When To Use Jumbo Jig Trailers For Bass Jigs MTB December 22,2017

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December 23, 2017

When To Use Jumbo Jig Trailers For Bass Jigs

Bass anglers with hearty appetites like to super-size their meal combos when eating at a fast-food place. The same can be done for a hungry bass by serving it with a big jig and jumbo-sized trailer.

Despite the success of finesse fishing, there are still many big-bait advocates who believe bass prefer a magnum-sized dinner. A lot of times you’ll find that with a spinnerbait, jig or anything else, the fish just prefer a big bite over a small one, so you can start out with a big jig and trailer before going small.

Jumbo Jig Trailer Tips

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A Zoom Super Chunk combined with a 1/2- or 3/4-ounce jig is a deadly combo for flipping and pitching in the early spring. A lot of bass may only feed once or twice in a six-hour period then.

Big bass especially want a big bait then and frequently ignore a finesse offering.

A magnum plastic or pork chunk matched with a jig produces throughout the spring when the water is high and muddy. The magnum chunk creates a big, bulky looking bait that bass can find easier in the dirty water. If the water is cold, the magnum trailer also helps your jig fall slower to trigger more bites. You want the jig-and-pig to imitate a crawfish so pick dark colors such as black or brown mixed in with black-and-blue or black-and-chartreuse for your magnum combo.

Ideal magnum trailers for the postspawn technique of stroking a 3/4- or 1-ounce jig off the bottom are the Zoom Super Chunk and Gambler Lures Ninja Claw. The jig and jumbo trailer appeals to the appetites of hungry postspawn bass that are looking for a bigger meal. The stroking technique works best in clear water along ledges that drop off into a river or creek channel. Use a pumpkin/green flake combination for your magnum jig and jumbo trailer.

Swimming a jig along boat docks in the summer and fall is another tactic calling for a jumbo chunk or craw trailer. Try combining a 1/4-ounce jig with a #1 pork frog or 4- to 5-inch plastic craw for pitching along the sides of docks and swimming the lure near the foam flotation. Using heavy line (20- to 25-pound test) will allow you go keep the big bait near the surface. Bass are keying on shad along the docks so use a white or pearl jig and trailer to mimic the baitfish.

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 270 – Josh Douglas December 15, 2017

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December 22, 2017

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 270 – Josh Douglas
December 15, 2017

Breaking down the use of Navionics and electronics, with FLW Tour Pro Josh Douglas right here on the latest podcast of Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. Show hosts Aaron Martin and Kurt Dove discuss with Josh his use and understanding of these important bass angling tools.

The Mystery Tackle Box Lake Of The Ozarks Fishing Guide December 22,2017

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December 22, 2017

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The Mystery Tackle Box Lake Of The Ozarks Fishing Guide

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The 54,000-acre reservoir annually makes Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Bass Lakes list and is a popular stop for national crappie tournament circuits. The lake contains plenty of fish-attracting cover and structure such as boat docks, planted brush piles, steep bluffs, creek channels, humps, and points.

Lake Of The Ozarks Geography

The various arms of the lake offer diverse water clarity and structure so anglers can catch fish with a wide range of tactics. The Osage arm runs 98 miles from Bagnell Dam to Truman Dam and changes drastically from one end to the other. The North Shore section on the lower end contains some of the deepest and clearest water on the lake, while the upper Osage near Warsaw narrows until it turns riverine in appearance with the water remaining stained to murky most of the time.

The winding Niangua arm resembles a large river more than a reservoir since it has few major coves and a narrow main channel for most of its length.

The 10-mile Gravois arm is one of the oldest developed sections of the lake so its shoreline is dotted with boat docks. The Grand Glaize arm runs about 16 miles from its confluence with the Osage arm to the swinging bridges area where the Glaize narrows down to a stream.

Lake Of The Ozarks Fishing Tactics

The lake is loaded with keeper-size bass thanks to the Missouri Department of Conservation’s 15-inch minimum length regulation on black bass. March is a prime month for catching heavyweight bass because the fish move shallow during the prespawn. The best tactics for catching lunker bass then is twitching a suspending stickbait or pitching a jig along 45-degree rocky banks.

As the water warms in April, bass migrate to pea gravel banks to spawn. A variety of lures, including jigs, Texas-rigged soft plastic lizards and craws, finesse worms, stickworms and topwater lures, will coax nesting bass into biting then.

