September is a unique month for fishing. I’m going to give you the lowdown on why that is and how you can use these baits to catch more fish. So, let’s get started by talking about what September really means for fishing across the country. Let’s break it down with two baits for the northern half of the country and two for the southern half. When you look at the calendar, September is that transition month. It’s the period where summer’s hot patterns start giving way to the cooler patterns of fall. Fish are sensing those changes, and their behavior […]
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March Best Baits
Today I’m going to talk with you about the top four baits for the month of March. You know how it goes, folks. I’m gonna hook you up with two baits for the top half of the country, let’s say from Virginia north, and two for the bottom half, let’s say from Virginia south. But before we dive into those juicy details, let’s talk about March. In most places across the U.S., March marks some phase of the spawn, specifically the pre-spawn in a lot of regions. Remember our chat in February? We discussed fish migrating towards spawning areas from […]
A Different Plastic Bait: Gilly
We all know that there are hundreds — thousands — of plastic swimbaits available to bass anglers. Some of them are a little better than others but very few of them are really different, fundamentally different. But, this year at ICAST we’re introducing one that really is fundamentally different. It’s the Berkley Powerbait Gilly. I’m calling it a swimbait, but that doesn’t really do it justice. Most swimbaits are made to look like long and slender forage. They have a tail that faces down and up instead of being vertical like a real fish. And, maybe most important of all, […]