Pro Tips

Oct/Nov Pro Tip

culprit — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:37:55 +0000

When the hunters are in the woods it is a great time to fish. The water temp is cooling and the water is typically getting clearer as algae dies off with the cooler temps and decreasing light. This makes the strike zone larger since they can see farther and gets the bass feeling like they need to feed.

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July/August Pro Tip

culprit — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:07:18 +0000

July and August brings hot water to most of the country. You must adapt your tactics to keep catching bass. Before you can understand what to do in July and August you've got to take a look at where they were in June. June is typically the month the bass are apt to be the deepest with no thermocline forming yet. By the time July rolls around it has been hot for so long that a thermocline is likely to have formed in your lake. You want to make sure you fish above this level. For many lakes it could be as deep as 20 ft, but others, especially small lakes and ponds it could be as shallow as just 3 ft. Keep in mind you may be fishing to deep in the summer if you are not getting bites.

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April/May Pro Tip

culprit — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:22:28 +0000

April and May is prime time to be on the water. Soft Plastic Lures are the lure category of choice in much of the country during this time while bass are heading shallow to spawn. While Florida and the extreme South near the Gulf coast may be completely done with the spawn, the majority of the country will be in a spawning cycle for a while. I like to look for protected water and a sandy or hard bottom during this period. Fish will be finishing up spawning, spawning, and getting ready to spawn in these areas.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Oct/Nov Pro Tip

culprit — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:50:55 +0000

October and November are transition months. Bass are on the move searching for good water quality and bait and fattening up for winter.

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Sept/Oct Tip

culprit — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:29:41 +0000

September is a unique month for fishing. It's starting to cool, but those water temps can still be way up there. If you check tournament results for September, the weights are usually low, so you can figure that it is a tough month to catch big fish.

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June-July Tip

culprit — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:38:56 +0000

In June and July big Culprit worms dominate. The 10 and 12 inchers are my first choice for catching big bass in their summer hangouts. In most lakes offshore drops anywhere from 5 to 20ft is where most of the bass spend their summers. You can certainly still catch them beating the banks, but offshore is where most of the bass are. Search places where creek channels drain into the main river channel, bends in the channels, shell beds, road beds, bridges, points and other major structures to locate big schools of bass. Current is often the key on these structures to make the fish active. Keep in mind if there is no current for long periods of time, a thermocline may develop and you want to fish above it.

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May Tip

culprit — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:09:43 +0000

In May, most bass in the mid-south will be finishing up spawning and heading out to their summer haunts. It is a split month, you can have really good action both shallow and deep in May. Early in the month most fish will still be around spawning areas guarding fry and beginning to feed heavily. The Culprit Jerk Worm is one of the all time best post spawn lures. Rig it Texas style with no weight and make it "walk the dog" just under the surface. It looks as if it darting in and out of bass fry and it gets savage strikes from protecting parents.

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April Tip

culprit — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:05:00 +0000

For the mid-south say from Missouri south to Northern Texas and Virginia south to South Carolina, April is prime spawning time. In states like Florida or in southern Texas it may very well be well into post spawn early summer patterns, but for the mid-south April is when most bass hit the beds. When the water is 58 to 72 expect there to be significant bedding activity.

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