| Ok, so perhaps destroy is too strong of a word, | | | | isn't broke! |
| but when on the lake we need to attack the | | | | Destroy |
| water in order to maximize our time fishing. To | | | | Once we have finally picked off all the active fish |
| that end, a key strategy that helps us do this is | | | | from the structure it is time to slow things down |
| by utilizing different baits to cover the maximum | | | | and look for the neutral to negative minded fish. |
| amount of water and then slowing down in high | | | | These bass need a bit more coaxing to get them |
| potential areas. To be a great fisher you need to | | | | to join you in the boat. Lures we will be utilizing in |
| look at the way you use your casts from the | | | | this segment of our search and destroy mission |
| boat for maximum effectiveness. Luckily, bass | | | | are mostly soft plastics. I like to use either a |
| are fish similar to many other animals in that they | | | | Texas rigged worm or a Senko type bait without |
| tend to adhere to patterns. | | | | any weight. Again, using the spots we marked |
| Search | | | | where the active fish bit earlier we start. Bass are |
| So, how do we use different bass fishing lures to | | | | a schooling fish and if there were active members |
| our advantage? The thought process is to use a | | | | of a school on this particular lake, there are more |
| fast working lure to cover as much ground as | | | | than likely a bunch of neutral and negative minded |
| possible as fast as possible. Think crankbait or | | | | fish. They won't go and chase that fast bait you |
| spinner bait. Spinner baits work well is shallow | | | | buzzed past their face, but the intelligent fisher |
| areas, but are not able to be fished fast in deep | | | | that you are is going to bring something right in |
| water. This is where the crankbait really shines. | | | | their wheel house. Even if they aren't hungry bass |
| The entire idea of this portion of our search and | | | | have a hard time passing up an easy meal. Using |
| destroy mission is to seek out active bass. So | | | | our slow presentation we are going to work over |
| make sure to fan cast across whatever structure | | | | this area methodically pulling off these fish as we |
| you are working attempting to locate active fish. | | | | present our soft plastic lure right in front of their |
| Ideally you will be using your trolling motor to be | | | | faces. The beauty is that you still can catch any |
| continually moving and covering water. Once you | | | | straggler active fish with this method also. |
| catch a fish make sure to mark the spot at least | | | | Using this search and destroy methodology will |
| with your mind and more likely with a GPS way | | | | lead to more fish in your boat. Try it on your |
| point and/or marker buoy. If there is one fish | | | | favorite lake and note the results. Sometimes |
| there, there are likely more. Once we have | | | | entire fisheries don't see a logical approach like this |
| worked over our area and marked where we | | | | and that gives you an edge over your fellow bass |
| caught fish it will help to make at least one more | | | | fishing brethren. After all, fish aren't the only |
| pass with your fast moving bait to try and pick | | | | animal that tends to display the same tendencies. |
| off all the aggressive fish in the area. A good rule | | | | Fishermen are also known to do the exact same |
| of thumb is if you caught a fish or had a strike on | | | | things, and if that is a willy nilly approach to |
| any given pass to make sure to keep fishing your | | | | targeting bass then you will definitely outclass |
| fast presentation. In other words, don't fix it if it | | | | them. |