Entry 342-3

Mark Davis’s Dream Lures

Part 3: I’m in Love with the Baby

Question: Mark, what’s another lure you’re excited about this year?

Davis: The Baby King Shad is a swimbait that I know is going to be absolutely dynamite this year. It’ll run 3- to 4-feet deep. The original King Shad is a 4-inch bait, and it’s a larger profile than the Baby King Shad. I really like the Baby King Shad because it casts well. I’ve been catching a lot of bass on it, I think mainly because the bass have never seen this lure before. Ever so often in the world of bass fishing, there’s a lure that comes along that’s really special. Kevin VanDam’s Sexy Shad crankbait is an example of those special lures, and I think that the Baby King Shad will be a lure much like that. I like the Baby King Shad because you can fish it successfully in many bass-fishing situations.

Question: What size line will you be using with the Baby King Shad?

Davis: I like to fish 10- or 12-pound-test line. One of my favorite ways to fish this lure is to burn it just like a spinner bait or a crankbait. I like to fish it really fast around boat docks. You’ll see bass dart out from under a boat dock to eat the Baby King Shad. This lure is also productive when you fish it on points and when you’re fishing for bass that are schooling on the surface. You can’t beat it in standing timber. I also like to fish it when we’re fishing clear water. The advantage to the Baby King Shad is you can work it slow, or you can burn it. Many times, when you burn the bait and kill it (reel it fast and stop it), when that bait stops is when the bass will attack.

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Contents:

• Part 1: The Tour Grade Swimming Jig
• Part 2: You'd Better Get a Bottom Dweller
• Part 3: I'm in Love with the Baby
• Part 4: What Makes the Rage Thumper Worm Different?
• Part 5: Strike King's Best-Kept Secret - the Rage Eeliminator