market and I can offer the bass a new sound
I’m immediately excited. This bait fished
towards a bed and “killed” so that it drops into
the sweet spot of the bed is deadly. My
favorite colour s are Vintage Craw, Bleeding
Shiner and Gilly.
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4) Berkley Cutter 90+
This I will fish aggressively. Working the bait
towards the bed. When over the prime area I
will let it suspend dead still. The erratic and
aggressive approach gets the fishes attentions
immediately thinking the eggs or fry are
under attack. It normally does not take long
for the fish to strike and is normally my first
choice when sight fishing a bedding fish. My
first choice colour ‘s without a doubt are Ayu,
Chameleon Vapor and Pearl Vapor .
3) Berkley Havoc MoneyMaker
Molded with two bulbous ends, the Berkley
Havoc Palaniuk's Money Maker comes to life
when wacky-rigged on a dropshot or
weightless wacky-rigged, flexing and wiggling
with the slightest twitch of the rod tip. By far
the best hook to use for both applications is
the Owner Wacky Hook. When fishing a bed
using a drop shot I will keep the Money Maker
suspended in the middle of the bed which
drives the bass crazy. This technique takes
some patience but can produce great results.
My favorite colours include Watermelon Red,
Smoke Black Flake and Green Pumpkin.
Angling Times Weekly SA
After you've fished a nest for a while, you will
learn there is a sweet spot that really excites
the bass guarding it. Figure out that spot and
you can certainly catch that fish with one of
these baits.
Please remember that bed fishing is a great
time to catch the fish of a lifetime but it’s also
a critical time during a bass' life cycle. Treat the
fish with care and always return them to the
bed quickly so they can successfully finish the
spawning process.
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