Topwater action is great for postspawn bass throughout May and early June. Early summer is also a prime time for throwing deep-diving crankbaits, magnum-sized plastic worms and heavyweight jigs along main lake points where current sweeps across the structure during periods of power generation. Night fishing with 10- or 11-inch plastic worms, heavy jigs and black spinnerbaits is the most productive way to catch bass in the heat of summer.

Lake Of The Ozarks End Of Year Fishing

Several bass tournament circuits hold championships at Lake of the Ozarks throughout the fall. Pitching trick worms on shaky jigheads to boat docks has become a winning tactic to catch pressured bass during fall tournaments. Plenty of bass can also be caught during fall feeding sprees on buzz baits, topwater poppers and walkers, spinnerbaits, square bill crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, swimbaits and swim jigs.

Vast sections of the lake remain ice-free in even the coldest months, so plenty of water remains accessible to bass anglers throughout the winter. The top lures to throw for wintertime bass are suspending stickbaits, Alabama rigs adorned with swimbaits and football jigs.

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s 9-inch minimum length limit on crappie has helped keep crappie fishing consistently good throughout the year. Limits of keeper-size crappie can be taken in the shallows on jigs and minnows from March through May and again in October through early December. The key to catching crappie the rest of the year is to find some of the hundreds of brush piles sunken at various depths throughout the lake.

Lake Of The Ozarks Boating/Lodging Information

Several marinas and resorts rent boats to visiting anglers who don’t own one and want to venture out on the water. Public launch ramps are available at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Grand Glaize Recreation Area (Public Beach #2), Lake of the Ozarks State Park Public Beach #1 and McCubbins Point and Missouri Department of Conservation access areas at Coffman Beach, Shawnee Bend, Brown Bend, Gravois Mills, Larry R. Gale and Wigwam School.

Visiting anglers will find plenty of places to stay at the lake with more than 5,000 hotel rooms and 170 camp sites available. You can camp, stay at a hotel or rent a house or condo. There are plenty of places to grab a burger or enjoy fine dining after your fishing trip with more than 200 restaurants and bars either on the lake front or close to the lake.

For information on lodging and dining options at the Lake of the Ozarks or to receive a free vacation guide, call the Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-800-FUN-LAKE or visit the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitors Bureau web site at funlake.com.

Copies of John Neporadny’s book, “THE Lake of the Ozarks Fishing Guide” are
available by calling 573/365-4296 or visiting the web site www.jnoutdoors.com.

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Dec 16, 2017 Featuring Mark Grimsley from Soddy Custom Tackle

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December 21, 2017

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Dec 16, 2017

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Webdude Kaminski

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Our guests on this week’s show were Mark Grimsley from Soddy Custom Tackle, our co-host Darren Gallaher, and fishing guide Billy Wheat.

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Why Balsa Crankbaits Aren’t Your Typical Crankbaits… MTB

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December 21, 2017

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Why Balsa Crankbaits Aren’t Your Typical Crankbaits…

It seems like trends from the past always find their way back into popularity, and it is no different when it comes to bass fishing and balsa baits. Many anglers thought fishing balsa crankbaits was a lost art, but these “old school” baits have made their way back into the tackle boxes of anglers across the country.

Balsa baits are often homemade or specifically selected from a handful of manufacturers, like Bagley, by serious anglers looking for a specific action in their crankbaits. This unique action produced by balsa crankbaits differs from conventional plastic crankbaits because balsa is much more buoyant than plastic. The buoyancy of balsa allows the crankbait to deflect off of cover and float quickly back up in the water column, preventing snags and triggering crushing reaction strikes.

Where To Fish Balsa Crankbaits

Bagley Balsa Crankabits are the best of the best

When it comes to deflecting off of cover, nothing is better than a squarebill balsa crankbait. All squarebills are great for digging into cover, but balsa baits take it to another level. Many professional anglers that throw balsa squarebills recommend retrieving it at a very fast pace in order to maximize its erratic action around cover.

Balsa crankbaits aren’t limited to shallow cover fishing. Flat-sided models also excel in deeper, colder water. Flat-sided balsa baits are fantastic for “finesse” cranking when bass become less active in the winter and early spring. Balsa baits can be better than plastic in colder water due to each materials reaction to water density.

Water is more dense in the colder seasons, therefore soft plastic baits tend to have less action. Balsa baits, however, are hardly affected by changes in water density allowing them to maintain top-notch action. Flat-sided balsa baits are a must-have for cold water cranking.

Advantages Of Balsa Crankbaits

As you can see, there are many advantages to fishing balsa crankbaits over traditional plastic baits. But as with any fishing lure or technique, there a couple drawbacks to keep in mind.

