The spring months are the best time to find trophy bass swimming near the shoreline. From the prespawn period to the post-spawn, these five lures cover your bases as the bass transition from staging prespawn locations in deep water up to the shallow bedding grounds later in the spring. The chitter-chatter from a bladed jig will annihilate prespawn bass when …
3 Simple Tips To Master The Wacky Rig
In the context of bass fishing lures, there’s not much better at generating strikes than a wacky worm. Despite their unnatural appearance, the subtle shimmy they have on the fall is straight catnip to the brains of bass everywhere. As good as they are at getting bites, though, there is definitely a learning curve associated with becoming a master of …
A Stick Bait (Senko) Selection System That Is Simply Bulletproof
A Yamamoto Senko is so effective at triggering bites that you will catch bass on the stickworm no matter what color you choose to try. The popular 5-inch Senko is available in more than 120 colors on the Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits site, which makes it a mind-boggling task to pick which colors you should choose for your finesse fishing. …
How To Select The Right Size Hook For Your Soft Plastics
Size really does matter when matching hook sizes with various soft plastic bass baits. The hook gap (area between the shank and hook point) has evolved into a key feature over the years with the introduction of several new soft plastic baits. The size of a hook is given in terms of the width of the hook’s gap; the most …