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Hollow Frog vs Soft-Plastic Toad: Where Evers Starts
Evers uses soft-plastic toads around grass flats, lily pads and emergent vegetation, and reserves hollow frogs for specific bass lairs. -
Toad vs Buzzbait: When Evers Starts With Each
On flat to rippled water, Edwin Evers opts for a soft-plastic toad. -
How to Fish Fall Riprap for Bass
For fall riprap, Terry Butcher looks for current or moving water. -
Bladed Jig vs Spinnerbait: Where to Start for Bass
On windy points or banks, Mark Menendez favors a double-willow spinnerbait. -
How to Fish a Texas Rig Around Laydowns: First Pitches and Follow-Up Casts
Explore documented laydown targets, first pitches, follow-up casts, Texas-rig fall adjustments, and approaches for current or wind. Each angler’s route remains tied to its stated setting. -
Texas Rig Weight Size Guide: Match Sinkers to Fall, Depth and Cover
Match Texas-rig sinker weight to fall, bottom contact, depth, cover, and wind using Gettys Brannon’s examples, plus a separate shallow reaction example from Edwin Evers. -
How to Fish Soft Plastics Around Grass: Edges, Clumps and Mats
At a small-pond grass edge, David A. Brown jerks a weightless Texas-rigged soft-plastic stick bait along the edge.6 For thick, matted cover, Bernie Schultz recommends compact Texas-rigged craws or creature... -
How to Set Up a Drop Shot Rig: Hook, Leader, Weight and Spacing
Set up a drop-shot rig with the hook above the weight, following the line, leader, hook, weight, and spacing steps. The guide also covers documented hook and sinker choices for different cover. -
Swim Jig vs Spinnerbait: How to Choose for the Cover and Conditions
Compare documented swim-jig and spinnerbait choices around flooded bushes, water clarity, lure signal, and fish response. Each angler’s preference remains tied to the conditions in that account. -
Carolina Rig Leader Length
A good spacing choice puts the bait far enough behind the sinker to move naturally, but not so far that the whole rig becomes hard to cast or feel. For most bass fishing, start around 18 to 30 inches between the swivel and hook. -
Dropshot Leader Length
Most bass fishing choices look simple until the bait hits the water. Then the cover, depth, wind, rod angle, bottom, and the way a fish bites all start changing the answer. Dropshot leader length works best when you start with the exact fishing situation instead of memorizing a rule. -
Bluegill Finesse Fishing Around Grass
Bluegill finesse fishing around grass is a question about how a light setup behaves once it reaches grass and still has to stay clean enough to get bit.
