(The ‘Best Time of Year’ information presented above is derived from Ken Cook’s Pattern Forecast database (www.kencookoutdoors.com),
which includes data on tournament winning lures from more than 600 multi-day bass tournaments across the U.S. See Ken’s website for more details.)
This lure has become a gold standard in the Ozarks. You can fish it in many ways, but the one sure way to catch fish is to use a 6 ½’ rod with 10 or 12 lb line and target pre spawn bass holding near the spawning areas. In colder water you should find the bass just as soon as they move from the deep water on deep water channel swings as they start their Spring migration toward the shallows. Fish the lure very, VERY slowly. Sometime you need to pause and count to 10. All of a sudden the rod will load up and you may just catch the largest fish of your life.