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 […]
A bait that’s really started to shine over the past few years is the squarebill crankbait. Their shine is well deserved, too. They catch bass in heavy cover when they’re shallow, and there are always a few good ones shallow regardless of the season or the weather. Squarebills will create a true reaction bite and often catch bass when other lures won’t. My favorite is a Rapala Balsa Xtreme BX Brat Squarebill. It’s made from balsa, and that’s a good thing. It floats high and has that unique vibration that only balsa can produce. But because it’s covered with a […]
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