02-06-2008, 05:12 PM
It helps a little to know what kind of bass your chasing. I do quite a bit of bass fishing and plastics rule my world. If your chasing LMB spinnerbaits can be deadly at times. I would stick to just a couple techinques. Texas rig is a great bass producer. I like to shake the jig to get the bass to bite. It doesn't move much, it just quiveres in the same place. If you don't get bit, give a big jerk then wait a second. Let the jig fall to the bottom and start shaking again. Weightless is one of my favorite ways to fish plastics in shallow water ( water less then 10 ft.) A 5 inch senko is dense enough to get you to the bottom in no time. Don't pull the bait just jerk it and let it fall on slack line to the bottom and repeat. Use natural colors. Green and smoke are hard to beat. If your not catching fish it may not be your technique, but rather your location. Keep moving. Try deep to as shallow as inches deep. LMB love heavy cover such as moss and broken timber. Fish these areas hard.
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