Jerkbaits, by Roger Lee Brown, ("The Bass Coach"), talks about the soft and hard-jerkbait for bass. Learn his favorite and most productive tactics....for both topwater and subsurface presentations. Understand why fish react to these baits so aggressively and what colors and sizes are best for different conditions. Great article from "The Bass Coach".
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Crankbaits
Crankbaits, by Lake Fork Guide Jim Reaneau, is a detailed look at crankbaits. Learn what baits and presentations are best for different seasons and conditions and what equipment is necessary for optimum success. From fishing deep humps to creek channels, Jim covers it all. Some very good, knowledgeable advice from this Lake Fork guide!Soon the fish will start suspending. This will be a good time to get out your crankbaits. These baits vary from style and depth. There are 1-minus to 30 plus crankbaits. What this means is that the 1 minus will go no less than twelve inches deep and the 30 plus will go 30 feet deep or more. There are different types of bills on each crankbait. The bill configuration can cause the bait to have more side to side motion. Long bills make a wider wobble and shorter bills make a tighter wobble. The 30 plus will wear you out on the retrieve because of it’s large bill...
Jig fishing A to Z
This will cover jig fishing with the following types of weedless fiberguard skirted bass jigs:
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Football jigs
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Flipping jigs
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Swimming jigs (Wisconsin style)
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Arkey Power jigs (and Muddler jigs)
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Arkey Finesse jigs
New Bass Tackle for 2009
ICAST 2008 Trade Show
Among other things, ICAST assists the new product introduction cycle for next spring. Many of the new products you will read about here do not exist yet, not in production. Many are still in the prototype stages. It's important for vendors to show these products and prototypes now to large distributors and their biggest buyers especially. Those distributors and wholesalers can then give vendors a feel or commitment or estimate for how many units they would need allocated for their 2009 mail-order catalogs or distributor's dealer-only shows late this fall and early next spring, so production can ramp up and the new products can be on local dealers shelves, available online or in mail-order catalogs for you by the time bass fishing season opens next spring.
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SpinnerBaits- Have your tried them?
Through all the years of teaching students bass fishing skills and techniques, as well as many former guide clients I have taken on bass fishing trips, one question comes to mind that has been asked time and time again and that question is; "Are spinnerbaits really worth the money you pay for them?," and I have to say YES!.... If I had a choice of 3 baits to fish a body of water for Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Kentucky Spots I would definitely have to say that a Spinnerbait is one of the 3 baits that I would choose. Spinnerbaits are one of the most versatile type of baits that a angler can use when fishing for bass. There are several different presentations and techniques that one can use when fishing with a spinnerbait, such as;
1. "Chunk-N-Wind"
This presentation is probably the most common used by most anglers. You just simply cast the bait and reel it back in at a moderate rate or retrieve keeping the bait just under the water surface usually no deeper than 4 to 5 feet deep. This technique works well when a angler wants to cover a lot of water territory in a short time, and can be found to be very effective at times.
2. "Slow-Rolling"
This presentation is used quite often when you want to fish deeper water areas usually anywhere between 6 and 20 foot depths and sometimes even deeper. With this presentation, you want to try to keep the spinnerbait as close to the bottom as possible and bump or hit any possible structure that may be in the area you are fishing. With this presentation, simply cast your spinnerbait, and when it hits the water you can either immediately start your retrieve or "Count-Down" letting the spinnerbait fall to the depth you want to cover, then start your retrieve. Maintain a slow steady retrieve keeping the spinnerbait moving at all times.
3. "Waking or Bulging"
This presentation can be a little difficult when you first learn it. You simply cast to your targeted area and retrieve or reel the spinnerbait back in just fast enough to create a "Bulge" or "Wake" just below the surface without actually skimming the top of the surface of the water. This presentation is a good pattern to use around submerged timber, rip-rap, fall-downs, vegetation, edge drops, docks, and just about any type of structure when the bass are active.
4. "Jigging-It"
Jigging the spinnerbait can be one presentation of a spinnerbait you’ll not want to forget because it’s proven to be one of the more successful techniques when fishing a spinnerbait. The presentation is very simple and the results can be very satisfactory! Jigging the spinnerbait is done simply by pitchin’ the spinnerbait in a targeted area like; patches of open water in vegetation, space holes in structure, next to and in-between pilings, in-between rocks, etc. let the spinnerbait drop to the bottom, lift your rod tip up and down 2 or 3 times then let the spinnerbait settle to the bottom again.
5. "Draggin’-It"
Some of the biggest bass I had ever caught was by using this presentation. You simply work the spinnerbait as you would a plastic lizard or worm. Cast the spinnerbait and let it fall to the bottom, reel or retrieve in the slack out of your line, lift your rod tip "slowly" from about the 9 o’clock position to the 12 o’clock position (or straight up), reel in the slack and repeat this technique all the way back to the boat. Make sure you try to keep tension always on your bait for this technique.
