Prespawn Bass Fishing Techniques – Spinnerbaits

Prespawn Bass Fishing Techniques – Spinnerbaits

While a crankbait is a great choice for transient prespawn bass, it’s not the best option in every circumstance. Another lure that just about never leaves my deck this time of year, especially if I’m around big fish in stained to dirty water, is a spinnerbait. We tend to have a lot of rain early in the season and the water gets color quickly, so this is one I can’t live without. It’s been cold, but now water and air temperatures are creeping up. The days are longer, with more daylight. Those fish want to be headed toward their spawning […]

Top Four Bass Fishing Baits for March

Top Four Bass Fishing Baits for March

When I think of the best months of the year for bass fishing, March is at the top of the list. Of course, the bass are doing different things in different parts of the country, but almost everywhere, they’re big and they’re biting. North of the Mason-Dixon Line – from Virginia on up – the bass are still in their pre-spawn movements. They’re coming shallow, closer to their spawning grounds, but not yet spawning. South of the line, March means spawning fish. They’ll have moved shallow, crashing the bank. Either they’re setting up on shallower cover or actually on the […]

The Ultimate Spinnerbait Series – Picking the Right Spinnerbait

The Ultimate Spinnerbait Series – Picking the Right Spinnerbait

A spinnerbait is a very simple contraption – a combination of wire, a head, a hook, and some blades – but it’s one of the most effective lures ever created. Why is it so good and so universal? Because most lures appeal to only one of a fish’s senses, but the spinnerbait appeals to all five. In the water, it provides multiple reasons for bass to strike – flash, vibration and visual attraction. Bass are sight feeders; even in crystal clear water, a spinnerbait looks like a school of baitfish. Blade Type is your starting point when you pick a […]