First, balsa baits are much more fragile than plastic baits so DO NOT smack them off the water to try to clean off grass or slime. If you do, there is a good chance of breaking the bill off of the crankbait or even splitting the body itself. Secondly, balsa crankbaits tend to run shallower than other crankbaits.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but just be aware that you probably aren’t going to be doing any deep cranking in water more than 10 feet deep with a balsa crank.

It’s obvious that balsa baits aren’t always going to be the perfect crankbait for every situation, but if you can understand the elements that cause these classic baits to excel then you will find that they flat-out catch fish. So do yourself a favor and go pick up a few balsa baits. The next time you’re out on the water and the fish aren’t biting anything else, those handmade balsa crankbaits just might be the ticket.

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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT January 2018 By DALE WILSON’S

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December 20, 2017

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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT January 2018 By DALE WILSON’S

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
January 2018
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Picture: Captain Dale Wilson with a 6+ lb. small mouth bass caught 12/17/17. One of the largest I’ve caught at Smith Mtn. lake.

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OVERVIEW- “Happy New Year” & great fishing! The bass fishing has been great the past several weeks. The water temperature is dropping and will continue to make the fishing better! Fishing overall has been good this past month! Water temperature will be in the upper 40’s to lower 50’s. Best times will be early morning, late afternoon and cloudy days. Striper fishing will pick up soon!

Largemouth Bass- Fishing for largemouth bass has been great this month. Best lures will be jerk baits, jigs, spinner baits, spoons, blade baits and Carolina rigs. Main channel points, brush piles, rocky areas, ledges and deep docks will be the best areas to try your luck. Best depths will be from 12 to 40 feet deep. Remember to take care of the bass and release them! Bass fishing should continue to be good during the cold months. Crawfish are a big part of their diet during the winter. Baitfish will be constantly be moving as the water temps fall.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing will be good. Best areas will be ledges, humps, and rocky points. Best lures will be tubes, jig & pig, hair jigs, drop shots, blade baits, floating-fly-rigs and medium running crank baits. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Cloudy days with wind are good times to try your luck! Look for areas with rocks and ledges close to the deep water. Look for isolated rock piles near deep water. Smallmouth bass feed heavily on crawfish this time of the year. They will also suspend around schools of baitfish.

Striped Bass- Fishing will continue to improve this month. Stripers will be caught in all sections of the lake and in the large creeks. Best lures will be swim baits, buck tails, spoons, Alabama rigs and Zoom flukes fished on 3/8 to 3/4 oz. lead heads. Best time to fish is cloudy days, early mornings and late afternoons. Night fishing will be poor. The best depths will be from the surface to 60 feet deep. Live bait fished on down lines and planner boards work well this month. This is also a good month to troll as the stripers can be shallower. The stripers will constantly be on the move. Look for large schools of stripers with your electronics. Some schools of stripers will surface this month. Seagulls have started to show up. The seagulls will help you locate feeding stripers.

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be fair this month. The best depths will be 10 to 25 ft. deep. Crappie will be found around deep docks, brush piles, and fallen trees. Docks with brush piles are usually good areas to hold crappie. Small live minnows and 1½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/16 to 1/8 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Best areas are the main creeks and the upper sections of both rivers.

TIP OF THE Month- Look for diving seagulls to locate feeding stripers! Don’t fish alone during the cold months! Remember to always wear your life jacket!!! Fishing will improve as the water temperatures fall! Make sure your running lights are on after dark!!! You can also hear reports about local fishing on the website: THE BASS CAST RADIO SHOW & WSLK 98.3 radio. Remember: TAKE A KID FISHING! SEE YOU ON THE LAKE!!! GOOD FISHING!

Toledo Bend, Clear Lake And Winyah Bay To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Events

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December 20, 2017

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Toledo Bend, Clear Lake And Winyah Bay To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Events

Competitors in the 2015 B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Regional file out into the waters of Winyah Bay, South Carolina, in search of winning limits of bass. The Eastern Regional will again be held on Winyah Bay out of Georgetown, S.C., May 23-25, 2018.

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Dec. 19, 2017

Toledo Bend, Clear Lake And Winyah Bay To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Events

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bass club anglers qualifying for three B.A.S.S. Nation Regional tournaments in 2018 will have an unusual opportunity at the host fisheries — they might encounter a “10” during the competition.

Two of the fisheries, Clear Lake in California and Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana-Texas border, are known for producing bass weighing 10 or more pounds. The Pee Dee and Santee river basins out of Winyah Bay, S.C., where the B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional will be held, aren’t as likely to produce double-digit bass, but there’s a good chance anglers there will see a 10-foot alligator, said Jon Stewart, B.A.S.S. Nation national director.

