T
he more I watch anglers of all
levels, I’m convinced that one of the
reasons people don’t catch more big
fish is that they don’t really fish for them. Of
course we all want to catch big fish, but the
truth is that we spend so much time fishing
with baits that produce average bites, that we
miss big fish opportunities.
From now through summer, one of the best
places to find larger bass is around cover, and
one of the best ways to make those larger bass
bite is to appeal to them. Around heavy cover,
one of the best tools for doing that job is a
hollow bodied topwater frog.
When bass are in cover, they appear to feel
very comfortable, and they also appear to get
very territorial. What that means is that when
something crowds their areas, they seem to
attack with extreme prejudice.
The hollow bodied frog is a floatin