Best Bass Bait of the 2007 Season

It is definitely a hard decision choosing the best allpossible.
around bait of this past season. In my decision IWhen confronted with cold fronts I worked it slowly to
considered key factors such as versatility, weather,get my Bass. I found that fronts or weather changes
longevity and performance to name a few. I had toprompted me to work the 6" grub by dunking it into
choose a bait that brings confidence to the table asany pocket found in good thick weed flats of 5 to 8
well as many other perimeters. After carefulfeet of water. When Mother Nature brought her
consideration and on the water experimenting, I thinkinconsistencies to the Bass I found them in flats like this
the best bait of the '07 season is the 6" grub bybecause it made a perfect protective blanket for both
Yamamoto. Yes.....a grub! Hey, don't knock it! It wasthe Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass. This is also
responsible for the biggest Bass of the season, not towhere the 6" grub shined. Dunking it into pockets, giving
mention the most fun to work with in any type ofit just enough weight to get through the weed growth
structure you can imagine.to bottom, was all it took to get them. The trick here
Yamamotos 6" grub is slightly lighter than its 8" cousin.was to work the cover thoroughly, and with
This makes it ideal for skipping it under docksperseverance I was rewarded.
weightless. Rigged Texas with an Owner 30 wide gapThe salt impregnated into the Yamamoto grubs is
rigging hook and a 18th screw-in bullet weight made it aperfectly measured to give it that excellent buoyancy
good lethal weapon for this past year. I was pitching itfor its slow free fall to bottom. It is a good porous
in weed pockets, along weed edges giving it plenty ofproduct which makes it a good candidate for holding
line to fall hypnotically to the bottom. Casting it out intoscented liquids in helping the longevity of its effect.
boulder infested or weeded shallow flats and workingIts tail is its strong point. The tail of the Yamamoto grub
it slowly by causing a debris cloud sure fooled thefamily is thinner and wider than most and in the water
Smallmouth.it performs gracefully giving the Bass plenty of notice
Off shore shoals proved to be one of the 6" grubsas to its whereabouts! Its body too helps give the
forte. Especially when weeds were in the mix withBass authenticity in order to hold on longer for the
depths of 10 to 12 feet of water. In many instances thehook set.
grub would not even have a chance to reach bottom.The year 2008 brings great challenges ahead. There
The Smallmouth would gobble them up in a hurry!are new baits coming out every year making it more
When it did reach the bottom I gave it a few jerksand more difficult deciding which ones will be elected
with the rod tip to give it some life, but not without thatfor the coming season. But I am up for the challenge
all important time to sit before hand. Dead sticking it forof working them to no end to bring the readers the
that few crucial seconds before the jerk was all it tookresults of my in the field experimenting! So let this
when the Smallmouth were in the vicinity. That is why'tackle test dummy', me, work for you! It is great fun
it is also important to cover every nook and cranny ofbringing it to you and hopefully it helps bring memorable
all structure to get it as close to the finicky Bass asmoments to your outings as it does to mine!