) by KickinTheirBASSTV → refreshing right there I actually got ya that's good we're on track now there's good ones who wasn't a small yeah there's a ton of boats out today a ton of people ton of kayaks a ton of boats but I kept officially that's perfect this wind just picked up it was calm I saw a bunch of fish chasing bait I think it was a whole school of them dude first they were do they were popping everywhere right here here's good timing I'm gonna catch another one this swim jig might get get one done but that is awesome catch the first fish today solid almost four pounder I just awesome and I'm throwing the Devine hybrid jig we're gonna see if we can get something done on it there's a lot of wind right here we've seen a lot of bait we've seen a lot of fish maybe we can get another one but I'm power pulled down there is all my party oh my god Dubai jerk the rod on my hand Bradley Hilary my god my swim baits gone I promise you watch this oh no it's not else cuz out of that screw lock did he hammering me dude there's fish right here doing telling me we're sitting in the perfect spot hammered I could just see it Tim felt like coming out of the water and hitting this probably just all slick and calm and quiet we need 80 that
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