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Summer's dog days are in full force pretty much everywhere once July rolls around, leaving anglers and bass scurrying to find the nearest shade.
Once June rolls around, most anglers move to shallow water cover, hoping to find a few postspawn females.
No matter what part of the country I am fishing, the boating traffic and fishing pressure skyrockets in May.
You've made it through the winter although there were times when you doubted you would, what with all the cold weather and subsequent falloff in your fishing activity.
During happier February times, when the sun is high enough to warm shallow water, you could catch actively feeding, Pre Spawn bass on a big jig, spinnerbait or crankbait. But if your luck is anything like mine, you've seen your share of nasty February cold fronts blow through your area on a Friday night just in time to mess up your Saturday fishing trip.
I don't especially love winter fishing; however, when I do hit the lake I can usually cash in by covering a bunch of water and slowing down a jerkbait presentation.
When you take a look out on the water in November you don't see the throng of boat traffic that a typical fall day would include. Mainly because most anglers are hunters, and they replace their rod n' reel for rattlin' antlers and grunt tubes. I find myself in the same dilemma each November, and the result is always the same give me the open water.
Throughout the summer months bass see a wide variety of baits, but they mostly consist of super-sized worms.
Soft plastics have evolved throughout the years to include scents, glitter and a variety of other injections.
Much like largemouth anglers turn to a Carolina rig or crankbait to search for fish, I've identified three search baits to aid in my hunt for smallmouth.
Fish Species
Habitat
- Inshore/Estuary/Coastal
- Lake/Pond/Backwater
- Reservoir
- (-) River/Stream
Technique
Water Type
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