I want to talk about one of my favorite ways to cover water, fish shallow cover, and make bass bite even when they’re not hungry: square billing. This isn’t some brand-new technique. Square bill crankbaits have been catching fish forever. I remember growing up in the ’80s watching guys throw baits from companies like Bagley and Rebel with those short, squared-off bills, and they caught the heck out of them! What makes a square bill so special is its ability to create a reaction strike. On those perfect cloudy, windy days, bass might chase almost anything. But most of our […]
