Summer 2018
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SDWEEIPMWBAATITER TACTICS
with Michael Neal
by Scott M. Petersen
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W
e all know when it comes to targeting deep
water bass, crankbaits and football jigs
will each get some time on the end of your line; but have you ever tried to throw a swimbait at those
dwellers in the deeper water?
FLW pro Michael Neal has taken this tactic, fishing this
presentation on hard bottom areas, where bass are keying
on big shad. In the last few years, Michael has been putting
the pieces of the deep-water swimbait puzzle together.
Let’s take a closer look at just Neal has learned.
HANDCRAFTED AND PREMADE
Neal’s keys to deep water swimbaiting is a natural presentation and solid hookups that allow him to get the bass out of the targeted depths and into the boat.
For a few years, Neal played with getting his swimbait jig right, spending time to make sure the hook gap and angle of the eye was perfect to get the most action from the swimbaits he was using.