Its 106 Degrees today!!! Its HOT but the bass are biting if you know where to look! The frogging, flipping, and punching bite is going strong! Come along for a day on the water with Matt as he patterns bass on a hot Summer day and explains why he's making changes along the way. A lot of anglers are afraid to fish in the Summer heat. If you're willing to get out there and know where to look it can be incredible shallow water fishing. Understanding shadows and bass behavior makes all the difference! Matt started off his day on Clearlake with a plan to frog and flip. He began with 3 rods on deck; a frog rod, a flipping stick with a 1 oz tungsten weight, and a flipping stick with a 3/4 oz jig.
The bass started biting on the first cast and Matt never pulled out another rod. As the day progressed he dialed in the pattern and fine tuned his color choices to get more bites. The combination of frogging the edges of cover and flipping deep in the thick patches is a 2-pronged approach that can be applied on any fishery that has heavy cover. Below is a breakdown of the gear Matt was using throughout the day.
The baits...
1) Frog- River2Sea Bully Wa 2 size 65 (Little Allen Color):
2) Flippin' Jig- No Jack Size 3/4 oz (Hematoma and Molting Craw):
Jig Trailer #1- Reaction Innovations Kinky Beaver (Low Blow):
Jig Trailer #2- Strike King Rage Craw (Junebug):
3) Punch Weight- 1 oz Trash Bomb Tungsten:
Punch Hook- Owner Jungle Wide Gap Hook Size 4/0:
Bobber Stop- Peg X Stopper:
Creature- RI Kinky Beaver (Green Pumpkin, Magic Craw Swirl):
Frog Combo...
Rod- Shimano Expride 7'3" XH:
Reel- Curado 150 DC HG:
Line- 65 lb Power Pro Maxcuatro:
Flipping Combos...
Rod- Shimano Expride 7'11" XH:
Reel- Metanium DC HG:
Line- 65 lb Power Pro Maxcuatro:
Sun Gear...
Sun Mask- Aftco Salido:
Sun Shirt- Aftco Barracuda Sunshirt:
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