#Bass fish bait pro#

But I’ve salvaged slow days by switching to a Ned rig, which seems to almost always get eaten. The knock on the Ned rig is that it’s “boring” to fish because the angler doesn’t have to do much, other than make a cast and wait for the bite.

The idea is simple - a specially formulated, buoyant plastic lure sits on a jig head and subtly wiggles on the lake bottom. These baits are relative newcomers to the bass scene, having become popular over the past half-decade or so. Whether I’m working a crayfish-colored tube jig or one of the aforementioned plastics on some kind of jig head, it’s always fun to feel the unique “double-tap” bite as bass pluck the lure and suck it in tail-first (which is how they attack a crayfish, to avoid choking on the pincers). I’ll even cheat a little and include jigs here. Lures like the Strike King Rage Craw and Zoom Speed Craw catch dozens of fish for me every year. Another big-time fish catcher with a ton of versatility. If I’m fishing around vegetation, I almost always reach for a worm first. There is nothing more versatile and effective than a good plastic worm, which can be used on a Texas rig in heavy cover, on a Carolina rig over bottom structure, or fished weightless/wacky-rigged just about anywhere. If I had 5 minutes to catch a largemouth for $1 million and could only choose one lure, this would be it. On each outing, I’ll be sure to have these five tried-and-true lures in my tackle box: And while I pursue a variety of species throughout the year, a good chunk of my upcoming trips will be dedicated to bass. With the spring weather (finally) improving and water temperatures on the rise, we are about to enter prime bass fishing season in Idaho.

I love all kinds of fishing, but there’s something about bass - the ferocity with which they smash a lure the hold-your-breath athleticism of their head-shaking leaps - that always leaves me wanting more. This big smallmouth fell for a Carolina-rigged worm at Owyhee Reservoir.īass fishing has always held a special magic for me.

#Bass fish bait pro#

Soft plastic worms should be a staple in every bass angler’s tackle box. The 2023 tournament season has been quite the coming out party for Major League Fishing pro Dakota Ebare.