Entry 290-2
Denny Brauer - My Favorite Ways to Fish
Editor’s Note: Denny Brauer has proven his prowess on the professional bass-fishing circuit, and he’s a nationally-known TV host. In any tournament he fishes, he’s a threat to win, and he often wins big. Denny never fishes to place or show; he always fishes to win. And he’s developed techniques to use that have made him one of the best bass fishermen in the nation. This week, let’s look at the tactics, strategies and lures that have aided Brauer’s winning ways and learn why he prefers to fish them.
Part 2: Flipping with a Strike King Jig
Question: Denny, yesterday you said flipping with a Strike King Jig was your favorite tactic. I want to know what your second-favorite tactic is.
Brauer: I told you it’s flipping. Fishing doesn’t get any better than flipping, so flipping a jig or tube is my number-one and number-two favorite techniques.
Question: Ok, what tactic after flipping do you believe is your favorite?
Brauer: I guess it’s casting soft plastics and ledge fishing, especially in the summertime. Strike King just introduced the Anaconda, which is a big soft-plastic worm with a new and unusual action. As I’ve said before, I like to fish for big bass, and I believe that big soft-plastic baits enable me to catch bigger bass more so than little soft-plastic baits do. Therefore when Strike King introduced the Anaconda, I became this lure’s number-one fan. I’ve used this bait successfully for the last 2 years. 
I especially like to fish the Anaconda on long points and along the edges of channel bluffs. This deep-water worm has worked effectively for me in 10- to 25-foot deep water, depending on where the thermocline is located and the time of the year. I really like to fish the Anaconda in the summertime when the bass are holding on deep underwater structure.
Question: What type of tackle will you be using to fish with the Anaconda this summer?
Brauer: I like 12- to 15-pound-test fluorocarbon line on a 7 foot, 3-inch medium-heavy worming and jigging rod with a bait-casting reel.
Question: Denny, are you dragging that big worm on the bottom, during those hot summer months?
Brauer: Sometimes I will, but I’ve really been successful sweeping this worm off the bottom, when the bass are suspended 4 or 5 feet off the bottom, especially on long points. 
But I have to depend on my depth finder. If you can see the fish suspended off the bottom, and you’re dragging the Anaconda under them, you won’t catch nearly as many bass as you will if you sweep that worm up from the bottom and let it fall back down. This way when the bass spot the worms swimming fiercely for the surface and see the baits die and fall back, they’ll eat them.
Contents:
- Part 1: Denny Brauer - The Flipping King
- Part 2: Flipping with a Strike King Jig
- Part 3: Learn from Your Successes
- Part 4: Denny Brauer Likes the 4S Crankbait
- Part 5: Something Different - The Sexy Spoon
