Jig fishing 1001.....

 "Bent on Catching Giants"

If you Bass fish, you can not afford to ignore what I am going to tell you right now because it not only works....It works better for giant Bass in open water than I ever expected. You don't need a boat, although if you're a pro with a boat your access to deep water on big lakes is unlimited and this technique should give you an unbelievable advantage both in the amount of water you cover and how heavy your bag is at the end of the day at the weigh-in. This technique is particularly effective in the southern half of the united states in the "Pre-spawn" winter months.

Over the years there have been thousands and thousands of fishing products created and introduced to Bass fishermen. Only a few have the potential to consistently draw strikes from big Bass.  In any situation, if I know the spot I'm fishing produces fish in excess of four pounds....No matter what the depth, no matter what the cover....I go to a jig.
 My favorite any situation, "Go-to" deep water, heavy cover, wide open shallow or drop off, ledge, rock, standing timber/wood, sand, mud, weed edge, search bait is the jig."
 In bedding season...I use a big scary intrusive jig, bluegill colors, at least a 1/2 ounce if not 3/4 because it requires the bass to be aggressive to remove it from the bed. I see guys all the time "Finesse" bed fishing, and it does pay off, but it takes a lot of time and they risk catching the male, the smaller bass. Why?
I try to scare off the male with aggressive intrusion, 9 times out of 10 it works and the female crushes my jig! nothing say's  "Get out boy, go get your wife I'm gonna eat your precious eggs," like a big scary jig and an intrusive jig/trailer presentation.

Bass fishing the Canals of South Florida

Ditchin’ and Pitchin’ for Giant Bass

By Mark Zaskey

Here in the state of Florida the opportunities to Bass fish from shore or fish without a boat for “Big Bass” are for the most part overlooked. South Florida is riddled with thousands of inter-connected canals and water control ditches that hold large numbers of Bass. Many of South Florida’s Bass fishermen, me included, grew up and honed their rod skills in these man made water systems. But as time went on and we were eventually “paroled” from our shore bound prisons, we all but forgot the long hot days we spent in our youth pounding the shorelines of hundreds these canals. But do those canals and ditches still hold anything worth bragging about?  

I’ve got good news for you… Many of these overlooked canals are loaded with above average Bass in the 4 to 12 pound range that have never even seen a lure. In fact... In most situations if the lure is presented correctly...they will explode on them in textbook "Big Bass" fashion. The Idea of pulling a bass like that out of a ditch that is only 20 feet wide seems ridiculous but I assure you....It happens to me almost every time I wet a line and some days I catch multiple giants. One canal I fish consistently produces double digit fish almost every time I go. I usually catch at least 20 fish most over 5 pounds. I have produced 5 fish limits in this spot that weigh over 40 pounds. All from shore. One thing is for certain....these small waterways produce huge numbers of really big fish.

11.5 pounds on a swim bait

The fact is…I’m lucky I don’t own a boat right now. I would not have come to the important conclusions I have come to this year regarding my big Bass techniques and would never have accomplished what I have as an angler. Shoreline Bass fishing can be very productive if you follow a very simple process.

• Cover as much water as you can, using reactive type of baits or “Search Baits.”
• Blanket cast the opposite shoreline, ripping the lure off the edge into deeper water.
• Hit every piece of structure several times.
• Watch for minnows and bluegills.
• Fish hard and fish aggressively

                                                                     Covering Water

As a shoreline Bass expert, I can tell you that last year I probably covered around a 100 miles of shore line in pursuit of the Giants I love to catch. This is what it takes to give yourself the opportunity to present your bait to a bass like the ones above. It's a numbers game, and it is as simple as that.
If I make 100 casts covering 100 yards of shore line and catch 10 fish- if I make 200 casts in a 200 yard length of shoreline I should catch more fish right? Sooner or later...A giant. Remember..If you see Bass on the shoreline in the 4-10 inch range...That means the area your fishing contains breeding females.
You have to Pound the water and the fish into biting.
When checking out a new area I use three primary types of lures: Spinner-baits, Swim-baits, and swim-jigs.
These three types of lures allow me to fish at a pace that is so fast and aggressive that I can successfully determine if there are any Bigger Bass in the spot quickly. This is the same technique used by the best in the world like Kevin Van Damm. Only we don't have a boat. We have to cover as much water as possible just like the guy's in the boat do. If you use this strategy, you will be surprised at the results. If you don't get any bites, there aren't any fish in the area. Have confidence in your abilities and strategy. Go get one like this one below in the video

                                      

                                              

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All of these Bass were caught on spinner baits and Jigs using the aggressive presentation we have perfected.