Bass fishing is a tedious thing to do and can be very frustrating. I know I have spoken about different lures and my opinions about them; however, I am not here to talk about that right now.
I am here to talk about the very essence of bass fishing during the dreadful hot Summer days on the lake. When you go fishing, do you take a lawn chair and search for the best shade when it is hot? Don't you take water or Gatorade for hydration? Well, just as you search for cooler places to fish so do the bass. They look for deeper and cooler water to stay in so they don't get so hot as the day progresses.
With this said, you should go with less for your baiting system. Use either a weightless or wacky rigged worm with either a 2/0, 3/0, or 4/0 hook. I would recommend using a quality hook such as a Trokar. Also, I would recommend using a wide gap or extra wide gap (EWG). This helps with the hookset once your prize bass takes the bait.
Now, some of the best plastic worms out there are made by Gary Yamamoto (Senko), Zoom, Strike King (what I use), Slurpies (Use these too from Northland Tackle), and Yum. Any of these are good and I would pick a good color such as watermelon, pumpkin, or even a blueish purple. They all have different color names.
The best advice when fishing weightless or even wacky is to be patient. You may feel a tug as the bait is going down and if so wait a second or two and then set the hook. Sometimes the bass will take the bait and go with it and sometimes they will just sit still but you have to wait until they have it in their mouth. All of us adrenaline junkies want to impatiently set the hooks thinking they will spit the bait out and we have lost the fish when that is not the case most of the time.
So, next time you venture down to your favorite lake, pond, or whatever fishing for bass, fish with less and go with a weightless Texas rigged worm or wacky rig it for what could be the fish of a lifetime!
I am here to talk about the very essence of bass fishing during the dreadful hot Summer days on the lake. When you go fishing, do you take a lawn chair and search for the best shade when it is hot? Don't you take water or Gatorade for hydration? Well, just as you search for cooler places to fish so do the bass. They look for deeper and cooler water to stay in so they don't get so hot as the day progresses.
With this said, you should go with less for your baiting system. Use either a weightless or wacky rigged worm with either a 2/0, 3/0, or 4/0 hook. I would recommend using a quality hook such as a Trokar. Also, I would recommend using a wide gap or extra wide gap (EWG). This helps with the hookset once your prize bass takes the bait.
Now, some of the best plastic worms out there are made by Gary Yamamoto (Senko), Zoom, Strike King (what I use), Slurpies (Use these too from Northland Tackle), and Yum. Any of these are good and I would pick a good color such as watermelon, pumpkin, or even a blueish purple. They all have different color names.
The best advice when fishing weightless or even wacky is to be patient. You may feel a tug as the bait is going down and if so wait a second or two and then set the hook. Sometimes the bass will take the bait and go with it and sometimes they will just sit still but you have to wait until they have it in their mouth. All of us adrenaline junkies want to impatiently set the hooks thinking they will spit the bait out and we have lost the fish when that is not the case most of the time.
