Finesse Fishing
Finesse fishing is pretty much nothing more than "Down Sizing" a particular type of bait or lure. When it comes to winter fishing, or times throughout the year that are considered to be in-active, most anglers will find more success at catching bass by "Down Sizing" or "Finesse" fishing. Finesse fishing patterns are usually fished at a much slower rate as far as "pattern" or "technique" goes due mostly to the inactive bass during these periods. The biggest factor an angler should be aware of is that the bass’s metabolism slows way down in colder water temperatures thus making them very "in-active" or "Lethargic," and a bass will not extend great amounts of energy during these colder water temperature periods. By nature, it …show more content…
4" Plastic baits such as "French Fries, also known as Centipedes," "Grubs," "Worms," "Crawls," "Tubes," or any other smaller types of plastic baits are a good choice to use for Finesse fishing. The most successful techniques or patterns by using these small plastics would be; A. rig these baits like a "Texas Rig" using a thin wire hook and by using the lightest weight possible (just light enough so that the plastic bait just barley falls through the water.), let the bait completely fall to the bottom, and just make a slow twitch, slowly reel the bait back in, then do it again. B. If the water is more than 40’ deep, try to find any structure within this depth, a steep bank, rocks, or any irregular drops, positioning your boat in the deeper water, cast over these areas and let your bait pendulum fall (swing) itself back under the boat. C. If you have underwater structure areas like tree-tops, old buildings, rocks, and underwater vegetation, a technique known as "doodling" can be successful at catching bass. When "doodling" a Finesse bait, let the bait go down to where it suspends just over these structure areas and just lightly twitch the bait and let it just hang. Repeat this over and over again leaving the bait in the water just above the structure and hold on! D. Carolina Rigging can also be used for finesse fishing!, just use lighter hooks, weights, and baits. E. One rig that has proven to be deadly is the "Double Rig." Sometimes when
Finesse fishing is pretty much nothing more than "Down Sizing" a particular type of bait or lure. When it comes to winter fishing, or times throughout the year that are considered to be in-active, most anglers will find more success at catching bass by "Down Sizing" or "Finesse" fishing. Finesse fishing patterns are usually fished at a much slower rate as far as "pattern" or "technique" goes due mostly to the inactive bass during these periods. The biggest factor an angler should be aware of is that the bass’s metabolism slows way down in colder water temperatures thus making them very "in-active" or "Lethargic," and a bass will not extend great amounts of energy during these colder water temperature periods. By nature, it …show more content…
4" Plastic baits such as "French Fries, also known as Centipedes," "Grubs," "Worms," "Crawls," "Tubes," or any other smaller types of plastic baits are a good choice to use for Finesse fishing. The most successful techniques or patterns by using these small plastics would be; A. rig these baits like a "Texas Rig" using a thin wire hook and by using the lightest weight possible (just light enough so that the plastic bait just barley falls through the water.), let the bait completely fall to the bottom, and just make a slow twitch, slowly reel the bait back in, then do it again. B. If the water is more than 40’ deep, try to find any structure within this depth, a steep bank, rocks, or any irregular drops, positioning your boat in the deeper water, cast over these areas and let your bait pendulum fall (swing) itself back under the boat. C. If you have underwater structure areas like tree-tops, old buildings, rocks, and underwater vegetation, a technique known as "doodling" can be successful at catching bass. When "doodling" a Finesse bait, let the bait go down to where it suspends just over these structure areas and just lightly twitch the bait and let it just hang. Repeat this over and over again leaving the bait in the water just above the structure and hold on! D. Carolina Rigging can also be used for finesse fishing!, just use lighter hooks, weights, and baits. E. One rig that has proven to be deadly is the "Double Rig." Sometimes when