his casts and looking for the
Cooch always grabs his baicasting
the shallows! How many times
aggressive first cast bite. The
gear first for dropshotting.
have ya cast that crankbait or
guy in the back, is the one
blade to the bank, and gotten
with the advantage. You get to
whacked immediately? Hello,
cover up or take advantage of
it’s natural, keep doing it!
his mistakes. You get to toss
into that spot he thought there
Fish a jig slow, especially
was a fish in, 3-4 times after
in cold, winter conditions. No
he leaves it behind. He primed
wonder so many new anglers,
that fish for you. You get to
lack confidence in fishing a
pick apart all the areas he’s
jig, BoriNG! Not ta mention
overlooking. You catch a good
expensive! Ya just can’t slow
one behind him, you get the pleasure of getting into
crawl a jig in rocky areas, especially here on the delta.
his head! advantage, back seater!
i don’t want to give that bass enough time, to get a
close up look and smell of my fake bait. i fish my jigs
Fish into the current & wind. i got a better idea, like a reaction bait all the time. once my jig hits the
let’s get out of the current and wind all together!
bottom, after its 2 second pause for air, it is non-stop
The wind and currents are your friend, take
action all the way back to the boat. The force behind
advantage of them. largemouth bass are never
a successful jig catching day, is in the angler’s ability
sitting right in the strong currents, their biological
to trigger strikes with it. it is the only bait next to a
shape and body makeup does not allow it. They
plastic worm, that works on bass year round. Fish it
do though, sit just out of the current, more often
hard, fish it often, but never slow it to a crawl or dead
perpendicular to the currents, hence why they are
stick it, well, maybe once in a great while.
in a no current pocket. if something comes by, they
grab it, don’t matter what direction it comes from.
Why fight the currents and battery loss cutting
your day short? Why fight the over spins casting
into the wind all day? Put the wind and current to
your back,. Choose a bait like a blade, paddle tail
swimbait, vibrating jig or crankbait that allows you
to cover a lot of water. Windy days and current,
reaction baits are best. Use em and let the currents
and wind aid you as ya go down the bank. long
casts when casting with the wind, more casts too
not having to pick out the over spins. The wind and
current will push you down the bank, allowing you to
cover 3-4 times more water than going into it. This
was a no brainer for me a long time ago!
A soft, quiet presentation is best. i bet the guy who told ya this, uses a rattlin jig too! Har! This is one of the biggest myths we hear about flippin and pitchin. Have ya ever seen a frog, bird, lizard, mouse, snake, rat or whatever forage that might be hanging round the water’s edge, that gracefully entered the water, looking for a judge’s 10 on entry technique? Me neither. a big plop in yer cast is oKaY people! it is the most natural sound in a bass’ environment, it’s the dinner bell when he’s aggressively feeding in
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