14 BASS in 10 minutes🎣‼️KAYAK FISHING🔥TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING🇺🇸🙌

Team member Johnny catches 14 bass in 10 minutes in Ohio. One of the most popular sport fish pursued at inland Ohio lakes and reservoirs is the largemouth bass, an aggressive predator that can grow to large sizes. The top three destinations for Fish Ohio largemouth bass are Portage Lakes (Summit County), Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area (Muskingum, Morgan, Guernsey, and Noble counties), and Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County).

This species has a dark stripe that extends down the side of its body, and the mouth extends beyond the rear edge of the eye. It has an appetite for frogs, crayfish, large insects, and other fish. Artificial lure presentations that mimic these prey items are excellent choices when fishing. Also try minnows or worms fished under a bobber near submerged vegetation.

Johnny favorite species of bass to catch is smallmouth. Smallmouth bass are native to Ohio and are found in every county of the state. They are known for their acrobatic abilities and putting up a very strong fight when caught on hook and line.

The best smallmouth bass fishing of the entire year is in the spring on Lake Erie's nearshore reefs, harbors and tributary streams. The number of bass caught can be outstanding due to the higher concentration of bass in those areas. Some of the largest bass are caught in spring; anglers have a better chance of catching a 6 pound plus trophy bass in spring than any other time during the year. After ice-out, smallmouth bass begin to seek out areas where water warms up faster than the open lake. The bass are seeking areas for spawning as well as to feed on schools of emerald shiners which also move into these warmer areas. This spring bass bite starts in April and lasts through the regular season opener in late June. The basic progression of fish concentrations is tributaries (April-May), harbors and canals (May), open lake reefs and shoals (May-June).

Smallmouth bass start moving into tributary streams in mid to late April and will stay through May. Fly anglers do very well drifting or swinging woolly buggers and minnow patterns, especially emerald shiner patterns. Productive lures used by spinning anglers include stickbaits, crankbaits and other lures that imitate minnows/shiners. Starting on the first Saturday of May, use of natural bait is permitted, including minnows and shiners which work well. Smallmouth bass will run up many tributaries along the Lake Erie shoreline, but the most popular (due to number of fish and amount of public access) are Cattaraugus Creek, Eighteen Mile Creek, Canadaway Creek and Chautauqua Creek. Bass concentrations are highest in the mid to lower areas of the streams.