PROBABLE PATTERNS
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TARGET: EMERgENT gRASS
BAIT: HoLLoW FRog
Working a frog along shade lines and grassy edges pro-
duces big bites, but not many of them in August. TARGET: WooDEN DoCKS
BAIT: BUzzBAIT
Adding a toad trailer helps the buzzbait to be skipped
under walkways.
TARGET: SEAWALL
BAIT: PoPPER
Low-light periods of the morning are best for covering
water with a popper. TARGET: LAYDoWN
BAIT: zooM HoRNY ToAD
TARGET: oPEN-WATER SCHooLERS
BAIT: SoFT JERKBAIT
Fish it high, fish it fast when schooling bass are busting
bait at the surface. TARGET: LoNg MAIN-LAKE PoINT
BAIT: WALKINg ToPWATER
Even when there’s a chop, schooling fish can find a big
walking bait up top.
The toad comes through branches easily, and its steady-
flapping, gurgling legs help bass track it in stained water.
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