johnfl

Northern bass are edge fish, meaning they relate closely to edges. Weed edges are huge in the bigger bass game in northern wisconsin. In the summer you will find weeds growing out to 12-15' to where the weeds start to get sparse that's where you do the damage on size and numbers. Usually following the weeds meant big bags for the northern guys. Especially when the lakes form t clines when it's hot out. I've found more big bass out on the deeper edges during the hot times rather than shallow pad filled bays again when it's hot out. I've caught nice bass shallow but mainly the deeper stuff. Swim jigs do damage control on these deeper fish. Soft plastics. I can tell you one scenario. Last summer I took a 3 week vaca to my home area in northern wi. I fished this one lake for many years it was. 500 acres and weeds were plentiful on the northern side and good weeds up there. I fished hard everyday all day. Summer heat was in full force. Throwing swim jigs into the deeper thick stuff using a rip pause rip to clear weeds. Then they would thump it. I was catching decent ones but nothing like I know lived around there. So I searched with the humminbird si and noticed some sand mixed in with the coon tail and deep water to my back and that spot caught me a few big fish. Then I pinpointed the spot on the spot and would pull a big fish out every cast. It was a hole in the weeds with sand on bottom backed up to mud it was the size of my last deck my cousin couldn't believe how that spot had so many numbers of big fish He loves throwing wacky worms but couldn't get a bite I handed himy swim jig rod and he didn't know how to work them I said just watch and bam reeled another in then he cast out and caught the biggest fish and now loves jig fishing. But again on natural lakes big largies love the deep edges of the coontail.

I'm originally from up north and got my bass fishing addiction up in northern wisconsin, now I love in Florida and down here in fl I use a ton of gambler swim baits, the eazy swimmer works great up north and down in the south,but what I use more than that is the big eazy I've caught several 7lbers on them "copper field" color. Then For my summer vaca. I would be up in the north country for 3 weeks and the big eazy would crush em, giant smallies as well. I personally like using them on the owner waited swim bait hooks easy swimmer rigged on 6/0 and the big eazy on the 7/0 awesome hook up ratio but remember let them take the bait and load the rod or you will miss lots of fish. Those are really the only gambler baits I throw on a daily basis.

have caught a few giant smallies up north, great bait when the fish are going on top! light hooks, lighter line but a good all around top walking bait