62° water temps at blast off this morning and the bite has been steady. With a cold front pushing in over the next few days, expect the artificial bite to tighten up a bit — but the live bait bite is improving daily as these prespawn fish stage up.

We’re starting to see more females getting heavy… it’s that time. 👀

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🏆 Top Producers

Z-Man EVO ChatterBaits

🎨 Colors: White | Green Pumpkin | Black N Blue

  • Shallow flats with scattered hydrilla (5’ or less)
  • 1/2 oz keeps you clean in the grass
  • Forktail / Zako-style trailers
  • 50 lb Ande Black braid

Bass Assassin RSB Worms

🎨 Colors: Junebug Blue Tail | Gooseberry

  • 1/8 oz tungsten (adjust for wind)
  • 5/0 VMC Redline EWG
  • 50 lb Ande Black braid
  • Slow drag on the bottom around staging areas

5”–6” Senko or Bass Assassin Fat Job

🎨 Colors: Black N Blue | St. John’s Special

  • Wacky, weightless around isolated cover

Mike Bucca 6” Trick Shad

🎨 Colors: Gizzard | Bone

  • Grass lines near sharp drops & canal cuts
  • Slow swim just under the surface
  • Proven giant producer 💪

🔥 Big Fish of the Week

Steve stuck an absolute giant — 10 lb 14 oz — on a
Bass Assassin RSB Worm in Gooseberry.
That fish was set up exactly where she should’ve been… prespawn and feeding.

The next moon phase is going to move a wave of them. If you’re looking for a
true trophy bite, the window is opening.

📬 Bullshad bait drops

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🔗 Ande Black (Graphite) Braid

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