Bottom Bouncing with Chatterbaits

Chatterbaits, A.K.A. bladed swim jigs, are probably best known as a cool water bait or one that is most effective when fishing around submerged vegetation…

When used around soft forms of cover, many if not most bass anglers employ a straight or pulsed retrieve in the upper to middle part of the water column. More sophisticated chatterbait anglers may also use a “slow-rolling” retrieve to work the bait through bottom cover…

But did you realize that fluttering or bottom bouncing a chatterbait off the bottom can be highly effective too?

Take a moment and listen to FLW pro Brian Latimer explain why a bottom fluttering retrieve is rapidly becoming one of his favorite presentations when fishing a chatterbait...

Definitely a new chatterbait presentation I will use the next time I am on the water … how about you?

Chatterbait or Spinnerbait?

Chatterbait or spinnerbait… That is the Question!

Take a moment and listen to Elite Series Pro Mike "Ike" Iaconelli's thoughts on the question...

In Ike's opinion it comes down to vibration or flash I guess...

Much of the time I have both tied on (or at least close at hand) and let the bass tell me the answer for that day and body of water!

Just saying... ;)

Tricking Out Your Soft Stickbait

I recently came across this video and decided to add it here for those who missed it when originally shared…

Take a moment as Mr. JD shows a method to “trick out” a Senko (though it could be used on any soft plastic stick bait)…

Definitely a pretty cool method to change-up a popular bait style bass see a lot of in most areas!

Oh and you might want to try doing both ends and rigging it wacky (my experience is that it works too ;) )

Buzzbait Tweaks When Bass Are Chasing Bait

Buzzbaits can be a great power fishing tool both for searching and catching bass throughout most of the year…

Though a few basic tweaks to the blade can often help catch more bass, there are a couple of specific tricks you can use to make your buzzbait more enticing when they are up chasing schools of baitfish!

Check out this short video by Mark Menendez and see how to apply these subtle changes to your buzzbaits…

Swimbaits, flukes, buzzing frogs, double-tail grubs and beavers are all excellent skirt replacements, dont you agree? :)

Using Jigs When Skipping Docks

Ask twenty bass anglers what their favorite baits are for any given situation and you’ll get thirty different answers

It’s no different when jawing about the best baits to skip under docks and other over-hangs…

In this video, Bass Pro Andy Montgomery describes his two favorite dock skipping baits…

I agree jigs are pretty good choices but I always have a soft, salted stickbaits rigged Texas-style as one of my top skipping baits…

How about you?