| This is the Fourth installment in our five part | | | | still felt the need to follow baits and lures they |
| series called Top Bass Fishing Tips. If you missed | | | | just didn't have the motivation to nail them. |
| the first three then you will not want to to miss | | | | So I tried the dead sticking bass fishing technique. |
| this week's installment. | | | | I let my power frogs sit out there in the weed |
| In this fourth article I want to look at the fine art | | | | clumps for what turned into my brain into nothing |
| of dead sticking for more bass. Dead sticking for | | | | short of insanity. You would be surprised at how |
| bass is simply casting out your bait or lure, and | | | | long an inactive fully fed bass will stare at your |
| letting it sit out there until you can't take it | | | | baits. Believe me when I say longer then you can |
| anymore. It tests your patience, but that is | | | | handle not touching the urge to reel it in. Then |
| exactly the purpose behind this bass fishing | | | | finally, I started catching bass. Sure I didn't boat |
| technique. It should come as no surprise that a | | | | dozens but this bass fishing technique works. |
| bass can out wait you. People by nature are | | | | It's best to try this when you know the bass are |
| impatient and even after casting out a power | | | | there, and non of the other tricks and tactics are |
| grub or any other bait or lure and letting it just sit | | | | working. When this is the case you have nothing |
| out there, "dead sticking" in the water for a few | | | | to loose but time to try dead sticking. I bet you |
| minutes most people will be going insane. But this | | | | would be surprised at the results. My personal |
| is the point behind this bass fishing technique. | | | | experience has shown that plastic baits and lures |
| Let me share with you a quick story to illustrate | | | | work best with this bass fishing technique so don't |
| this technique. I was fishing up north in the weeds | | | | be afraid when you find very inactive bass, to go |
| searching for those campfire story sized | | | | with this bass fishing technique. It's better to |
| largemouth bass. I was flipping, chucking spinner | | | | catch a few bass then nothing but frustration. |
| baits, walking the dog etc. basically every trick I | | | | Inactive bass fishing requires you to slow your |
| had that my tackle box could deliver and was | | | | presentations down, and if they are super inactive |
| catching more of my impatience then anything | | | | perhaps because their bellies are full, you'll have to |
| else. When all of a sudden, I noticed that there | | | | slow it down even more and this is when dead |
| were bass in the area but they were following | | | | sticking to catch more bass comes into play. |
| my baits and lures so slow that I hadn't noticed | | | | Stay tuned for the next article that will continue |
| them before. Ok what to do? I knew that these | | | | our series on top bass fishing tips and I hope you |
| bass were inactive, very inactive, most likely | | | | follow along in our series to pick up even more |
| these bass already had their guts full, so their | | | | great bass fishing techniques. |
| eyes were bigger then their stomachs but they | | | | |