I have been bass fishing for over 20 years. During this time I have caught a lot of fish but I have also seen a lot of them get away because I was doing it all wrong. I have been lucky enough to fish next to some true professional bass anglers who have helped guide me, (and let me in on a few fundamental secrets) and so now it is my turn to give back through this book. Great Info--Click Here!
Color and style make a big difference so always have a good assortment of different colors, styles and lengths as well as a good supply of different worm weights. An assortment of weenie worms, craw worms, lizards, curl tail, finesse and ribbon-tail worms will cover nearly every situation.
Bulkier worms with twist tails, multiple tails, appendages or similar attention-getting devices usually are best in water of low visibility and thick cover, but can also work in clear water because everybody throws small baits.
Use thin worms with straight tails in vegetation.
When fish are inactive, try using a smaller worm.
In clear water, lighter, more translucent colors tend to work best: blue, green, pearl, smoke, etc.
In dark water, dark worms often produce the best: purple, black, brown, etc.
Two-toned worms are better when the less dominant color is a highly attracting one, such as bright yellow or red, and the dominant color is a more conservative one, such as black or blue. Metalflake colors are often the key to fishing success.
In choosing worm colors, stick to a color that seems to work in your area, but don't be afraid to experiment. Worms are among the least expensive bass lures you'll buy. Most professionals use shades of purple.
Bulkier worms with twist tails, multiple tails, appendages or similar attention-getting devices usually are best in water of low visibility and thick cover, but can also work in clear water because everybody throws small baits.
Use thin worms with straight tails in vegetation.
When fish are inactive, try using a smaller worm.
In clear water, lighter, more translucent colors tend to work best: blue, green, pearl, smoke, etc.
In dark water, dark worms often produce the best: purple, black, brown, etc.
Two-toned worms are better when the less dominant color is a highly attracting one, such as bright yellow or red, and the dominant color is a more conservative one, such as black or blue. Metalflake colors are often the key to fishing success.
In choosing worm colors, stick to a color that seems to work in your area, but don't be afraid to experiment. Worms are among the least expensive bass lures you'll buy. Most professionals use shades of purple.
The early morning top water bite is probably the easiest and most productive pattern on Lake Guntersville, with the shad population starting to build the best way is to find the shad and work your Pop-R, Spook and Buzz-bait. This pattern requires you to hit the lake early and late in the day find the baitfish and start working those top-water baits. Guaranteed you will catch feeding bass and have a lot of fun doing it. You have about 2 to 3 hours in the morning and couple of hours late in the evening so make use of it and try this winning pattern.
As the sun moves toward high noon your worm fishing becomes your most productive pattern. This however is a lot slower fishing than the top-water bite, your fishing for a few bites so be patient. With the water temp at this point is still in the mid to upper 70’s your probably working in a strike zone of about 4 to 7 maybe 8 ft. of water. Your fishing the channel edges and deeper backwater humps in this pattern. It’s a little early yet for the suspending fish so the strike zone will generally not be real deep unless we get some real early hot weather. There are different ways at this point to work the worm, the traditional way would be to find unusual grass edges and fish the edges, the most obscure would be to swim the worm in that 3 to 4 ft. of water over the grass pulling it slow and easy to generate a bite using a 1/8 oz. Weight.
As the sun moves toward high noon your worm fishing becomes your most productive pattern. This however is a lot slower fishing than the top-water bite, your fishing for a few bites so be patient. With the water temp at this point is still in the mid to upper 70’s your probably working in a strike zone of about 4 to 7 maybe 8 ft. of water. Your fishing the channel edges and deeper backwater humps in this pattern. It’s a little early yet for the suspending fish so the strike zone will generally not be real deep unless we get some real early hot weather. There are different ways at this point to work the worm, the traditional way would be to find unusual grass edges and fish the edges, the most obscure would be to swim the worm in that 3 to 4 ft. of water over the grass pulling it slow and easy to generate a bite using a 1/8 oz. Weight.
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