The bass are spawning across the Midwest but deep water anglers are chomping at the bit for them to move to the ledges and points. It won't be long for the old football head jig to gain some speed. Here at Wired, we love that time of year too. It takes the luck out of the equation.
No more plastic sticks, no more bed fishing with little finesse baits while looking at them, this is the time the rubber meets the road. Anglers who fish deep water must know their electronics and they must know where the bass go. Channel swings, the spot on the spot, little points on ledges are all prime start locations for summer time bass. A rough area with chunk rock or pea gravel on one of these areas is MONEY!
The Strike King Football head has a smooth head. We like to swim this bait and stroke it on deep water ledges. You can feel it as it swims and teamed with a Rage Craw or a Rage Chunk its hard to beat for that application..
The Jewel Jig has a rough concave head and we like to drag it. We have had some great success teaming it with a
Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog in a complimentary color. We particularly like the Jewel jig in PB&J. That color seems to work well in clear to stained water and the hook up ratio because of the special Mustad hook used is superior.
The Buckeye Football Head Jig with the MOP skirt is a situational bait. We like to use it for post spawners and when the bite is a bit tougher. The large profile of the skirt flares nicely and we like to fish it super slow on the bottom. It has a rough. flat head and stirs the mud trailed with a
Zoom Super Speed Craw. Try each of these products and get proficient with your electronics. Teamed together they will help you put more fish in the boat.
