Best Bass Bait of the 2007 Season

It is definitely a hard decision choosing the best allWhen confronted with cold fronts I worked it
around bait of this past season. In my decision Islowly to get my Bass. I found that fronts or
considered key factors such as versatility,weather changes prompted me to work the 6"
weather, longevity and performance to name agrub by dunking it into any pocket found in good
few. I had to choose a bait that brings confidencethick weed flats of 5 to 8 feet of water. When
to the table as well as many other perimeters.Mother Nature brought her inconsistencies to the
After careful consideration and on the waterBass I found them in flats like this because it
experimenting, I think the best bait of the '07made a perfect protective blanket for both the
season is the 6" grub by Yamamoto. Yes.....a grub!Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass. This is also
Hey, don't knock it! It was responsible for thewhere the 6" grub shined. Dunking it into pockets,
biggest Bass of the season, not to mention thegiving it just enough weight to get through the
most fun to work with in any type of structureweed growth to bottom, was all it took to get
you can imagine.them. The trick here was to work the cover
Yamamotos 6" grub is slightly lighter than its 8"thoroughly, and with perseverance I was
cousin. This makes it ideal for skipping it underrewarded.
docks weightless. Rigged Texas with an Owner 30The salt impregnated into the Yamamoto grubs is
wide gap rigging hook and a 18th screw-in bulletperfectly measured to give it that excellent
weight made it a good lethal weapon for this pastbuoyancy for its slow free fall to bottom. It is a
year. I was pitching it in weed pockets, alonggood porous product which makes it a good
weed edges giving it plenty of line to fallcandidate for holding scented liquids in helping the
hypnotically to the bottom. Casting it out intolongevity of its effect.
boulder infested or weeded shallow flats andIts tail is its strong point. The tail of the
working it slowly by causing a debris cloud sureYamamoto grub family is thinner and wider than
fooled the Smallmouth.most and in the water it performs gracefully
Off shore shoals proved to be one of the 6"giving the Bass plenty of notice as to its
grubs forte. Especially when weeds were in thewhereabouts! Its body too helps give the Bass
mix with depths of 10 to 12 feet of water. Inauthenticity in order to hold on longer for the
many instances the grub would not even have ahook set.
chance to reach bottom. The Smallmouth wouldThe year 2008 brings great challenges ahead.
gobble them up in a hurry! When it did reach theThere are new baits coming out every year
bottom I gave it a few jerks with the rod tip tomaking it more and more difficult deciding which
give it some life, but not without that all importantones will be elected for the coming season. But I
time to sit before hand. Dead sticking it for thatam up for the challenge of working them to no
few crucial seconds before the jerk was all itend to bring the readers the results of my in the
took when the Smallmouth were in the vicinity.field experimenting! So let this 'tackle test
That is why it is also important to cover everydummy', me, work for you! It is great fun bringing
nook and cranny of all structure to get it as closeit to you and hopefully it helps bring memorable
to the finicky Bass as possible.moments to your outings as it does to mine!