How to Use Bass Fishing Lures
- 1). Dive a crank bait down deep for bass in lakes during the hot months. A crank bait is built with a plastic lip in the front that is designed to cause the bait to dive when the line is retrieved. Crankbaits resemble small fish that bass like to prey upon. When you are fishing from a boat in a lake you can fish a crank bait at different depths, depending on how fast you reel it in.
- 2). Fish a buzz bait on top of the water. Cast a buzz bait out into an area where there is weed cover and as soon as it hits the water pull up on your rod tip and begin to reel quickly. Buzz baits come with little "propellers" that churn up the water as the bait moves along the surface, inducing a bass to strike. Don't let the bait sink or the propeller action is lost. Pull a buzz bait right over a lily pad. It won't get snagged if you keep it moving and a bass may be waiting for it when it goes back into the water.
- 3). Yo-yo spinner baits. This technique involves casting out a spinner bait into deep water, allowing it to float to the bottom and then retrieving it until it makes it to the surface. Let it go back down once more before repeating the process. Spinner baits have flashy blades that revolve as the lure is brought through the water, attracting the attention of bass.
- 4). As the sun goes down use a popper. These bass lures look like frogs or small fish. Cast one out at dusk when the water calms down and give it a jerk. Let it sit for as long as 20 or 30 seconds before giving it another jerk. Bass will come from below and hit a popper, especially when the light is waning. Plastic mice can also be fished in a similar manner.
- 5). Texas rig a rubber worm. Push a worm hook into the top at the thickest end of an artificial worm. Make the sharp end come out no more than a half inch from where it first went in and then pull the hook through until the eye of the hook is right next to the top of the worm. Turn the hook so that it now faces the worm and push the sharp end into the body of the worm. Attach a bullet sinker to your line with the nose end facing away from the line's end and then tie the line to the hook eye. This is called a Texas rig and can be cast into and around lily pads and aquatic vegetation without snagging. Fish for bass near weeds and logs while retrieving the worm using a herky-jerky motion.
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