The BASS Elites starts this week in the Delta and we are going out on to a limb and bet that swimbaits will play a role. Remember last year Jason Williamson parlayed a swimbait into a heavyweight win at Amistad and the season got off and running. Optimum Baits has a new swimbait that Bill Lowen, Mark Tyler and Fred Roumbanis may have in their arsenal called a Optimum BLT(Baby Line Through) that takes hooking big agressive swimmers to a new level. It always swims true and many times the bait will slide up the line keeping it from bunching up on the hook on big fish.
The Baby Line Thru is designed to fish with a moderate to fast retrieve and the tail kick imitates fleeing bait. The BLT features an irresistible tight wobble and roll and is perfect for locating fish quickly by fan casting in the shallows or slowly dragging in deeper areas. The Delta and Clear Lake should be prime for this type of technique as bass should be in pre-spawn, spawn and post spawn.
The 3” BLT is worked best with a medium action rod about 6’6” -7’ on 8-14lb line while the 5” should be fished with a 7’ medium heavy rod and 14-20lb line.
The BLT will catch bass from coast to coast and because of its two sizes can be fished for both largemouth and smallmouth bass.
