Bass Fishing Techniques
Every way I catch bass on Central Texas water — rigs, soft plastics, jigs, crankbaits, moving baits, topwater and the patterns that put them together. Each one covers the gear, the how-to, when it shines and the mistakes to avoid.
Rigs
Texas Rig
The weedless workhorse of bass fishing.
Carolina Rig
Cover water and find offshore bass.
Drop Shot
Finesse a bait right in their face.
Wacky Rig
A quivering fall bass can't resist.
Neko Rig
A nose-down wacky worm that digs.
Alabama / Umbrella Rig
A whole bait school on one cast.
Soft Plastics
Jigs
Shaky Head
A do-nothing worm that always gets bit.
Ned Rig
Tiny bait, huge numbers.
Football Jig
Drag the rocks for big ones.
Crankbaits & Hard Baits
Crankbait Fishing
Cover water and trigger reaction strikes.
Deep Cranking
Reach the offshore fish others can't.
Squarebill Cranking
Shallow, deflecting, and hard to beat.
Jerkbait
Suspend it and make them commit.
Moving Baits
Spinnerbait
Flash and thump through cover.
Chatterbait (Bladed Jig)
Grass-killer with an erratic thump.
Topwater
Buzzbait
A waking racket that draws blowups.
Walking Topwater
Walk the dog for explosive strikes.
Popper
Spit, pause, get bit.
Frog Fishing
The most exciting bite in bass fishing.
Presentations
Flipping & Pitching
Put it in their living room.
Punching Heavy Cover
Break through the mat to the giants.
Finesse Fishing
Small baits, light line, more bites.
Patterns & Situations
Dock Fishing / Skipping
Reach the shade nobody else can.
Grass / Hydrilla Fishing
Learn the grass, find the bass.
Brush Pile Fishing
Sunken wood, stacked with fish.
Offshore / Ledge Fishing
Find the deep schools, catch a pile.
Night Fishing
Beat the heat and the traffic.
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