Keith Lusher 11.11.24
Bass fishing is a sport. And typically it’s a must to assume like a fish to win the sport. Skilled bass fisherman Jason Pittman of Covington, LA mentioned there’s nothing worse than short-striking bass, particularly when these blow-ups are massive! Pittman was fishing a spot referred to as Poole’s Bluff. It’s a bit of the East Pearl River positioned in Solar, LA.
Pittman made plans to make use of two baits on at the present time. “I wished to attempt a 2-bait method. My major bait being a buzz bait. Then, if I don’t hook-up, I’ll throw a Mister Tornado Comida SI as a follow-up bait,” he mentioned.
Pittman was beating the financial institution with a white buzz bait made by Prototype Lures. “The blade on the excitement bait truly permits its blade to click on on the pinnacle of the lure which maked it louder than regular buzz baits,” he mentioned.
As he reeled within the topwater lure, a bass adopted the lure all the way in which to the boat and determined to explode on the bait on the final inute. Pittman swung and missed the bass and solid out once more, however the bass didn’t strike. A number of yards down the shoreline, the identical factor occurred. Whereas reeling within the lure, a bass exploded on it. Pittman as soon as once more set the hook and missed, however this time, he reached down for one more rod. “I had one other rod with a Mister Tornado Comida tied on,” he mentioned. “That rod serves as my follow-up rod.”
Pittman whipped out the wacky-rigged Comida SI into the identical precise place the bass exploded on his buzzbait. He twitched it 3 occasions and noticed the road transfer left. He set the hook and related with the bass, and after a brief combat, he boat-flipped the 3-pound bass. “Buzz baits are nice, nevertheless it’s onerous to get a bass to repeat a strike after it misses the primary time,” he mentioned.
Because the angler labored his manner down the shoreline and continued to catch bass on the excitement bait and the Comida Si as a follow-up lure.
He put 5 extra bass within the boat utilizing the follow-up technique. Pittman completed the day with over 10 bass and mentioned it is a method he makes use of usually. “I used that buzz bait most all morning. When a fish would hit or miss the excitement bait, I picked up the rod with the Comida and that did the trick,” he mentioned.
Keith Lusher is an award profitable outside journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly outside column for the Slidell Impartial Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s VisitTheNorthshore.com. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Report Radio Present and is on the board of the Louisiana Outside Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to quite a few publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery. To contact Keith e mail: keithlusherjr@gmail.com
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