best way to catch bass on brush pile (10-15′ deep)?
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What’s the best way to catch bass on brush piles (10 – 15′ deep) ? I learned how to catch them in shallow water during the spawn. But now they have moved a little deeper and it seems like different techniques are called for. What is the best way to fish for them now? Thanks
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Flipping Jigs or weedless Texas-rigged worms with 1/4 OZ “screw-in” worm weights.
Also, various Crankbaits, make sure to “bounce” the structure.
Some people use live minnows while others use artifical bait such as rubber worms or spin baits.
I use a number 4 mepp’s and just let it stop for a second or two every few feet it works for me!
Largemouth or smallmouth.
I am going to asume largemouth.
- Brush pile is a great time of year to get them, and I see many anglers using plastics in this situation, when it’s really not the time to use them.
I like throwing everything from Jerkbaits ( Hard jerkbaits, Rapala Deep divers) , Crankbaits, Rat L traps and just swimming them right next to the brush pile because the fish are not right in the brush pile, imagine they are rubbing their sides against it after the spawn or even during the spawn.
I wish you the best of luck, and tightlines.
DROP SHOT!!!! If you haven’t heard of a drop shot rig, it is basically a small finese worm, such as a robo worm, tied palomar style about 12-16 inches up the line from a weight (I like to use 2 medium split shot). Toss it out there, let it hit bottom, and keep a semi taught line allowing a little slack every now and then to gett some action. If this doesn’t work, tie on a 5 inch senko and put two split shot about 12-18 inches up the line from the senko. Toss it out and drag it along the bottom, letting it bump into the structure. If you aren’t bumping the structure, your chances of getting bit diminish. But seriously, the drop shot is the way to go for finicky bass relating tight to deep structure. You can keep that little worm in front of their faces long enough to get a strike from even the wariest of fishies. Good luck!
My favorite cold weather bass lure is the Rapala Jointed Shad Rap in either the 05 or 07, depending on the depth of the area. My last trip on the april 28th, I caught 17 bass on one lure, brown crawdad jointed shad rap 05 size. I landed a 5 pounder and three 4 pounders among those 17 i caught that day in 4 hours. This was all from off the shore. If you want to go deeper try the 07 size, goes 7-15 feet. Just because its cold, doesnt mean the bass go deep, they move to deeper water but dont go deep. So if its 15 feet deep, try around 4-7 feet. My 2 cents
I wold start with a Jig or a jigging spoon, then try a lip less bait or a tube
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