| What is a "twitch" bait?First off, what
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| | forward over real shallow weeds to the
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| is a "twitch" bait? I first heard this
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| | next open hole. Here are the areas I
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| term from my Brother-In-Law when he saw
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| | concentrate on depending on the time of
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| me catching fish on one and mumbled, "I
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| | day.Night to Early Morning LocationsWhen
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| never could catch anything on those
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| | fishing one of these baits early in the
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| twitch baits." A twitch bait is really
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| | morning I will fish shallow weed edges or
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| nothing more than a floating crankbait
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| | flats with some kind of cover. Usually
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| with a very small lip.The bait runs a few
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| | you will be seeing the tail-end of the
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| inches under the surface with a steady
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| | night feeding crowd that has been out on
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| retrieve and returns to the surface when
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| | the prowl. As the light gets brighter
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| the retrieve is stopped. Some examples
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| | they will move closer to structure for
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| would be the original Rapala(tm), or some
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| | ambush possibilities.Mid-Day
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| of the floating Yo-Zuri(tm) lures but
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| | LocationsHere is where you get to test
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| there are many models and brands, so pick
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| | your casting skills. Move up towards the
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| your favorite.How do you fish it?Now onto
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| | thick weeds that have open pockets. Start
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| the important part, how to fish the bait
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| | casting to the close pockets and work
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| as a "twitch" bait. This is a real simple
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| | your way out. Move the boat quietly to
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| method but it requires some imagination.
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| | avoid pushing the fish to other cover. If
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| The whole idea is to imitate a dying fish
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| | you don't cover all of a pocket on the
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| on the surface. You've all seen them,
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| | first cast then throw back again, the
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| those fish that make a few ripples on the
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| | fish might not move far from cover to get
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| surface and then swim a foot or so before
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| | their meal.Evening to Night
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| returning to the surface again due to
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| | LocationsStart moving towards the weed
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| exhaustion. This is no different. I fish
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| | edges and flats again. The edges near the
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| it in different areas depending on the
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| | cover that you fished in mid-day seems to
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| time of day and weather. One thing
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| | usually produce. I have fished these
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| though, if its real windy out skip the
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| | baits with success at night but usually
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| small twitch bait and move to something
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| | move on to Jitterbugs for surface work
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| that runs underwater or makes a bigger
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| | and Texas-Rig worms for fishing
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| surface disturbance. Basically you will
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| | structure. I will write an article soon
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| want to cast the bait and let it sit
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| | on my experiences with night Bass
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| until the rippes settle. Be ready for a
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| | fishing.ConclusionHopefully I haven given
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| strike though, because I have had fish
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| | you some ideas of what to do with those
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| hit the lure when it first lands on the
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| | lures. It works for me and is my fallback
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| water. Give it a quick jerk to make it
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| | method when all else fails. The idea is
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| dive forward and then let it surface.
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| | simple, you just have to work at until
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| Twitch it a couple of times on the
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| | you get the technique. Feel free to email
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| surface to make it ripple but not move.
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| | me with questions or comments about this
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| Repeat and mix up this process. Sometimes
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| | article, or post your questions in the
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| I will give it two or three jerks to make
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| | Online Michigan Lake Maps, Online
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| it jump forward underwater. Other times I
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| | Personal Fishing Diary, forums, and
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| will twitch it just enough to move it
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| | fishing articles.
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