1."Chunk-N-Wind"
This presentation is probably the most common used by most anglers. You
just simply
cast the bait and reel it back in at a moderate rate or retrieve keeping
the bait just under the water surface
usually no deeper than 4 to 5 feet deep. This technique works well when
a angler wants to cover a lot of
water territory in a short time, and can be found to be very effective
at times.
2."Slow-Rolling"
This presentation is used quite often when you want to fish deeper water
areas usually
anywhere between 6 and 20 foot depths and sometimes even deeper. With
this presentation, you want to try
to keep the spinnerbait as close to the bottom as possible and bump or
hit any possible structure that may
be in the area you are fishing. With this presentation, simply cast your
spinnerbait, and when it hits the
water you can either immediately start your retrieve or
"Count-Down" letting the spinnerbait fall to the depth
you want to cover, then start your retrieve. Maintain a slow steady
retrieve keeping the spinnerbait moving
at all times.
3."Waking or
Bulging" This presentation can be a little difficult
when you first learn it. You simply cast to
your targeted area and retrieve or reel the spinnerbait back in just
fast enough to create a "Bulge" or "Wake"
just below the surface without actually skimming the top of the surface
of the water. This presentation is a
good pattern to use around submerged timber, rip-rap, fall-downs,
vegetation, edge drops, docks, and just
about any type of structure when the bass are active.
4."Jigging-It"
Jigging the spinnerbait can be one presentation of a spinnerbait you’ll
not want to forget
because it’s proven to be one of the more successful techniques when
fishing a spinnerbait. The presentation
is very simple and the results can be very satisfactory! Jigging the
spinnerbait is done simply by pitchin’ the
spinnerbait in a targeted area like; patches of open water in
vegetation, space holes in structure, next to and
in-between pilings, in-between rocks, etc. let the spinnerbait drop to
the bottom, lift your rod tip up and down
2 or 3 times then let the spinnerbait settle to the bottom again.
5."Draggin’-It" Some of
the biggest bass I had ever caught was by using this presentation. You
simply work
the spinnerbait as you would a plastic lizard or worm. Cast the
spinnerbait and let it fall to the bottom, reel
or retrieve in the slack out of your line, lift your rod tip
"slowly" from about the 9 o’clock position to the 12
o’clock position (or straight up), reel in the slack and repeat this
technique all the way back to the boat.
Make sure you try to keep tension always on your bait for this
technique.
6."Yo-Yo or
Pumping" This technique can as well be very effective at
different times, especially in and
around vegetation areas. With this technique, simply cast the
spinnerbait to the targeted area, using more of
a "slow-roll" for a retrieve, while on the retrieve,
periodically make a quick lift of your rod tip after 5 or 6 winds
on your reel, stop reeling and let the spinnerbait flutter back down
towards the bottom until the slack is out
of your line, then repeat this process all the way back to the boat.
Although there are more, these are some
of the most effective presentations that I have found to be quite
successful and they have proven themselves time after time. I teach my
students many different types of
presentations and techniques with many different baits ranging from
Top-Water, Crankbaits, Plastics, Jigs,
etc. at my bass fishing school, and some of these presentations listed
above can be some of the most
effective at catching bass if you just give them a chance, but, like
anything else it takes time and practice
to build confidence in any bait. There is a lot more to learn about
spinnerbaits such as; blade size, blade
shape, colors, weights, trailers, trailer-hooks, etc. and Lord willing I
can share some of these things with you
in future articles, or you can learn from me with Personalized
Instruction by attending my 3-day "On-Water"
Bass Fishing School.
Till next time! Take care & God
Bless!....."The Bass Coach"......