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Hello Anglers,
Have a good reason for employing a rattle bait. Know why you
want to appeal to the bass' sense of hearing. To get its
attention? To help it locate a bait? To imitate something
it's eating? Maybe a similar bait without a rattle will draw
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Fishing Approach to New Waters
by Justin Lucas
We all have our favorite lakes or rivers for bass and most
of the time we know how to always catch fish there. So what
do you do when there's that TOC for your tournament circuit
where you have never been or maybe you have just seen the
lake? How do you pattern out these fish? And many more
questions to ask. So let me tell you how I go about doing
this.
The very first thing I would do is go buy a topographic map
of the river or lake and study every characteristic and
depth change in the body of water. Then the next thing I
would do is talk with some people who are familiar with the
body of water, or call a nearby tackle store. These people
can normally give you some good information on what lures
and techniques produce fish during that particular season
or month.
Also ask things such as water temperature and water clarity.
This will give you an idea of what depth to fish and what
size line to use. Ok, so now we got the temperature, say 68
degrees and dropping, which means the fish will probably
start moving shallow, feeding up for the winter. Say water
clarity is about 2-4ft. visibility, which means you can use
pretty heavy line size. Now lets go catch some fish!
We just got out on the water for the first time and we have
5 rods rigged up. We have a Spinnerbait, Crankbait, Buzzbait,
jig, and a worm. Now you see I set us up with mostly react-
ion baits because, reaction bait fish are much easier to
catch and it's easiest to pick up a decent limit quick. What
makes it easy to catch a limit quick is that they are made
to cover a lot of water quickly. So, you catch a fish here
and there but, within a reasonable amount of time.
Continued...
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When we looked on the map it showed a lot of shallow flats
with laydowns and dying weeds all throughout them. This
would be a good spot to hit first thing in the morning
because the fish will come up from the points and creek
channels to feed when there is low light. We go through
there quick with a Buzzbait, bringing it right over branches
and running it into everything else in its way, trying to
make as much noise and racket as possible. We get a few
blowups but, none hooked. So, what do we do next? You
guessed it, go back through there slow rolling a Spinner-
bait. Going back through with a Spinnerbait will most
likely pick up most of the fish that hit our Buzzbait.
Alright good job we got 3 decent keepers in the live-well.
Since we caught 3 on this flat we go and try another, with
the same type of cover and depth. We pick up one better
than average fish and a dink that just barely makes the 12"
minimum. See quick limit, huh? Well it doesn't always happen
this way but the majority of the time it will. Right now we
have about 13lbs and we know most tourneys are won here with
about 17lbs. We know that we have to at least have 17lbs. so,
that's where we set our goal. In this situation I would go
and fish about 10ft. deeper than I was and try to cull out
our smaller fish.
The main spot I would look for to do this would either be a
creek channel or a main lake point. I would probably only
throw the jig, since it normally does catch the bigger fish
in almost every lake. We get done working a few points and
cull 3 of our 5 fish which, brings our weight up to about
16lbs, maybe even 17lbs. What do I do when I've reached my
goal? Just keep fishin' with the bait that helped me cull
my fish and pray that God will give you the one big bite
everyone always dreams of.
Remember this is just the way I would approach a new body of
water. These are also some of my baits that I have a lot of
confidence in and maybe you don't. That's fine because,
there's nothing that'll catch more fish for you than your
confidence bait. So go out and fish that new place that
you've always wondered about. Give your-self a challenge and
a test of how good of a fisherman you really are! Take care
and keep those lines tight!
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FISHING JOKES CORNER
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Bob and Dick had been waiting at the restaurant for almost
an hour for the fish they had ordered, when the waiter
finally came to the table and announced that the fish would
soon be ready. Bob asked, "Tell me, waiter, just what kind
of bait are you using?"
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