I had a feeling yesterday. I have been documenting my fishing excursions for a few years now. Looking back at previous seasons, the creature baits can become very productive during the late summer and into the early fall. Yesterday was no exception to that thought. I noticed that the bass were aggressively attacking the banks for the green sunfish or bluegill minnows (after they spawned in this pond about a month ago now). The last two times I had been to this pond, I was able to catch bass, but they weren't aggressive. It seemed like they were feeding on these minnows and nothing else!
Logic says that I should have pulled out a dropshot and mimicked the minnows. In fact, I was able to catch a few bass on the dropshot in the last few weeks but it wasn't anything to write home to mom about. Instead I pulled out the Rage Craw by Strike King in the Blue Craw color and I found the pattern for the day!
I caught several bass on the day who wanted that Rage Craw SMOKE! I also think the four inch Rage Craw is a bit bigger than the Speed Craw by Zoom and might be a better presentation for the bigger bass during this time of year. Just my thoughts right now. My configuration was all Texas Rig on this day. There really isn't a better bite when the bass are aggressively eating the craws...they suck it in and don't let go, so you can rip some lips. I even missed setting the hook on one of them, and it came back and bit it again before I reeled into the bank. What a fun outing, that's all for now. Happy Fishing To You!
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