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“I think you can do well with a mixed bag, but I’m fishing for smallmouth because it’s what I’ve always done here. I think smallmouth will win, but if a guy has a big largemouth in his bag, every day, then it will help him.
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“I’m definitely going smallmouth because the average size has gotten heavier.
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“I think it will be mainly smallmouth, but a largemouth kicker will make a bag a contender.
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“Smallmouth are the only way to go here in August. They weigh so much more. Everything has to line up perfectly for a good, all-day largemouth bite. It can be done but it’s harder to sustain a largemouth bite all four days, at least in August.
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“The largemouth are going to be the sleeper. They may end up being more than a factor than what everyone thinks. Now everyone has forward-facing sonar. There are more 4-pound smallmouth than there are largemouth. I just feel like the largemouth are getting left alone, no pressure. I’ve spent all my time on smallmouth. On second thought I wish I had not.
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“The water is awfully high. Unprecedented for the times I’ve been here. It’s near flood stage from what I hear, so largemouth might be great with all the flooded habitat.
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“It looks there might be an algae bloom going on, the largemouth seem to be tricky, but there’s a lot of bait out there.
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