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[cool][#0000ff]Yellow bass are small cousins of the white bass and striper...members of the genus Morone. They seldom get much over about a foot long or weigh more than a pound, but they are fun to catch and great eating.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]This is prime time for the yellows. Mid April was always my magic marker. And Butcher Jones is one of the better places to target them. I used to do well by working just a few feet south of the buoy line...marking off the swim area. For some reason they set up feeding in that area just about every year. Best depth would usually be 12 to 14 feet. They move in schools and once you find them you can usually do pretty well. Some hang near the bottom while others suspend a few feet up. You can catch a lot by jigging deep and then bringing your lure up through the water column.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I used mostly small jigs...tipped with crawler or bits of yellow bass flesh. Yes, they are cannibals. Small jigging spoons like Kastmasters or Cleos work well too. If you have fresh shad use a whole or half shad and it is money.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just be prepared for some harder tugs while you are fishing for the yellows. I have caught lots of nice cats, some largies and even a few stray walleyes in that same area...fishing the same way.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of a basket of the tasty little morsels.[/#0000ff]
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