Since lakes vary so widely with depth, clarity and cover options for bass during the pre spawn period, it’s difficult to anticipate or define exactly what bass may do under post-frontal conditions. On this day however, smallmouth bass were stacked and found staging outside of known spawning sites.
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Suspending Jerkbaits for Coldfront Smallies
As a true power fisherman, my favorite way to catch bass is using a jerkbait. During spring when bass are in the pre-spawn phase, cruising the shallows and staging outside of spawning areas, this technique allows me to cover maximum amounts of water in any conditions, and allows me to elicit the reactionary strike that I’m always trying to generate. Continue reading Suspending Jerkbaits for Coldfront Smallies
Smallmouth Bass with the Rapala X-Rap
The Rapala X-Rap is an extreme action slash bait that was released in 2004. When Rapala introduced the X-Rap, they not only brought a great new lure to fishermen, but they introduced an entirely new fishing system that revolutionized the way anglers fish jerkbaits. The versatility of the X-Rap allows an angler to impart several different motions and actions in a single retrieve, and it triggers strikes when most other baits fall short. Of the dozens of baits and lure choices I can try for smallmouth bass, nothing rivals the effectiveness of an X-Rap. Continue reading Smallmouth Bass with the Rapala X-Rap