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> In the hot summer, when the bite slows down to a crawl, find shade and cast 4 inch weightless worms in and around it. Even in the shallowest of water, shade will hold largemouth. The 4 inch weightless worm is what makes em' bite.
> In the rain, work your baits faster. Give them a bit of action and cover more water. The rain should make the bass more active and willing to chase down your baits. Cover more water and catch more fish.
> Something often overlooked is the way in which bass relate to the water column. When it's sunny out and the water is pretty clear, bass head down towards the lake bottom. Bass, especially the Largemouth are reluctant to spend time out in the sun. So on sunny days the bass are going to be on and near the bottom. It's darkest down there and they feel comfortable in the shade.
On overcast & cloudy days, the bass like to roam and they will be found close to the surface. With no sunlight beaming down, on a cloudy day a bass is able to stay well hidden, even in open water, and the bass can come up to the surface without the sunlight bothering it's eyesight.
> When you encounter a windy day on the water. If you're throwing your Senko out there and it keeps drifting ... well it's time ... for what? ... For a spinner bait. Spinnerbaits are dynamite in the wind. Try burning them in just under the surface of the water to 4' down. Target areas with scattered vegetation and rocks!
> Barometric pressure is a factor that will always effect a given day fishing. When the barometer is moving, fishing is generally good. Whether it be falling or rising, that's fine. It's when the barometer is standing still for a day or so that you will encounter trickier times catching fish.
> In the wind, don't hold your rod tip in an upright position. If you do hold your rod tip high, the wind will cause a bow in your line and cause your lure to constantly drift away from the strike zone. Instead, hold your rod tip low on the retrieve in an eight o'clock position, this way your line will be undisturbed by the wind.
> To make fishing current type situations a bit easier and a lot more productive ... you stay in the current but get you lure into those nooks, crannies, and pockets where the current is diminished. Behind rocks and stumps and other vertical structures, grassbeds even, anywhere that the current is cut off and the bass can get behind in some calmer water.
> After a recent rainfall, if there was a decent amount of rain, know that the bass love to get up in this new water. As the warmer water in the spring rolls into the lake, the bass race to the shallows and get in it. Contrarily, in the Summer when the cooler rain washes into the hot lake, the bass race up into the shallows to get cool.
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