Stewart announced the 2018 schedule for the Western, Central and Eastern regionals, which are part of the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Series presented by Magellan Outdoors. They are qualifying events for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, from which the three top finishers will earn spots in the 2019 Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

“It’s bound to be exciting for our B.A.S.S. Nation anglers to be able to fish Toledo Bend, where they might catch the bass of a lifetime,” Stewart said. “We should be there at prime time, too.”

The Central Regional will be held March 7-9 out of Many, La. The Western Regional will be May 23-25 on Clear Lake out of Clearlake, Calif. And, the Eastern Regional will be June 20-22 on Winyah Bay.

“At Clear Lake, too, you have the potential of catching a 10-pound bass every time you throw a bait out there,” Stewart added. “Anglers will love it, and we’ll be there at a good time of year. Competitors in the eastern tournament will enjoy Georgetown, which has been a great host for our past tournaments. The fishing will be different from the other two regionals — bass don’t get as big there — but anglers from Maine and other places in the Northeast might see their first alligators.”

B.A.S.S. Nation qualifiers were previously held on Clear Lake and Winyah Bay in 2015. The series hasn’t visited Toledo Bend in more than 15 years, at which time Stewart competed there on behalf of the Kansas B.A.S.S. Nation. Toledo Bend ranked No. 1 nationally on Bassmaster Magazine’s Best 100 Lakes list in 2015 and 2016, and Clear Lake is currently third in the nation on that list of fisheries.

In the regional tournaments, 20-angler teams from 47 states and the province of Ontario compete within their respective geographic divisions. The Central and Eastern tournaments will each include 380 anglers, and the Western event, which comprises fewer states, will draw 220.

At the conclusion of each three-day regional championship, the top boater and the top nonboater from each state receives a bid to compete in the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors. In addition, the winning state team, based on cumulative weight of bass caught, earns a new bass rig that can be used to raise funds for youth and conservation programs and other projects within the states.

Stewart said affiliated B.A.S.S. Nations from nine other foreign countries are invited to send teams to the regional tournaments, or they can conduct qualifying events in their own countries to select a boater and nonboater each to fish in the championship. The date and location of that event will be announced later.

Next season will mark the third year of the innovative B.A.S.S. Nation’s Best program, which rewards outstanding grass-roots bass anglers and helps underwrite their entrance into professional tournament fishing.

The Top 3 finishers in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship earn berths in the Bassmaster Classic, and they are provided paid entry into the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series of their choice. In addition, each is given the use of a fully rigged, tournament-ready Phoenix bass boat for one year.

The B.A.S.S. Nation champion also qualifies for the Bassmaster Elite Series and receives a $16,000 bonus should he or she join the circuit. The champion wins a prize boat-and-motor combo to keep. Second- and third-place finishers also receive prize boats, and the non-boater champion earns a prize boat, paid entry into an Opens division and a Bassmaster Classic Marshal spot.

Established nearly 50 years ago when individual B.A.S.S. clubs began to affiliate with the national organization, the B.A.S.S. Nation is a global network of locally organized clubs whose members participate in and support a range of activities, including tournaments, conservation initiatives and youth programs. In addition to organizations in 47 states, B.A.S.S. Nation groups are active in Mexico, Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Australia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa.

2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Series Regionals presented by Magellan Outdoors

March 7-9, 2018 Toledo Bend Reservoir, Many, La. Host: Toledo Bend Lake Country
May 23-25, 2018 Clear Lake, Clearlake, Calif. Host: Konocti Vista Resort and Casino
June 20-22, 2018 Winyah Bay, Georgetown, S.C. Host: Georgetown County, S.C.

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Title Sponsor: Academy Sports + Outdoors

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Presenting Sponsor: Magellan

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Premier Sponsors: Power-Pole, Mercury, Minn Kota, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Shell Rotella, Yamaha

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Supporting Sponsors: Carhartt, T-H Marine, Livingston Lures, Phoenix Boats, Shimano, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance, Nationwide, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels

Finesse Fishing 101: Mastering Finesse Bass Fishing Techniques MTB

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December 19, 2017

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Finesse Fishing 101: Mastering Finesse Bass Fishing Techniques

Some bass anglers disdainfully refer to finesse fishing as fishing with a “sissy stick,” because finesse fishing frequently requires lighter tackle than the power fishing tactics they use. However, there is nothing sissy about the loads of bass you can catch relying on finesse fishing techniques.

