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Top Four September Bass Baits

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Top Four September Bass Baits

I consider September to be the start of fall fishing patterns and behavior. Whether you’re in New York or Florida, California or Ohio, this is the time of year when we start to get the first night or two of colder weather, and the first week or so of temperature drops. Even if it’s just one or two degrees, combined with the fact that the days are shorter, it cues the fish that fall has begun. The changes spur the bass to start moving from where they spent the summer to where they’re going to feed heavily in the fall. […]

Secret Bass Fishing Technique! The Sliding Weight Rig

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Secret Bass Fishing Technique! The Sliding Weight Rig

If you’ve watched any of my videos or read some of my past blogs, you know that I’m really big on how baits move. Whether it’s side-to-side, up-and-down, or just simple undulation, slight variations are often the difference between a great day and simply a good one. But what if I told you that I had a soft plastic presentation that moves differently than anything else out there? You’d be crazy not to listen. When you get to the typical highly-pressured lake on a Saturday morning, there may be 20 guys throwing Texas Rigs and 20 more guys throwing Carolina […]

The Most Versatile Bait of All Time                

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The Most Versatile Bait of All Time                

All of us love to buy and test new tackle, but in order to maximize your efficiency it’s important to find lures that cover a lot of different situations. What would you say if I told you that there’s one lure that’s more versatile than the rest? No matter what month you’re fishing, what the water clarity might be, or what kind of cover you’re around, I have one lure that I think is more versatile than all the rest. That lure is the soft plastic stickbait. You’ve probably seen them before. It’s just a straight tail worm looking thing. […]

My Top Three Shallow Water Baits

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My Top Three Shallow Water Baits

Fall is here. The water is cool. The fish are shallow, or at least moving in that direction. It’s time for shallow baits to take advantage of that. Here are my top three… But, before I start talking about the baits we need to think about shallow water. It’s different in different parts of the country and in different lakes. It’s a term of art, not science. For this blog I’m going to tell you that I’m talking about water that’s no deeper than 3 feet. That’s pretty skinny, I know. Nevertheless, it’s fall and that’s the water I’ll target […]

The Tokyo Rig, Part 2

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The Tokyo Rig, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series on Tokyo rigs — there’s more than one style, we covered the basics of what they are and how they work. We also covered using one style for flipping and pitching. BUT, there’s more ways to fish this rig, and they’ll all help you catch a ton of fish! So, this time in Part 2 we’ll talk about using another style of Tokyo rig for traditional Texas rigged baits. One of the rigs from VMC comes equipped just like the original except that it is armed with an Ike Approved Heavy Duty Worm Hook […]

Soft Plastic Jerkbaits and Fall Bass

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Soft Plastic Jerkbaits and Fall Bass

Some things just go together. They make a team. And that’s definitely true for soft plastic jerkbaits and fall bass — largemouth, smallmouth and spots. Now’s the time when bass are moving shallow to take advantage of easy feeding on baitfish. So, when you think about it soft plastic jerkbaits are a natural. They look exactly like the real thing, they’re easy to rig, they’re affordable and they catch fish. I’m going to share a few tips about how to rig them and make them even more effective than when they’re fished in the usual way. I developed these modifications […]

Swim a Worm

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Swim a Worm

This time we’re going to talk about an old technique that’s not used much anymore outside of Florida. It’s pretty basic, all you do is wind a Texas rigged worm through the water instead of letting it sit, quiver, hop or drag along the bottom. I used this technique when I won the 2003 Bassmaster Classic on the Louisiana Delta. It was one of three that were critical to my success. The place to start when you want to make a swimming worm is with the weight. I go light. My lightest selection is 1/16-ounce and my heaviest is a […]