1) Chuck 'n Wind: This is probably the most common
presentation used by most anglers. You simply cast the bait and
reel it back in at a moderate retrieval rate which keeps the bait
just under the water surface usually no deeper than 4 to 5 feet
deep. This technique works well when am angler wants to cover a
lot of water territory in a short time. It's both simple and very
effective at times!
2) Slow Rolling: This presentation is used quite often
when you want to fish deeper water areas usually anywhere between
6 and 20 foot depths and sometimes even deeper. With this
presentation, you want to try to keep the spinnerbait as close to
the bottom as possible and bump or hit any possible structure
that may be in the area you are fishing. With this presentation,
simply cast your spinnerbait, and when it hits the water you can
either let it sink or "count down" the spinnerbait
depending on depth, thereby letting the spinnerbait fall to the
depth you want to cover, then start your retrieve. Maintain a
slow steady retrieve keeping the spinnerbait barely moving at all
times.
3) Waking or Bulging: This presentation can be a little
difficult when you first learn it. You simply cast to your
targeted area and retrieve or reel the spinnerbait back just fast
enough for the blade to create a "bulge" or
"wake" just below the surface without actually skimming
the top of the surface of the water. This presentation is a good
pattern to use around submerged timber, rip-rap, fall-downs,
vegetation, edges of dropoffs, docks, and just about any type of
structure when the bass are active.
4) Jig It: Jigging the spinnerbait can be one
presentation you’ll not want to forget because it’s proven to
be one of the more successful techniques when fishing a
spinnerbait. The presentation is very simple and the results can
be very satisfactory! Jigging the spinnerbait is done simply by
pitchin’ the spinnerbait in a targeted area such as patches of
open water in vegetation, space holes in structure, next to and
in between pilings, in between rocks, etc. Let the spinnerbait
drop to the bottom, lift your rod tip up and down two or three
times, then let the spinnerbait settle to the bottom again.
5) Drag It: Some of the biggest bass I had ever caught
were by using this presentation. You simply work the spinnerbait
as you would a plastic lizard or worm. Cast the spinnerbait and
let it fall to the bottom, reel or retrieve the slack out of your
line, lift your rod tip slowly from about the 9 o’clock
position to the 12 o’clock position (or straight up), reel in
the slack and repeat this technique all the way back to the boat.
Make sure you try to keep tension always on your bait for this
technique.
6) Yo-Yo or Pump It: This technique can also be very
effective at different times, especially in and around vegetation
areas. With this technique, simply cast the spinnerbait to the
targeted area, using more of a "slow roll" for a
retrieve, but while on the retrieve, periodically make a quick
lift of your rod tip after 5 or 6 winds on your reel, stop
reeling and let the spinnerbait flutter back down towards the
bottom until the slack is out of your line, then repeat this
process all the way back to the boat.
Although there are even more different presentations than the
above, these are some of the most effective ones that I have
found to be quite successful, and they have proven themselves
time after time. Some of these presentations listed above can be
some of the most effective at catching bass if you just give them
a chance, but, like anything else it takes time and practice to
build confidence in any bait. There is a lot more to learn about
spinnerbaits such as; blade size, blade shape, colors, weights,
trailers, trailer-hooks, etc. and Lord willing I can share some
of these things with you in future articles. Till next time! Take
care & God Bless!.
"The Bass Coach".... Roger Lee Brown