Fishing power tactics with fast-moving or big, bulky lures, thick line and heavy-action baitcast gear takes plenty of bass throughout the year, but conditions such as cold fronts, fishing pressure and clear water cause bass to shy away from those heavy-handed tactics. That’s when finesse fishing techniques with thinner soft plastics, skinny line and lighter action spinning gear shines.

Picking the right tackle is paramount to successfully hooking and landing bass with finesse fishing tactics. You have to make sure to match line size and rod action exactly to keep bass from breaking off during the hookset and fight. I fish mostly 8- to 10-pound test line for all of my finesse tactics at Lake of the Ozarks, but I know several guides and tournament anglers at Table Rock Lake scale down to 6-pound test for finesse fishing in the clear waters there. I have been spooling my reels lately with a main line of 20- to 30-pound braid and about an 8-foot leader of 8- or 10-pound fluorocarbon for finesse fishing. This combination provides increased sensitivity and prevents the line twist and bird’s nests that frequently occur when fluorocarbon is spooled on a spinning reel.

My rod choices for finesse fishing range from 6- to 6-foot, 9-inch spinning rods in medium-light to medium action. I prefer spinning reels in the 2500 or 3000 size spools because the line flies off the spool easier and twists less than it does on smaller spools.

Some of my favorite lures for finesse fishing include 3- or 4-inch tube baits, finesse worms, stick worms such as the Yamamoto Senko or Yum Dinger and French Fry-style worms. The tubes work best when attached to jigheads and the French Fry worm is great for throwing weightless or on a split-shot rig. I use finesse worms on shaky head jigs or drop shot rigs and throw Senkos and Yum Dingers rigged weightless straight on a 3/0 offset wide gap hook or wacky rigged on a Gamakatsu G Finesse Wacky Head.
Here is a look at four finesse tactics I use to catch finicky bass in clear water.

Skipping Tubes

I learned this technique from former Bassmaster Classic champion Guido Hibdon on my home waters. It is a great tactic in the springtime when bass are spawning behind docks because I can skip my tube under the dock cable to reach fish nesting around the dock walkways. The lure skipping across the surface mimics a fleeing minnow which triggers strikes when the tube lands near the bedding bass.

I opt for a green pumpkin or camouflage tube bait rigged on a 1/16- or 1/32-ounce jighead for skipping tubes under the cables. The light jighead allows the tube to skim across the surface easier whereas a heavier jighead tends to plow and sink too fast for the skipping presentation.

Shaky Heads

Shaky head fishing has become my favorite finesse fishing technique during the spawn and postspawn. When bass are on nests or cruising the shallows after the spawn, I tempt these fish with a 4-inch finesse worm in green pumpkin or watermelon/red flake combined with a 1/16- or 1/8-ounce ball jighead.

I pitch the worm past a bed or several feet in front of a cruising bass and let the lure sink to the bottom. For cruising bass, I let the lure sit until the fish closes in on it and then start shaking my rod with a slack line to impart a subtle action to the worm. For bedding bass, I slowly drag the worm into the bass’ nest and then vigorously shake the bait in front of the fish until it inhales the worm.

Drop Shot Rigs

A drop shot is a great technique for vertical fishing for deep bass, but the only time I have used this rig is for bedding bass. I nose hook a 4-inch finesse worm with a #1 drop shot hook set about 18 inches above a 1/8-ounce bakudan weight.

This setup allows me to stir up a bass’ nest with the drop shot weight yet keep the worm off the bottom and shake it right in front of the bass’ nose until the fish strikes.

Wacky Rigs

Wacky rigging is another great finesse option for nesting or cruising bass. I use a white or green pumpkin stickworm with a 1/16- or 1/8-ounce Wacky Head and impale the hook slightly before the egg sack on the worm. When I twitch my rod the ends of the wacky-rigged worm flex back and forth to create an action irresistible to bass.

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Dec 09, 2017 Featuring Bass Pro Wesley Strader and local fishing guide Billy Wheat

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December 19, 2017

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Dec 09, 2017

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Webdude Kaminski

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 269 – Todd Hollowell December 1, 2017

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December 18, 2017

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 269 – Todd Hollowell
December 1, 2017

Bass Edge Radio, presented by MegaWare KeelGuard features 2018 FLW Cup Qualifier Todd Hollowell in this episode of their top-rated podcast. Bass Edge hosts Aaron Martin and Kurt Dove discuss with Todd is fall fishing success at Kentucky Lake in early Nov. at the FLW Costa Championship and his winter fishing techniques in Indiana.

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