Category: Spring Fishing
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Spring Jerkbait Fishing
When bass are schooling up while moving into the spawning grounds the jerkbait can be the best option for catching a big limit of fish. The jerkbait is meant for getting fish fired up and it is great for triggering multiple fish in a school. Jerkbait fishing can be classified into two categories. These categories…
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How to Fish Small Creeks
Whether your creek has sunfish or bass these tips will help you increase your chances of getting bit. We will discuss soft plastics to gear and everything in between. Soft Plastics There are three styles of soft plastics to try. These baits are swimbaits, craws, and worms. For worms use a Z-Man Finesse TRD on…
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Spring Jig Fishing
Spring jig fishing can be broken up into two categories. These categories are murky water jigs and clear water jigs, and those categories can be taken into a more in-depth look at murky water or clear water jig fishing. It all depends on cover and the size of fish. Clear Water jig Fishing There is…
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Spring Lipless Crankbait Fishing
In this article we will discuss methods on how to catch spring bass on a deadly bait called the lipless crankbait. I will explain retrieves, lures, and gear in order to better explain spring lipless crankbait fishing. Retrieves Hopping- Fish it like a jig by letting it fall and lift it and drop it. The…
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Spring Swimbait Fishing
Swimbait fishing is about how comfortable you are with throwing a big bait. Most people shy away from it because they had one bad day on the water. Other styles of fishing may catch a lot of fish, but they aren’t catching big fish. Big bass simply eat big baits and small bass eat smaller…
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Spring Crankbait Fishing
Crankbait fishing is essential for Spring success. From deep divers to squarebills and everywhere in between we will be discussing why crankbaits are so effective and how to fish them. The only crankbait I will not discuss is the lipless. With these tips you will be able to put fish in the boat consistently. Deep…
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Spring Spinnerbait and Chatterbait Fishing
During heavy spring rains the water becomes murky pushing bass in to shallow water. Because the bass cannot rely on sight they must key in on hearing. This is where a bladed lure comes in to play. The lateral line on a bass can sense very slight vibrations such as school of shad or crawfish…
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How to Fish a Glide Bait
There are many categories of swimbaits but a glide bait is majorly important. It is for those clear water days when fish are high in the water column and aggressive. The bait may not be the most realistic but the bass hammer it because of the fast twitches that make them lash out. There are…
