Catch More Spinnerbait Bass | Ott’s 5 Warming Trend Tips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Professional angler and Bass Pro Tour competitor Ott DeFoe (wired2.fish/Ot...) is quick to grab a spinnerbait when fishing springtime bass during cold and dirty water situations. Why? It's a lure that fish can feel and see, and these days, it's used less than bladed jigs and crankbaits, so bass are less conditioned to them. DeFoe shares 5 general spinnerbait fishing pointers covering the gamut from lure selection specifics like choosing blade configurations and when and why to target bass during the dirty, cold water of spring on warming trends. *Gear listing at the bottom.
DeFoe's 5 tips for catching dirty water bass:
1. Add a kicker blade (fluorescent orange or green). A little extra flash never hurts in off-colored water, and it gives DeFoe a little extra confidence. He also likes the increased visibility for his benefit of seeing the bait when fishing it just below the surface.
2. Use a Colorado/Willow Blade combo. Blade selection can make a difference. Use spinnerbaits with an oversized willow-leaf blade and a smaller Colorado blade kicker. In addition to maximizing flash and vibration, the willow leaf provides essential lift in shallow water and has a shad-imitating profile.
3. Fish during warming trends. There's no better trigger for prespawn bass than the warming water temperatures of late winter and early spring. The base of the food chain activates, and in turn, predators like bass. If you're not fortunate enough to be retired, go fishing when the water's getting warmer -- this usually means afternoons over mornings, and more broadly, local warming trends.
4. Focus on the shallows. Shallow water warms the fastest, so the backs of creek arms, pockets, and coves are high-percentage areas. Always cast to visible hard cover like rocks, rock transitions, and any woody cover but don't overlook subtle ditches or even featureless flats. Shad are roamers, and so to can be the bass.
5. Mind your mapping. We filmed this video on Douglas Lake (Ott's home water), which experiences wide fluctuations in water level. DeFoe uses LakeMaster's Water Level Offset to maintain an accurate bottom picture by adjusting contours to current water levels. He then sets his Shallow Water Highlight to reveal essential flats and easy-to-overlook bottom subtleties like ditches and troughs. Bottom line, know what's around you, fish it all, determine what bass are relating to, and run a pattern.
TACKLE AND GEAR
LURE - Terminator P1 Pro Series Tandem Spinnerbait, 1/2-ounce: wired2.fish/Te...
TRAILER - Bass Pro Shops Cajun Trailer, Blue Glimmer: wired2.fish/BP...
ROD - Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris CarbonLite 2.0 Casting Rod: wired2.fish/BP...
REEL - Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris CarbonLite 2.0 Casting Reel, 6.8:1: wired2.fish/BP...
LINE - Bass Pro Shops XPS KVD Signature Fluorocarbon, 17-pound: wired2.fish/XP...
OTHER GEAR
• FISH FINDER - Humminbird HELIX 12 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N: wired2.fish/HE...
• MAPPING - LakeMaster Southeast States PLUS V3: wired2.fish/La...
• 360 SONAR - Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging: wired2.fish/ME...
• TROLLING MOTOR - Minn Kota Ultrex: wired2.fish/Mi...
• SUNGLASSES - Costa Del Mar Fathom: wired2.fish/Co...
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Mr. Ott the myth, the MAN, the LEGEND. OTT is by far one of my favorite fishermen. He is an absolute hammer,but is so humble, and such a nice guy. I have learned a TON from watching him. I wish him and his family the best. God bless.
Kind words for Mr. DeFoe. Thanks for the comment Joshua.
From December to February they do some funny things. I've run the gauntlet with winter bass from bladed jigs to cranks to spinners and they REACT THIS TIME OF YEAR
100% 👍.
Ontario finally got with the program and opened a spring catch and release season last year. I absolutely wrecked fish in inches of water in muddy water on the Terminator Double Colorado. Awesome spinnerbaits, however twice I set the hook and all I got back was wire :(
Spinnerbait my confidence bait never lets me down ,clear water dirty water calm or choppy ... Thanks for sharing
You bet, thanks for watching Randy.
Great break down and great video 📹 Thank you for sharing 👍
You bet Rod, thanks for watching.
going to grab a bag of blades and can of orange paint tomm..cant wait for Pre-Pre-Spawn to kick off!!W2F never disappoints!!
Tip. Walmart sales paint pens in the crafts section. I use yellow, gold, red and orange on my blades.
Thanks man!!-was thinkin along that route,since i color in all my bladed jig blades with the Big Sharpie.#PreSpawn#SpinnerbaitBite
@@guywithagoprofishingshow3011 I used the sharpie some but wanted gold blades on the cheap and easy so I found the paint pens.
@@everettsmithhotspot8404 - man,I appreciate all interaction/feedback.my show is small enough I can respond.#PreSpawn#KickerBlades
Right on! Good luck and thanks for checking in with us.
Amazing dude 👍👍👍
Nice bro
Love the music!
Curated by our very own in-house musician, McKeon Roberts. Thanks for watching.
Good info!!!
Thanks Brian.
When was this actually filmed? Love this content!
This was filmed during the 1st week of March in 2021. This Ott spinnerbait video was filmed Feb 3rd in 2020 so the technique is in-season --> th-cam.com/video/uHhFBcVXjJo/w-d-xo.html
Thanks
When would you us a chatter bait vs the spinner in dirty 40 to 50 degree water
That real shad you used to compare to the willow what type of shad is that?
That was a Threadfin Shad. Bass candy!
@@Wired2Fish Preciate that!
You think he likes the orange kicker blade? 🤔
Yes, and the bass! He also varies it up with other colors such as in this video: th-cam.com/video/uHhFBcVXjJo/w-d-xo.html
Look how low the water level is.
His home lake experiences huge fluctuations, with winter drawdown being the lowest.
Indonesia hadir bos ku
That fake snake scared me and I wasn’t even there
Yeah, new bait Ott's working on for bass when the snakes come out 😆!
WATCH OUT! THERE'S A SNAKE IN YOUR BOAT!!!!🤯🤯🤯☠☠☠