1. Will Haigh
    - Mirror Lake

    It was a challenge getting anything. Very high water colored like chocolate milk. We found that tossing a Senko nearly on shore especially near nooks and crannies, ...more trees, grass anything you would suspect holds a fish produced the most consistent action throughout the day. Not the biggest but proud of it on a tough day.

    17 in. Largemouth Bass with a Senko

  2. Will Haigh
    - Eagle Lake

    Another one caught out of a smaller clump of pads next to the larger body of pads. There was a definite flurry of activity as some clouds came in and a bit of a ...more change in wind direction.

    17 in. Largemouth Bass with a Live Target Frog

    1. Ben Zerzanek 0
      I swear, that lake has the heaviest wind i have ever seen in my life. the lake was folding in half, so I try'd a chatterbait to try and attract attention. but ...more i got cought up.
    2. Will Haigh 0
      Great idea with the swim bait. Might try a chatter bait as well. Or a swimming jig. Even the Ol' spinnerbait. If you're looking at swimming baits. Could ...more try a jerk bait as well.
    3. Ben Zeranek 0
      now I just landed a 2/12 and a 3 on a 5 inch swimbait
    4. Ben Zeranek 0
      I've been wading dock to dock and got one blow up on a frog. but I fished in the bay by Michaels on the lake for an hour in the pads and got nothing. it's ...more super windy and very cold right now. think I will throw a jig by the docks and see what happens. any good moving baits that I should try?
    5. Ben Zeranek 0
      thanks for the reply man, I am there right now
    6. Will Haigh 0
      Both of those are great baits. The wacky rig is definitely my go to when things get tough. If you are fishing around vegetation with a buzz bait and are getting ...more fouled constantly, I like to use Scum Frog Big Foot or Little BIgfoot. It fills the same niche as a buzz bait but has the same advantage as a frog. Weed less! You can toss it anywhere and get it back. It has paddle tails for frog legs and leaves a bubble trail like buzz baits. What you are fishing with sounds great. Don't over look those spots that maybe shallow but have weed ( pads, grass, coontail, etc) plus another type of cover. Such as a doc or tree, boat. The bigger bass I caught in a small hard to get to spot where there was pads a dock broken in the water and a tree covering it all. I watched all morning guys in bass boats pounding the edge of the pads pass that spot up. Other folks too. I shot that frog in there let is sit for a five count gave it a twitch and the water erupted. You will need a stout rod and hefty line to keep those big guys from digging in to the forest down there. Good luck!
    7. Ben Zerzanek 0
      going on saturday, any tips? btw I wade in the water. I can go to the bouy its so shallow. I mostly use wacky rigs on docks or buzbaits near any grass matts
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  3. Will Haigh
    - Eagle Lake

    This guy was caught in a small patch of pads adjacent to the main body of lily pads.

    16 in. Largemouth Bass with a Live Target Frog

  4. Will Haigh
    - Eagle Lake

    In the pads next to a tree in the water and an old dock collapsed in the water.

    18 in. Largemouth Bass with a Live Target Frog

    1. Will Haigh 0
      Thank you! It was ab last to catch.
    2. Ben Zerzanek 0
      Nice one
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  5. Will Haigh

    My boy and I did some pan fishing yesterday.

    4 in. Bluegill with a slip bobber and red worm

  6. Will Haigh

    My 5 year old son caught his first Largemouth!

    12 in. Largemouth Bass with a Senko Worm

    1. Will Haigh 0
      It sure was! He was a happy guy to have caught a Largemouth bass and so was his dad!
    2. Tyler Curry 0
      Pretty Awesome moment.
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  7. Will Haigh

    In a quarry pond. Bass was cruising shallow over 10 feet.

    12 in. Largemouth Bass with a fire tiger rattle trap

  8. Will Haigh

    Solitude, a rare experience here in Chicagoland! Even the bass left me alone.

  9. Will Haigh
    - Eagle Lake

    Pitching frogs in the pads from 1 to 3 feet. Caught some bass on chatter baits but the frog pattern was best action of the day!

    19 in. Largemouth Bass with a Live Target Frog

    1. Ben Zerzanek 0
      thanks
    2. Will Haigh 0
      Not for certain. I estimate between 3 and 3.5 pounds.
    3. Ben Zerzanek 0
      do you have any idea on the weight of that fish?
    4. Will Haigh 0
      As usual, it all depends on when you are on the water and what the weather is and has been. Spinnerbaits or chatter baits and frogs for the pads and mats. That ...more has been the three best baits recently for me. I've done well with shallow cranks like Mann's minus one as well as twitching cranks like small Bomber Long A's. Hope this is informative. Good luck!
    5. jonathan carothers 0
      what is the best bait to use at eagle lake?
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  10. Will Haigh
    - Eagle Lake

    Casting shallow in 1 to 4 feet of water.

    17 in. Largemouth Bass with a chatter bait

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