Westernbass Magazine October 2011, Page 21

Westernbass Magazine October 2011, Page 21

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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