Entry 137-2
Bass Fishing with Chad Brauer
More on How to Fish a Weedline
Editor's Note: How would you like to go fishing with one of the Strike King pros and have him coach you on how to fish different types of cover, which lures to use and which presentations to make to catch the most bass? For the next two weeks, we'll put you in the boat with Chad Brauer where he will operate the trolling motor as you stand right beside him. As we approach different types of cover, Brauer will tell you what type of lure to use and how to fish that specific kind of cover each day.
Question: What size and color jig do we fish?
Brauer: I usually will fish a heavier jig in grass than I will when I'm fishing rocks or blow-downs. I like a 1/2-ounce Strike King jig because it can get down in the grass a little bit easier, and you'll be able to feel the strike a little bit better with the heavier jig than with the light jig.
When I'm fishing any type of vegetation, I'll be using a black-and-blue jig. Regardless of whether you fish in Florida, Maine or out West, the black-and-blue color for me seems to be the best color to catch the most bass in the grass.
One of the problems I think many fishermen have when they see a long grass line or a large amount of grass is that they assume bass will be anywhere and everywhere. They believe that if they just keep throwing that jig in the grass, sooner or later they'll catch a bass. The problem is, generally the time that they take a bass will be later rather than sooner. As a tournament fisherman, I have a limited amount of time to find and catch bass during a tournament. Therefore, I have to fish the targets that are most likely to produce the biggest bass and/or the most bass in the shortest time.
So when I look at a grass line that may run 1/4-mile to 1-1/2-miles down a bank, as I move down that grass line, I'll look for those irregularities I've mentioned earlier, and those places will be where I fish. Then I put my trolling motor on high speed, skip those straight-line grass regions and go to the next spot where I think a bass is holding. That way, I have my jig fishing in the area that should produce the bass during the time I have to fish. Using this tactic, you can cover more water, not waste your time in non-productive areas and spend your time fishing in the spots along the grass lines that have greatest likelihood of producing the most and the biggest bass.
Contents:
- Part 1: How to Fish a Weedline
- Part 2: More on How to Fish a Weedline
- Part 3: How to Fish a Logjam with Chad Brauer
- Part 4: More on Fishing a Logjam
- Part 5: How to Fish a Point
