Bass Digest February 2014 Issue 4 | Page 53

Distributed by BLUE WATER GEAR

What this means is that now when you pitch the bait underneath the jetty, the added weight in the tail of the worm now pulls the bait away from you and deeper or further back underneath the jetty to where the prime strike zone is, remembering to feed line so that the bait can get right back under neath. The other added advantage of this rig is that it allows you to also fish the bait in the strike zone for longer, because as you twitch the bait and hop it off the bottom, when it begins falling again, it will continue to move away from you on a slack line putting the bait back into the strike zone, thereby increasing you chances on tempting a big bass.

This application can therefore be used not only for targeting the underneath of jetties but any area where you may wish your bait to be fished underneath the surface cover. Another application I like using this for is when targeting vertical structure such as cliff faces or bridge pylons, etc, as this allows me to get the bait to continue to dive into the structure creating a slight disturbance, simulating a bait fish feeding on the algae on the walls as opposed to a normal texas rigged bait which will continue to fall straight down and possibly not even making contact with the structure at all.

As always, these are some of the tried and tested tips that I have utilised and that has helped me to catch more bass.So be sure to try this simple yet effective method and let us know of your successes.

Happy Bassing

Bassaholic