| Summer Time Bass Tactics | | | | they hit I go with them for a split second and then |
| This is the time of year to change your tactics when | | | | hammer him to set that hook, my pole going from |
| fishing those Lakes and ponds in this hot weather. | | | | nine o'clock to twelve o'clock. You'll feel the pull and |
| We deal with a lot of moss and grass in the water | | | | see that rod bend. My worm rigs are a product of 39 |
| around here. This is one of the first things I look for | | | | years of perfection. I like to use Shakespeare's 17 |
| when going after a big lunker bass. Bait fishes hang | | | | pound test Premium Monofilament Cajun Line. I know |
| out around the grasses for safety and of course the | | | | there are more expensive lines out there, but this line |
| bass that feed on them are looking for that next | | | | does the job and has never broken on me and is just |
| meal. I like to fish these areas early in the morning | | | | about invisible in the water. I accompany that with a |
| and evenings. We fish with spinners, lipless crank | | | | No.3/0 hook and a 1/8-ounce slip weight. The plastic |
| baits, and buzz baits. We fish parallel to those grass | | | | worm itself must be an 8" flip tail, watermelon, motor |
| and moss beds as to cover as much territory as | | | | oil, purple, or black, the color changes with conditions. |
| possible with each cast. Many of the protruding | | | | In the afternoon heat of the day I'll throw a medium |
| edges along the grass line are the most productive. | | | | to deep diving crank bait. I have at least 50 different |
| These areas provide cover for the bass and give | | | | ones in my tackle box; again it depends on the |
| them a angle to ambushing baitfish. We catch a large | | | | conditions as to which one I will use. I like to throw |
| number of bass using plastic jigs and Worms in the | | | | that lure out into the area I am fishing, let it set a |
| middle of the day. | | | | couple of seconds and then reel seven to ten turns, |
| This is our approach later in the morning and mid day, | | | | stop a couple of seconds, reel seven more times, |
| when fish start searching for deeper waters. With | | | | stop and then reel it on in. This seems to really get |
| the air and the water temperatures warming, bass | | | | the attention of the bass I am after. Yes bass bite in |
| seem to want the slower action. A thin graphite rod | | | | hot weather, you just have to put a little more |
| is what I use so I can feel the slightest movement. I | | | | effort into it but believe me it pays off! Get a big jug |
| let the worm/jig fall as slowly as possible before | | | | of ice water and a good hat. Now you're ready to do |
| moving it on the bottom. Largemouth bass tend to | | | | battle with those bass that will fit so well in your |
| prefer teasing them with that worm. This time of | | | | frying pan! |
| day you have to talk them into biting that rig. When | | | | |