Tip of the Day
How to catch trophies.
Tip from a FL bass guide:
> The bait selection will be large plastic worms, weedless spoons, Medlock jigs, spinnerbaits and soft jerkbaits. All will be retrieved using the “walking the dogâ€-type action, with the rod-jerk timed as the bait hits the bottom.
> Do I retrieve the spinnerbaits and jerkbaits at the bottom too? I certainly do, just like anglers fish a worm.
> The objective is to never allow the bass to see the bait clearly, with hopes of triggering a mistake in judgment.
> Bass can see better looking up, so my bait will be as deep as possible with hopes of putting the bait below the bass’s clear view, making it harder to analyze.
> The largest bass in the lake will ‘not’ strike a top water bait or anything moving medium to fast speeds.
> I’ll work the deepest shoreline areas first, for the first two hours or so: the wave-action holes first, then if no success, the leeward holes if they are nearby. When the moon ‘overhead period’ occurs…the strategy will change to strictly the wave-action deep shoreline areas….
> When fishing outside of the major feeding migration period, it is essential to employ the ‘silent bait entry’ into the water. If you can’t…be sure to wait at least a minute (that means counting to 60 slowly) then try to move the bait….
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