| I want to let fellow anglers know to take your time | | | | only makin' one cast at cover, before heading to the |
| fishing your bait. It's very important a lot of times to | | | | next spot.This is what we did. We were using a twin |
| slow down and make sure you're working the cover | | | | tailed grub by Gary Yamamoto and one from another |
| to the fullest. I want to tell a story...Our first trip on | | | | company called Chompers. We had these grubs |
| the lake bassin' last season, I was fishing the flowage | | | | Texas rigged on 3/0 Gammy hooks. We would cast |
| in styles. It was me, my girl, and her brother. We | | | | them out and really just let the bass grab them off |
| started early fishing from shore. As we were fishing, | | | | the bottom. Then we'd give the bait a little pop here |
| we saw a lot of tourney guys. Found out there was | | | | and there, but overall a very slow presentation. A lot |
| a tourney there in the next couple days, so the guys | | | | of the time you would go to pop the bait, and the |
| were doing a little pre-fishing. We noticed these pros | | | | fish was on. Well, just a thought.I also wanted to say |
| were flying through our area in a hurry. We also | | | | that all day we focused on a few patches of cover |
| noticed not 1 of them caught a bass. We just smiled | | | | and all day we where productive. I also have to say |
| and kept fishing. By lunch, we all had at least 5 or 6 | | | | that my girl pulled in a nice 18inch largemouth and her |
| nice bass, but we weren't done yet. We spent all | | | | brother pulled in a 21 inch largemouth weighing in at |
| afternoon. At the end of a long day, we managed to | | | | 5lbs, so if you go and something isn't working, try |
| reel in 50 plus bass.What did I note from the tourney | | | | changing the little stuff first...like slowing or speeding |
| guys? Well, we didn't see them reel any bass in. | | | | your presentation. Then, if you still get no bite, |
| They worked that area with far too much speed, | | | | switch your crank bait to plastic or spinner to popper |
| and the wrong bait and presentation. It was all | | | | and you should get results as well as learn a few |
| wrong. They were using spinners and cranks, but | | | | new tricks. |
| were working these baits way too fast. Some were | | | | |