| When the weather is nasty, be it in the
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| | moving the bait, and it doesn't make much
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| early spring or late fall, many anglers
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| | noise. My best days deadsticking have
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| miss out on some of the best bass fishing
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| | been on lakes with a good degree of
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| of the year. When their boats are in the
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| | visibility."Dead-Sticking Soft
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| garage, and their gear is stored away,
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| | Plastics"Most bass fisherman use Zoom
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| other anglers in the know, cash in on
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| | Flukes, Bass Assassins, and other soft
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| some of the best fishing of the year
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| | plastics, with a twitch, twitch, reel
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| using some special techniques. One of the
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| | twitch action, like in the warmer months,
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| most effective ways to catch big bass in
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| | but using these baits with a
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| colder water, is a technique known as
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| | dead-sticking technique in the colder
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| "Dead-Sticking." The anglers who can
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| | water, works wonders. Bass won't come up
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| brave the elements and employ these
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| | and hit these baits on or near the
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| techniques, catch some of the largest
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| | surface when it's cold, but they do hit
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| bass of the year."Dead-Sticking
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| | it when it falls slowly to the bottom. It
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| Technique"The name of the technique tells
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| | takes so much patience to work these
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| it all. The technique actually involves
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| | baits right in cold water that most
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| more patience than action. Some of the
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| | anglers don't have the patience it takes
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| best ways to present a bait using a
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| | to work them properly. I use the bait on
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| Dead-Sticking technique are
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| | a unweighted 4/0 or 5/0 WG hook, and let
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| Drop-Shotting, using a suspending
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| | it fall slowly to the bottom. The bait
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| jerkbait, and fluttering soft plastics to
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| | only sinks about one foot every three to
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| the bottom. These are great ways to tempt
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| | four seconds, and this is perfect to
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| early season and late season bass. You
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| | imitate a dying shad. I have had the best
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| won't catch a ton of bass in really cold
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| | luck with this in the winter, but in the
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| water, but you can have a memorable day,
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| | very early spring, it can be effective
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| and catch some of the larger bass of the
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| | also. I just cast it out next to the
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| year. When the water temperature is in
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| | structure, whether it's a dock, or
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| the low to mid forties, shad and herring
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| | brushpile, or just over some type of
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| either die off in the winter, or they are
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| | structure that the bass are suspending
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| so lethargic, that they are a good target
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| | on. I might twitch it a couple of times
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| for feeding bass. A lure that suspends at
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| | as it falls, but not too much, just
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| the level of the bass, or just falls
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| | enough to convince a bass that it is
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| slowly to the bottom, or in the case of
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| | crippled or dying. It is a great bait for
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| the drop-shot, just sits still in the
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| | areas that have a lot of dying shad in
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| middle of the water column, offers a
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| | the winter.One of the baits that I have
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| tempting imitation of a dying
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| | had the most success with last year using
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| shad."Jerkbaits"There are many good
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| | these dead-sticking methods, is the
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| Jerkbaits on the market today, but for
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| | Yamamoto "Senko." This bait is perfect to
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| dead-sticking techniques I like certain
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| | use dead-sticking. Although it is nothing
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| baits more than others. Smithwick Rogues,
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| | more than a thin, straight piece of
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| Lucky Craft Pointers, and Rapala Husky
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| | plastic when it is out of the water, it
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| Jerks, and Strike Pro USA are among my
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| | literally comes alive with just the right
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| favorites.They are excellant baits for
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| | action to entice bass in colder water.
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| dead-sticking because they suspend. You
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| | The new "Netbaits" have also worked very
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| can throw them out, reel them down, and
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| | well this year, as have the "Bearpaws"
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| play the waiting game. I have done this,
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| | "Lazy Sticks". It is perfect for letting
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| and many times, while getting a drink, or
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| | sink slowly to the bottom, or for
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| grabbing something to eat, the bass have
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| | drop-shotting. Because of the salt
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| hit the bait. Sometimes it takes as long
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| | content in these baits, it sinks a little
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| as a minute, or even two, before a bass
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| | faster than an unsalted lure. These baits
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| will move up to a suspending bait and
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| | are perfect for a lot of different
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| decide to hit it. I throw the baits way
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| | situations, as long as you have to
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| past the target, and jerk it down to
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| | patience to let them sink. You really
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| where I think the bass are. In some
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| | don't have to do anything to these lures,
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| bigger lakes and reservoirs I like to
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| | except let them sink slowly on a slack
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| fish any standing timber they have
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| | line. I rig them on a 2/0 or 3/0 Daiichi
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| available. I jerk the bait down, and then
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| | or X-Point hooks, on fourteen pound test
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| stop it right by a tree. I then let it
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| | Spiderline Super Mono, or P-Line.The
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| sit as long as a minute before moving it
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| | trick is to pay very close attention to
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| again.Many times the bass will hit while
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| | the line, sometimes you might feel a
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| it is sitting still, or when I first
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| | bite, but generally you will not. I just
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| start to move it again. This happened to
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| | move the rod tip a little bit to see if I
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| me quite a few times in Greenwood Lake
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| | can feel the weight of the bass. If I
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| and in Union Lake, in New Jersey. It is
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| | can't, I just let it fall slowly to the
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| an excellent way to catch cold water bass
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| | bottom again. The action really comes
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| in these and other lakes. I had great
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| | when the bait is falling, so you have to
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| success with this method on Table Rock
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| | lift the rod slowly, and let it fall back
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| Lake, and Bull Shoals in Missouri,
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| | again as you work it across the bottom.
