Working Laydowns with Swim Jigs

Shoreline laydowns offed fish of all types not only a place of refuge but also points of ambush especially for gamefish like bass.

Though many lures can be used to fish laydowns, a swim jig can be a highly effective tool since it imitates different types of forage, is extremely snag-proof and can be fished with a variety of retrieves including dead-sticking when necessary.

Want to learn more about fishing a swim jig in laydowns?

Watch this video from the W2F folks and learn why swim jigs are such effective tools when fishing laydowns

Thoughts on Fishing Shoreline Lay-downs

Most bass anglers search the shoreline regions of the waterway being fished for prime surface cover potentially harboring the biggest bass in an area…

Personally, I get very excited each time I find a tree that has crashed from its former place on the bank sending the trunk and radiating array of branches into the depths creating a myriad of bass-holding ambush points beneath the surface!

Recently I came across a video from a well-known bass fishing celebrity, Bill Dance offering his approach for fishing fallen trees he finds in his favorite honey-holes.

Take a moment and watch this short video from BD and hear what he has to say…

Like Mr. Dance says, in our excitement to get hooked up quickly, we often fire our baits into the heart of the lay-down and probably miss many more bass catching opportunities around the outer edges and unseen deeper branches…