Lunker Largemouth Lurking

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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Lunker Largemouth Lurking[font "Verdana"][size 1] [/size][/font] [left][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]July is the best time to catch hungry largemouth bass. They've just finished spawning and are inhaling baits.

It has been a long time since the state's largemouth bass record has been broken...[/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2][/size][/font]

[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]It’s a calm day in a quiet cove. You’re pitching a topwater stickbait along the edge of some lily pads. The only sounds is the quiet lulls of your line spinning and the tap of your plug dancing on the water’s surface. Bloop…Bloop……Then WHAM! A largemouth bass inhales the bait. The bass hits the lure so hard that it flies out of the water and splashes down with the force of a whale. [/size][/font][/left]

[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Zzzzzzzzzzzzz, the reel screams as the bass takes off again. Now your heart races with anticipation and excitement! Eventually, the fish tires and you win the battle as the bass is pulled in and taken off the hook. After a few pictures and successfully releasing the fish to the water, your heart finally returns to its normal rhythm. You have earned bragging rights for the day and lasting memories.[/size][/font]

[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Now that summer is just around the corner, sportsmen and women are turning their focus to bass fishing. Few fish provide the pure excitement of a largemouth bass darting up from the depths to toss down a top-water bait. [/size][/font]

[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]By July, largemouth bass have finished spawning and have urgent appetites. They need to replace lost stores of fat from the winter months along with regaining the energy they lost while spawning. Some largemouths are biting furiously as early as May, but the best months arguably are June and July. The avid bass angler can catch good fish year round if they’re casting in the right place. [/size][/font]

[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Fishing the shorelines produces many bass. Concentrate on areas with fallen trees, stumps, or weed lines. As the water warms during summer months, the largemouth bass migrate to areas with deep water access, deep weed lines and submerged humps. Casting plugs, spinners or artificial worms are the most popular methods for catching early summer largemouth but nightcrawlers are also very effective. [/size][/font][/size][/font]
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[font "Arial"][size 2]Almost every lake and pond in Ohio will have a population of largemouth bass. What can be better than taking your family out to one of Ohio’s lakes for a fun day of fishing?[/size][/font]

[font "Arial"][size 2]Some of the better largemouth bass fishing in Central Ohio can be found at Knox Lake and O’Shaughnessy Reservoir. The northwest part of the state has Lake La Su An and Oxbow Lake. In northeast Ohio, Nimisila and Clendening Lake annually produce excellent bass fishing. If you enjoy fishing the smaller lakes and ponds, then the American Electric Power’s ReCreation lands are the place to visit in the southeast,these fish have been monsterous. Yet, don’t miss out on Salt Fork its a reliable largemouth source. In the southwest, you will have ample opportuinities to hook many largemouth bass from Rocky Fork Lake and Paint Creek Lake.[/size][/font]
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