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| working the standing timber.It doesn't
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| | There is even a new larger Senko for this
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| really matter if it's a tree, or rocks,
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| | year that I am looking forward to using.
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| or next to a dock. The trick is to let
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| | Even the new Cut-Tail worm may work well
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| the bait sit there for as long as it
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| | in these cold water situations, and I am
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| takes, without moving it all. A lot of
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| | looking forward to trying them out this
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| anglers are tempted to impart some action
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| | year."Drop-Shotting"The best technique to
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| to the bait, but this is a mistake. This
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| | come along for cold water or suspending
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| is the time to wait as long as you can
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| | bass is the Drop-Shot technique.
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| stand it. Nerves of steel are required
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| | Drop-Shotting can tempt bass into
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| for this type of fishing.Another good
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| | striking in the cold water at all times
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| location to use this technique is over
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| | of the year. In the late winter, or very
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| old roadbeds, like in Spruce Run
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| | early spring, I just cast it out, let it
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| reservoir in New Jersey. I also like to
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| | hit the bottom, and tighten my line up. I
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| use them along bluff walls, and across
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| | use very little action at all. I don't
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| long tapering points. When the water
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| | really shake my rod tip or anything, I
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| starts to warm in the spring, or after a
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| | just let it sit.The less action the
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| warm spell in the winter, bass will move
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| | better! I do fish them around some
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| up from the deeper water and suspend over
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| | structure also, and generally when I do
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| or near these areas. These are ideal
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| | this I work the bait with a little more
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| baits to use to entice them into
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| | action up to the cover, and then just let
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| striking. I like to find a long flat
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| | it sit when I get next to it. It is a
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| point, near a creek channel, where the
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| | very effective method in the winter or
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| deep water isn't far from the shallow
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| | spring. I generally use a three to four
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| water. This is where the bass will be,
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| | inch bait on drop-shot rigs, but other
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| due to the fact that don't have to move
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| | baits have worked at different times. The
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| very far, which is important this time of
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| | hardest part of fishing in the winter or
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| year, but especially true in the
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| | very early spring isn't the fishing
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| winter.When bass are suspending, if you
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| | itself, but motivating yourself to get
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| throw a carolina-rigged bait, you are
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| | out there and go when the weather is less
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| actually fishing under the bass, if you
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| | than desirable.This is where the patience
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| use a crankbait, you're usually fishing
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| | comes in, as it is very hard to sit still
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| too fast. This is why suspending
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| | for long periods of time, and work the
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| jerkbaits are ideal, because they get
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| | bait as slowly as is necessary to produce
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| right down into the suspended bass and
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| | the strikes. Dead-Sticking really works
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| stay in one place. This is even more
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| | if you remember exactly what it means. I
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| important in the winter, than the early
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| | like to use a high modulus graphite rod
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| spring. I make sure I fan cast the entire
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| | for the Dead-Sticking techniques, in a 6
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| structure from many different angles.
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| | 1/2 to 7 foot length, with twelve to
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| Many times the bass don't hit the bait
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| | fourteen pound test line. I use spinning
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| until it is presented at just the right
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| | gear on little finesse baits, or a light
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| angle, and you won't know what that is
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| | line baitcaster. I use a baitcast rod,
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| until you make enough casts to start
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| | and up to fourteen to seventeen pound
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| catching fish.The most strikes occur in
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| | test line, in the deeper water, and for
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| about eight to ten feet of water, and
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| | larger baits. Try these techniques this
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| suspending baits that go down to about
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| | year, and your recreational and
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| eight feet are the best. You need at
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| | tournament fishing will improve
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| least two feet of visibility for
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| | greatly.Hall Of Fame Angler, Radio host,
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| dead-sticking baits, and more is
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| | and full time professional guide and
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| preferable. It is very important for them
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| | tournament anglers.
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| to be able to see it, as you are not
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