Entry 112-3

Mr. Consistency And His Consistent Baits

You Can't Beat A Bitsy Bug

Editor's Note: Anyone can attempt to be a professional bass fisherman. Some anglers can bass fish on the professional circuit for a year or two until their money runs out or their patience and endurance takes flight, but one man consistently wins money and consistently fishes with the best of the best, Mike Wurm of Hot Springs, Arkansas. We asked Wurm what five baits this year had kept him competitive and in the money.

Wurm: I think the size of the Bitsy Bug is the size of crawfish that bass really like to eat. Although bass will eat bigger crawfish, I think they like the 3-inch crawfish best. When you put a Bitsy-Craw trailer on the back of a Strike King Bitsy Bug, there's not a better crawfish invitation lure on the market.

The other advantage that you have with the Bitsy Bug is that you can fish it on light line. Light line is easier to cast. You can cast a little jig on light line further than you can on heavier line, and light line is harder for the bass to see when it is in water. Too, light line doesn't inhibit the action of bait like heavy line does. When a Bitsy Bug is bouncing along the bottom, it presents a meal to even a bad bass that doesn't want to bite, but has to eat.

One of the toughest tournaments we had this year was on Smith Lake in Alabama, which is a deep clear lake. The area had torrential rains, so, the muddy water caused the crawfish to move. I found the Bitsy Bug gave me a good advantage under those conditions. There isn't any place I know that you can't fish the Bitsy Bug and have it pay off.




 

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