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Spinnerbaits!
"A bait you should really try"
by "The Bass Coach"
(Roger Lee Brown)
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"
If you contact The Bass
Coach, let him know you saw his article on Zeiner's Angler Supply's
site.
(518) 597-4240 Email: rlbrown@capital.net.
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