6. "Yo-Yo or Pumping"
This technique can as well be very effective at different times, especially in and around vegetation areas. With this technique, simply cast the spinnerbait to the targeted area, using more of a "slow-roll" for a retrieve, while on the retrieve, periodically make a quick lift of your rod tip after 5 or 6 winds on your reel, stop reeling and let the spinnerbait flutter back down towards the bottom until the slack is out of your line, then repeat this process all the way back to the boat.
Although there are more, these are some of the most effective presentations that I have found to be quite successful and they have proven themselves time after time. I teach my students many different types of presentations and techniques with many different baits ranging from Top-Water, Crankbaits, Plastics, Jigs, etc. at my bass fishing school, and some of these presentations listed above can be some of the most effective at catching bass if you just give them a chance, but, like anything else it takes time and practice to build confidence in any bait. There is a lot more to learn about spinnerbaits such as; blade size, blade shape, colors, weights, trailers, trailer-hooks, etc. and Lord willing I can share some of these things with you in future articles, or you can learn from me with Personalized Instruction by attending my 3-day "On-Water" Bass Fishing School. Till next time! Take care & God Bless!...."The Bass Coach"
I teach several different patterns and techniques to my Bass School Students as well as use them when fishing with my Bass Guide Clients. Don’t forget, any questions, comments, booking reservations for my "Personalized" Bass Fishing School or Pro Bass Guide services on Lake Champlain or Lake George, NY, you can write or contact me at the following:
"The Bass Coach" (Roger Lee Brown)
Route-1 Box-65 Pearl Street
Crown Point, NY 12928
(518) 597-4240 or Email: rlbrown@capital.net or visit my site at:
www.capital.net/~rlbrown and www.fishing-boating.com/basscoach
I enjoy helping anglers learn to be more successful at catching bass!
(Please always practice "Catch & Release)
God Bless! and Good Fishin’
The Art of Buying a Fishing rod
This article will cover the art of buying a fishing rod. Most of the time when someone gets in my boat the first thing I look at is their rods. There are times the style of fishing I plan on for the day will not match their equipment. Most people don’t like to Texas Rig or Carolina rig. The main reason is they hang up to much. The problem normally is the rod. For Jig and Pig, Texas Rig Worm and Carolina Rigs you need a stiff rod. If your tip is too light when you drag the bait over cover, the weight hangs and when you pull back the rod bends and you are hung. If you have a stiff tip it will not bend and the weight will hop over the obstacle. Most of the time I get one of my rods in a customers hands before the day is over. This way he can feel first hand what I am talking about. I have seen some expensive rods that were designed to do a certain things and they were too limber. Cost is not always the answer.
For worm and jig and for light weight lures such as the ½ oz jig or 3/8’s worm weights I recommend a medium heavy action rod. If you plan on punching the grass I recommend a heavy action rod. For the Carolina rig I like to use a seven foot heavy action rod. Most of the time when using the Carolina rig you are in deep water and you need all the help you can get on hook set. The long rod will give you more hook setting power.
I know that most of you don’t get into specialty fishing as I do so you normally have only one rod to cover a lot of fishing areas. A good medium action rod can cover most of this. If you are a crank bait fisherman you will need to look at fiberglass rods . The glass rods will pull a crank bait over the cover better and not wear out your arm.
I have been using Falcon Graphite Rods for as long as I have been in the guide business. I feel that a Falcon Rod is the best quality rod for your money. They have a good selection of rods for all fishing conditions. They have a universal rod that will handle almost all of your fishing needs. This rod is called the FC 5 –166, this is a medium action rod with plenty of tip for cranking and spinner baits. It will handle a light jig and a Texas rig worm. I have used this rod for Carolina Rigging. If you plan on having several rods I would recommend a FC 7- 166. This will handle a jig , worm, and a Carolina Rig with no problem. I use this rod for my customers to Carolina Rig. But if you plan on doing a lot of Carolina Rigging then the FC 7-!7 is the ultimate Carolina Rod. They have a good array of spinning rods should you need one. If you have a question about the rods email me and I will help you pick the rod best suited for you. Well good fishing and I hope this will help you to make some good choices on your next rod purchase.
Jim Reaneau
bassone@peoplescom.net
Professional Lake Fork Guide
Here's Just a "Sneak-Peak" At What You'll Uncover at the Bass Fishing Report
Here's Just a "Sneak-Peak" At What You'll
Uncover at the Bass Fishing Report
- Greatly increase your odds at catching that big bass!
- Learn how to tell the difference between bass.
- Discover what to take into consideration for finding the right bass fishing hole!
- The major mistakes & secrets to bass fishing.
- Learn all the styles and specialty bass fishing techniques.
- How to determine the best lure to use to catch bass.
- The techniques the pros are using to reel in the big ones!
- How to determine the bass predictable behavior to catch them.
- Discover the best time of the day to catch a bass.
- How to know what rod & reel you should be using.
- Learn the angling techniques used to catch the big bass.
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