Spring 2020
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SPINNER BAIT
ROD: 7’ to 7’6”, medium-heavy, fast-
action casting rod
REEL: 200 series casting reel 6.4 to
8:1 (vary retrieve speed accordingly)
LINE: 15-pound fluorocarbon
PRESENTATION: SLOW DOWN and
keep the spinnerbait on or close to the bottom. Change speeds, rod twitches and use a stop and go, erratic action. Retrieves include extremely fast and aggressive or slow rolling and dredge the bottom. Bigger bites will come when dredging the bottom.
SUGGESTED COLORS: Clear white skirt, shad pattern with
silver blades, if water is severely stained chartreuse with gold blades, willow blades, no trailer hook unless short strikes or spotted bass specifically. Trailer is 3.8-inch soft body swimbait in a matching color. Match the blade size as close as possible to the size of the bait fish.
WHEN: Low light conditions such as cloud cover.
LURE SPECIFICS: Reservoirs –
3/4-ounce, grassy lakes – 1/2-ounce
WHERE: Let the wind, light level, and activity level of the fish guide
you. Locate windblown banks.
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GLIDE BAIT
(S WAVER 168)
ROD: 7’ to 7’6”, medium-heavy,
moderate-fast action
REEL: 200 series baitcast 7:1 ratio
would be ideal
LINE: 15-pound fluorocarbon
PRESENTATION: Slow and
steady, walk under water like a Spook. Twitch, pause, with an erratic action. Use as a search tool to locate fish and not necessarily catch them. Come back with another bait such as the wacky-rig Senko to catch the fish.
COLOR: Light trout. Split ring on the nose (round). Stock
treble hooks are included; so, keep spare trebles ready to change them. Size is a 1 2x hook.
WHEN: Low light conditions such as cloud cover.
WHERE: Parallel the bank in 10-feet of water, glide it back
and fish will follow it back to the boat. It’s a territorial thing. Target isolated pieces of cover.