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Hello Anglers,
Here is a trick that can be deadly. If you are fishing in
shallow water put on a deep diving cranks bait. This will
result in the bait digging in to the bottom. This creates
vibration and noise that will alert the fish and will kick
up debris. The retrieve should be stop and go with most of
the strikes coming as the bait slowly floats up during a
pause.
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Reflex Action Bites
by Roland Martin
Reflex action is the second most important reason fish
strike, particularly why bass strike, and it accounts for 20
to 25 percent of the bass I catch in a year's time. A bass's
reflex action is like the behavior of any predator-like a
cat pouncing on a mouse.
A lurking bass is seeking two things. He's seeking shade for
his non-eye lidded eyes. He can't stand direct sunlight, at
least not for very long, so he's going to try to shade his
eyes in the shadow of a boulder or a bush or a boat dock.
Second, and probably more important, is that, being a
predator, he is seeking concealment to hide or camouflage
his body from the wary eyes of small baitfish of some
description. So the bass is in the shadows of an object, in
this case an ambush point.
To get a reflex strike you need one of two types of lures:
either a crank bait or a spinnerbait. They are fast-moving
lures which come whipping through there. The concept of
reflex-action fishing is to try to throw the lure right on
the fish instead of just throwing past the bush, past the
stump, or past the ambush point and quickly cranking the
spinnerbait or crank bait right down to where you think he
is. I think about which way the sun's shinning so I can
fish on the shady side. I think about which way the wind is
blowing, because the wind will automatically position the
fish on these shallow cover areas.
If the wind is blowing from the north, the fish will be
facing the wind because of the current it creates. They
can't swim backward, and they face the current. I conjure up
a mental image of exactly where that bass is positioned.
Then I theoretically try to snag the fish-I'm trying to get
right to his eyes. And really the lure is coming right at
the fish, right at his eyes, and at the last second he can
do one of two things. He can either move out of the way or
he can strike it in self-defense, and quite often, since
bass are fairly bold and pugnacious, they will strike at
that lure simply out of reflex action.
Continued...
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Another condition which is better for the reflex-action
fishing is a cool water temperature, because that means the
lure can get just a little bit closer to the bass before he
knows it's there. This is kind of an advantage. Water
between 45 and 65 degrees is probably best for the spinner-
bait and crank bait, because the fish does not detect the
presence of the lure until it is pretty much right on top
of him. Then he can see it and strike it.
When the water is muddy, it is the hotter water temperature
that are better for reflex-action strikes. When the water is
below 50degrees and muddy, you hardly ever get strikes on
these kinds of lures. If the water temperature is from 60 to
90, and the water is real muddy, you'll get a lot of good
reflex strikes. Here the fish doesn't see the lure well, but
his lateral sensitivity is such that detects its presence at
the last second and he strikes it.
The pattern most representative of reflex-action strikes is
bumping the stump with a crank bait. This is simply a great
pattern because that's just a natural feeding spot. The best
cover might be a stump on an exposed point, where the wave
action has eroded under the roots so that there are some
areas beneath that stump which the fish can use as his lair.
The best depth probably is less than 6 feet, because,
remember, you need to make visual contact with these ambush
points. You need to be able to identify where they are, and
the best way is to spot them with Polarized sunglasses. So
look for stumps in about two to six feet of water.
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Two rednecks were drinking beer and doing some bass fishing
when they spot two Hispanics in a canoe paddeling along the
shore line.
Zeke says to Jake, "Why don't we give those 2 yahoos a scare?
Act like you're going to swamp them and sink them"
Jake agrees and swerves in their direction, but he's had too
much to drink and ran right over them, capsizing the canoe.
"Oh well, tough luck", says Zeke and they continued on their
way.
A little while later, Jake says to Zeke,
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