bass fishing

The numbers of fish were great this week. We fished Stick Marsh and Headwaters with all artificial bait trips.

Stick Marsh is on fire and is producing great numbers. James Cordiano with DraveUSA put up a video this week that we filmed at Stick Marsh. The topwater bite was really good till around 10am. The Drave Guerrero, Baby Torpedo and a Shad color square bill did most of the work. We went to the back lot (North End) and bait was getting blown up. Same topwater baits worked but fish were 2lbs or so. Gambler Big EZ in Gold Rush got our big fish and a Zoom Mag Ol Monster worm in Plum Apple.

The rest of the week was spent throwing Mike Bucca Bullshads, Bull Glides and Bull Wakes. We got a few fish 6lbs or bigger but no DDs. Baby Torpedoes and Bass Assassin RSB worms (darker colors) we’re producing some good fish too. It seems like the bigger fish we got on worms were in or close to deepwater. Also, I was cranking the Bull Wake down in the water column much like a square bill and the glides were getting bit on a long pause.

A big shout out to Andrew Mixon for making a sweet chatterbait. The Boneshaker has an incredibly strong, sharp hook and can be fished slower than the competitions blades jig. The Boneshaker has fantastic action and comes threw grass as well as anything I’ve used. Black and Blue worked everywhere we threw it using a Hogfarmer Spunk Shad Black blue flake 4.5” or 5.5”.

Fish slower or as slow as you can stand it and you’ll catch fish. Long pauses, dead sticking baits and slow swimming baits is key to being successful.

Areas I would focus on are shallow areas close to deep water early in the morning. You’ll see lots of activity in these areas then you’ll notice the bait move out deeper mid morning. There will be fish blowing bait up all around. I quit chasing the schools of baitfish and stay put in an area I can pole down and stay quite. The bait will work it’s way back to you before you know it. Fall is right around the corner and we are already catching fish with thick bellies. Can’t wait till winter!!!! Good Luck this week/weekend.