adminTargeting Bass by Season
Many times when the weather starts to turn less favorable anglers will hang up their rods, put away their tackle, winterize their boats, and turn on the football. However, if you are using the proper techniques and proper lures there is no reason why you can’t catch fish all year round! Here are our top picks for each season, and a little bit about how we would fish them.
Spring Season (Tubes): In the spring time we are going to start seeing bass on their beds, getting ready for the spawn. This can be a really hot time of the year to be fishing, because the bass are very territorial and aggressive trying to protect their beds. Our pick would be a tube with a 1/8oz jighead, preferably in a lighter color. Flipping it onto beds and letting it drop right down to the bottom will have the bass there in a second ready to show somebody whose boss. Hang on tight and let the fight begin!
Summer Season (Texas-rigged senko): In the summer time the water is starting to get warm and the bass are dispersing from their spawning grounds. You are going to start finding them in a lot of different places like weed edges, structure like docks or bridge pilings, or underneath some cover like lily pads. A texas-rigged senko is the perfect lure to fish in the summer because it is so versatile. Throw a 1/4oz bullet weight in front of a 3/0 or 4/0 EWG worm hook, and texas rig a senko in green pumpkin. Now take that rig and toss it into and around any cover you can see. You will be sure to catch at least a few bass, maybe in a place you wouldn’t have thought held fish!
Fall Season (Spinnerbait): In the fall, the bass are getting ready for winter, and they know that they are going to have to put on some weight in order to make it through the winter. They are going to be going for nice, big, juicy meals, which is why a spinnerbait is a great choice for fishing in the fall. If you have one with a double colorado blade, that can give the appearance of two or three baitfish swimming close to each other, looking like a nice, easy meal to a bass. Fish this on dropoffs by slow rolling it, or around current edges or breakpoints to find bass cruising looking for a meal.
Winter Season (Dropshot Worm): In the winter, bass are going to slow down. The cold water makes them lethargic, and they don’t want to expend too much energy. The key to fishing the dropshot is to really fish it slow. There is no need to rush things here. Bass will come in and check it out, and when they see they aren’t going to have to put a ton of work into getting a taste of that finesse worm they are going to go for it!
Hopefully with these tips you won’t decide to hang up your hat as soon as the weather cools down. Make this season your best season yet and get out there!
