| I have to give credit where credit is due. I
went fishing with Jim Strader the other night on a private
lake in Indiana. Now you are correct, this lake is well
managed and FULL of largemouth bass. However there is not
one thing you can do that will MAKE a fish bite when it does
not want to and I learned a new technique from Mr. Strader
that I would like to pass on to you. It seems to cure some
of that Lock Jaw of summer.
It is a summer worm rig that you fish a
little bit differently. First you get some Mr. Twister
Keeper hooks..You stick the keeper into the worm to hold it
and then hook the worm so it is weedless. You put on the
smallest bullet weight you can find, depending on what kind
of cover you want to fish and how deep you want to work the
bait.
| Cast the bait to cover let it drop to the
desired level, and then instead of lift and drop you
simply reel the bait in steadily. ( Oh yes, I forgot
to mention that the best worms to use are Mr.
Twister Tail worms) The fish LOVE it. Vary your
retrieve, and when you feel a fish stick him. No
don't let him have the bait, don't wait, get the rod
ready and pull back for all you are worth. This bait
imitates a swimming salamander. You ask, how can it
do that without legs? Simple, as Jim explained the
salmander tucks its legs up under its belly giving
the same profile as the worm you are fishing. This
technique works best with Fireline, and I have to
say the new Spidercast Reels are fantastic for an
Old GEEZER like me with bad wrists. I think the darn
things weigh all of 3 ounces. You can cast all day
with with this reel on almost any good rod. With my
arthritis, this is a real plus. It has a very smooth
retrieve, and casts like a dream |
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Back to fishing. I have learned never to doubt Jim
Strader when it comes to fishing tactics. While he does fish
the front of the boat, he leaves some nice openings for you
and I caught almost as many fish as Jim. the true test of
how the system works is how my thumb looked for several days
after I went fishing for Bass with Jim. I went through half
a bottle of a product called New Skin that puts a protective
barrier of film on skin. Hamburger might have looked better
than my thumb after unhooking these fish. Fish that do that
to your finger are GOOD fish. The largest was around 5
pounds, (Jim Strader Caught that one) the smallest was about
1.5 pounds. In 2 hours we never went more than 15 minutes
without getting a fish on. Total was somewhere around 18
fish in the 2 hours, and several times we had doubles on.
The lake is about 40 acres and water temperatures were in
the low 80's. Storms were moving to the north of us, and a
low pressure area was moving in. Almost perfect conditions
for Bass Fishing. We fished the edges of grass that has
grown up on the lake. Fish seemed to be holding very close
to the grass, taking the bait sometimes on the fall and at
other times following the bait a ways nipping at the tales.
I missed very few fish when I set the hook as soon as I
felt the fish hit. The Fireline did an excellent job of
transmitting the hit and in making the hook set work. The
Keeper Hooks, from Mr. Twister are one of the keys to the
system but it may work with worms rigged weedless on other
types of hooks, but Jim swears by the "Keeper" Hooks.
Lazer TroKar 30 Degree Swimbait Hooks with Spring Bait-Keeper - #4/0 - 5 pk.
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