07-18-2008, 08:48 PM
You could try live minnows but then again it would make them look un-natural.
My favorite to use on live bait is to tie a dropper loop but use a perfection loop knot so that the minnow can swim around more naturally.
The drop shot was intended to make a plastic minnow look like a real minnow in a suspended state.
Sometimes the Bass prefer little or no motion at all. You can throw a weightless worm out and just let it fall to the bottom of the lake.
Let it sit there motionless for up to a minute. Give it a slight twitch, wait for another minute, twitch again.
This will usually get the most curiosity from the Bass and sometimes piss them off which forces them to strike.
When using the spinners or other crank baits, you will need to try all different kinds of speed as you pass it by them. In warm water, you want to go faster, cold water slower. Certain times you will need to crawl it, others you will rip it.
Try all different speeds in between crawl and burning fast. Water clarity will play the next factor as well on color.
Stained water......darker colors
Clear water..........lighter colors
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My favorite to use on live bait is to tie a dropper loop but use a perfection loop knot so that the minnow can swim around more naturally.
The drop shot was intended to make a plastic minnow look like a real minnow in a suspended state.
Sometimes the Bass prefer little or no motion at all. You can throw a weightless worm out and just let it fall to the bottom of the lake.
Let it sit there motionless for up to a minute. Give it a slight twitch, wait for another minute, twitch again.
This will usually get the most curiosity from the Bass and sometimes piss them off which forces them to strike.
When using the spinners or other crank baits, you will need to try all different kinds of speed as you pass it by them. In warm water, you want to go faster, cold water slower. Certain times you will need to crawl it, others you will rip it.
Try all different speeds in between crawl and burning fast. Water clarity will play the next factor as well on color.
Stained water......darker colors
Clear water..........lighter colors
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