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Spring 2022
When I want to keep my crankbait up in the water column, I’ll use 12- or 15-pound mono, or 17-pound Seaguar AbrazX fluorocarbon. If I want my bait to dive deeper, I’ll spool up 12- or 15-pound AbrazX.
SPINNERBAIT
The spinnerbait is a tried-and-true lure to coax springtime bass into biting.
Depending on the water clarity, I will either throw a single Colorado blade spinnerbait when the water is more stained. The single Colorado blade, which puts off a lot of vibration for the bass to key in on when the water clarity is poor. If the water is cleaner, I’ll go with a tandem blade combination with a Colorado and willow leaf blade on the front.
I like to fish spinnerbaits in any areas that have emergent vegetation or laydowns, across flats where bass could be staging. As for size, a 3/8 or 1/2-ounce bait is my choice, with the latter being used when I
need to slow roll my spinnerbait along the bottom. For me in the spring, white/chartreuse is my color choice. I like to throw a 3/8-ounce War Eagle Tandem (big Indiana blade/ small Colorado blade).
Playing with trailers is also a great way to cater your spinnerbait presentation to spring bass. If I need to achieve more depth or a bigger profile in the water column, I rig up a
soft plastic swimbait on the
bait, like the Zoom Z-Swim
3.8. If just some additional
action is needed towards
the back of the bait and I still
want to be able to keep the
bait up in the water column,
a more compact soft plastic
will work, like a spinnerbait
trailer or grub.
I like to fish my
spinnerbaits on the Double
Structured Fluorocarbon,
Seaguar TATSU. If I want to
achieve greater depths or a
more subtle presentation
with my bait, I’ll use
12-pound-test, while if I
want to keep my bait up in
the water column or fishing
around heavier cover, I’ll use
15-pound.
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