Jerkbait Fishing

Jerkbait fishing is for sure one of my top favorite techniques. What a lot of people don’t understand, is that it can be applied year-around. Although, it is a VERY popular cold water tactic. You want to run about 12-14lb line, or braid to a long 12 lb. flourocarbon leader. Do a snap, pause, snap snap, pause action. With a decent amount of pause in cooler water for suspicious and lethargic fish. For warm water, you should do the same action. But, shorten the distance between the snaps (shorter pause). Now, where do you fish? I find the best place to use jerkbaits is typically wherever you would throw a crank bait, except for ledges. Like weed lines, weed flats, rocks, and other similar structure. It is best to leave ledge fishing to things like crankbaits, jigs, dropshots etc. Also, search for fish in about 5-10 ft. of water. That’s it, but remember: if you think you’re fishing it too fast, you probably are. Always fish it slow, with fast snaps.

How to start high school bass fishing

How did my highschool fishing experience start? I was in eighth grade and I was walking down the hall and I saw a poster on the wall talking about the bass fishing team that the school was thinking about starting. So me and my dad went to the meeting and I signed up it’s really as easy as that, you just need someone to act as a coach for the whole team to do paper work for the B.A.S.S and FLW regeneration. There are rules for boat size and engine size it’s could be different in certain states up here in Michigan for most lakes your boat size has to be 16 but for the Great Lakes and lake st Clair it has to be 18, the biggest engine size you can have is 250 hp. So there is the basics of high school bass fishing, I hope this helps.

Top three winter lures for bass

Winter time fishing for largemouth bass can be one of the most frustrating yet rewarding experiences an angler can have. It’s a period of time most fishermen store away their gear until spring. While there are hardcore fishing enthusiasts who ice fish throughout the colder months; for those who prefer and have the benefit of open water during this season, here are my top three baits for winter bass. The first one is a jerkbait. Using a jerk, jerk, pause motion with a slow action will yield some explosive strikes from weary bass.  Today, there are hundreds of jerkbaits with various features to choose from. In my opinion one of the best looking jerkbaits is the lous lures Custom Order 110 Style Jerk Bait Suspending. My favorite color to get this amazing looking lure in is a purple and white, that is my go to color no matter the season up here in Michigan. Now onto the next bait. Lipless crankbaits create a variety of sounds. Some let off a high-pitched rattling or have a slow knocking thud. There are even silent ones for times when a bass has become desensitized and required something different to trigger a reaction strike. Lipless cranks can be retrieved with  quick up-down motion, or straight cranking it in. One of the best looking lipless cranks has to be the custom order 1/2 oz lipless crankbait. My favorite lipless crank color is a red craw color which is really good for cold water temperatures.

Now onto the last bait. When bass aren’t hitting moving baits, the bottom-dragging football jig perfectly imitates a crawfish with just the right amount of action to entice nervous bass.  Crawfish are staples for providing bass the sustenance to survive when baitfish are not enough.  Pairing this jig with a compact trailer and fishing it around rock or gravel is recommended.  These jigs cover large amounts of water quickly and aid in detecting bottom composition. Fluorocarbon is key to providing the right sensitivity needed.  You can pair a football jig with just about anything for darker water I recommend a black a blue trailer. You can use a watermelon pumpkin seed for just about any water color.

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