| Through all the years of teaching | | | | structure when the bass are active. |
| students bass fishing skills and | | | | 4....."Jigging-It" Jigging the |
| techniques, as well as many former guide | | | | spinnerbait can be one presentation of a |
| clients I have taken on bass fishing | | | | spinnerbait you'll not want to forget |
| trips, one question comes to mind that | | | | because it's proven to be one of the |
| has been asked time and time again and | | | | more successful techniques when fishing |
| that question is; "Are spinnerbaits | | | | a spinnerbait. The presentation is very |
| really worth the money you pay for | | | | simple and the results can be very |
| them?," and I have to say YES!.... If I | | | | satisfactory! Jigging the spinnerbait is |
| had a choice of 3 baits to fish a body | | | | done simply by pitchin' the spinnerbait |
| of water for Largemouth, smallmouth, or | | | | in a targeted area like; patches of open |
| Kentucky Spots I would definitely have | | | | water in vegetation, space holes in |
| to say that a Spinnerbait is one of the | | | | structure, next to and in-between |
| 3 baits that I would choose. | | | | pilings, in-between rocks, etc. let the |
| Spinnerbaits are one of the most | | | | spinnerbait drop to the bottom, lift |
| versatile type of baits that a angler | | | | your rod tip up and down 2 or 3 times |
| can use when fishing for bass. There are | | | | then let the spinnerbait settle to the |
| several different presentations and | | | | bottom again. |
| techniques that one can use when fishing | | | | 5....."Draggin'-It" Some of the biggest |
| with a spinnerbait, such as; | | | | bass I had ever caught was by using this |
| 1....."Chunk-N-Wind" This presentation | | | | presentation. You simply work the |
| is probably the most common used by most | | | | spinnerbait as you would a plastic |
| anglers. You just simply cast the bait | | | | lizard or worm. Cast the spinnerbait and |
| and reel it back in at a moderate rate | | | | let it fall to the bottom, reel or |
| or retrieve keeping the bait just under | | | | retrieve in the slack out of your line, |
| the water surface usually no deeper than | | | | lift your rod tip "slowly" from about |
| 4 to 5 feet deep. This technique works | | | | the 9 o'clock position to the 12 o'clock |
| well when a angler wants to cover a lot | | | | position (or straight up), reel in the |
| of water territory in a short time, and | | | | slack and repeat this technique all the |
| can be found to be very effective at | | | | way back to the boat. Make sure you try |
| times. | | | | to keep tension always on your bait for |
| 2....."Slow-Rolling" This presentation | | | | this technique. |
| is used quite often when you want to | | | | 6....."Yo-Yo or Pumping" This technique |
| fish deeper water areas usually anywhere | | | | can as well be very effective at |
| between 6 and 20 foot depths and | | | | different times, especially in and |
| sometimes even deeper. With this | | | | around vegetation areas. With this |
| presentation, you want to try to keep | | | | technique, simply cast the spinnerbait |
| the spinnerbait as close to the bottom | | | | to the targeted area, using more of a |
| as possible and bump or hit any possible | | | | "slow-roll" for a retrieve, while on the |
| structure that may be in the area you | | | | retrieve, periodically make a quick lift |
| are fishing. With this presentation, | | | | of your rod tip after 5 or 6 winds on |
| simply cast your spinnerbait, and when | | | | your reel, stop reeling and let the |
| it hits the water you can either | | | | spinnerbait flutter back down towards |
| immediately start your retrieve or | | | | the bottom until the slack is out of |
| "Count-Down" letting the spinnerbait | | | | your line, then repeat this process all |
| fall to the depth you want to cover, | | | | the way back to the boat. |
| then start your retrieve. Maintain a | | | | Although there are more, these are some |
| slow steady retrieve keeping the | | | | of the most effective presentations that |
| spinnerbait moving at all times. | | | | I have found to be quite successful and |
| 3....."Waking or Bulging" This | | | | they have proven themselves time after |
| presentation can be a little difficult | | | | time. I teach my students many different |
| when you first learn it. You simply cast | | | | types of presentations and techniques |
| to your targeted area and retrieve or | | | | with many different baits ranging from |
| reel the spinnerbait back in just fast | | | | Top-Water, Crankbaits, Plastics, Jigs, |
| enough to create a "Bulge" or "Wake" | | | | etc. at my bass fishing school, and some |
| just below the surface without actually | | | | of these presentations listed above can |
| skimming the top of the surface of the | | | | be some of the most effective at |
| water. This presentation is a good | | | | catching bass if you just give them a |
| pattern to use around submerged timber, | | | | chance, but, like anything else it takes |
| rip-rap, all-downs, vegetation, edge | | | | time and practice to build confidence in |
| drops, docks, and just about any type of | | | | any bait |