I’m going to share with you a technique that flat-out catches fish when the water is cold! When most anglers think about a blade bait, they think deep water like 10, 20, even 40 feet down in the winter, and that absolutely works. But here’s something a lot of people overlook: that same metal blade bait can be just as deadly in shallow water when the water is cold. I’m talking 10 feet or less, and many times only 2 to 5 feet. The biggest reason this works so well is pressure. Almost nobody is throwing a blade bait shallow. […]
From some time in the late fall through the early prespawn, a blade bait is one of the most effective lures you can throw. There isn’t much to them, just a chunk of metal and a couple of hooks. But don’t let that fool you. They do get the attention of the bass. My first introduction to them was back when I was a kid. We all had a Silver Buddy or two that we fished with, sometimes from shore but sometimes from a small boat. Back in those days we called it metal fishing. A Silver Buddy was a […]
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