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This shad imitator is great for banging the bottom of offshore structure to catch active summertime bass 15 to 20 feet deep

For instance, a compact flipping jig like the Strike King Bitsy Flip or MISSILE Baits Mini Flip can work great when the bass are keying on smaller bait in the late fall but wanting a little variety in their diet after eating shad for months

Mid-February can bring any type of weather, which means you need a variety of gear to match the conditions

So yeah, Ive probably played for the better part of seven years, I guess

Im typically tossing on 30-40 lb line on my medium-heavy rod setup because the thinner diameter line plays faster and casts farther than if I were to spool that setup with 80lb test

It wasnt critical when I won the 2010 Classic on Lay Lake with a Red Eye Shad, and there was actually still a thin layer of ice on some of the backwaters when we started The key is to fish it near the bottom at this time of year by dragging or short hopping it, rather than burning it higher in the water column, like you would in much warmer water