what are your go to patterns on some of your home lakes?

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Largemouth:

Frogs, swimjigs, and swimbaits near shallow grass and pads.

Jigs and Ned Rigs along weedines or deep rocks.

Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, or bladed jigs over flats and weedlines.

Various pitching baits and skipped wacky-rig Senkos near docks and emergent grass.

 

Lake Smallmouth:

Ned rigs, dropshots, hair jigs, and tube jigs everywhere

Jerkbaits and spybaits over flats

Heavy football jigs or plastics on swinging football heads around deep boulder piles.

 

River Smallmouth:

Plastics on swinging football heads to cover deep water

Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and Ned Rigs to cover shallow water

Wacky-rig Senkos or soft jerkbaits near shoreline cover