In many of our deeper water lakes and reservoirs, a significant number of post spawn bass will move out from shallow cover to deeper structure/cover during the early summer months.
Since a variety of spots can hold bait and bass during this time of year, knowing how to search for and catch offshore bass is key to many successful days on the water. Take a moment and watch the following video as bass pro Jason Christie explains his approach when targeting offshore bass in the summer:
So the main points from his offshore bass catching system:
- Use mapping tech to locate potential offshore holding areas then sonar equipment to ID presence of bass using these areas;
- First probe bass holding spots with a reaction bait like a crankbait designed to work at the target depth;
- When bite slows offer a more subtle reaction bait (like a paddletail swimbait) to trigger more bites;
- Lastly use clean-up baits like big worms and/or drop shot rigs to catch last few cooperative bass in that area;
- Start the search over again and locate next offshore school to fish and again cycle through baits as described in steps 2-4.
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