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How can I get more bites on pressured lakes with swimbaits?

When fishing with swimbaits on pressured lakes, there are a few strategies you can employ to increase your chances of getting more bites. First, it's important to understand that swimbaits are typically larger lures that mimic baitfish, so they can be effective in attracting bigger bass. However, because they are larger and less common, bass in pressured lakes may be more wary of them.

One strategy is to slow down your retrieve. Sometimes, bass in pressured lakes may not be willing to chase a fast-moving bait like a spinnerbait or crankbait. By slowing down your retrieve and using a slower-moving presentation like a jig, worm, drop shot, or split shot, you can entice more bites. This allows the bass to have a longer look at the bait and increases the chances of them striking.

Another strategy is to downsize your lures. If you're not getting any bites with your current swimbait size, try using a smaller swimbait or even a finesse worm. Downsizing your lures can make them appear more natural and less intimidating to the bass, increasing the likelihood of them biting.

Additionally, it's important to pay attention to the conditions of the lake. In the video context, it mentions that the fish were more inactive in clear water with no wind or clouds. In such situations, the fish may be more likely to follow the swimbait back to the boat rather than actually eating it. If you encounter similar conditions, consider making a move to areas with less water clarity or where the fish are more actively feeding.

Overall, the key is to adapt to the specific conditions and behavior of the bass in pressured lakes. Experiment with different retrieves, lure sizes, and locations until you find what works best. Remember to maintain a positive attitude, pay attention to details like hook sharpness, and always be open to learning something new.

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Kissing Bass, Using Electronics, Slow Bite Tips, and More | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource to bite, then you're not going to be paying close attention to what you're doing. You'll get sloppy, you may miss subtle bites, and you may miss out on an opportunity to catch a lot of fish. So maintaining a positive attitude is absolutely critical to catching more fish. The next thing you should do is slow down. Sometimes a fish just don't want to chase a fast-moving bait like a spinnerbait, or a crankbait, or maybe your favorite topwater. Don't try to force it. If they're not willing to bite it, then slow down and move to a slower-moving presentation like a jig, or a worm, or maybe a drop shot, or a split shot presentation, and that can often elicit more bites. The other thing you can do is downsize on your lures. Go to a three-and-a-half-inch tube jig, or maybe a four-inch finesse worm. I know a lot of guys that fish five-inch Senko-type worms, and sometimes I'll move down to a four-inch or even a three-inch, and I'll start catching a whole bunch. Matter-of-fact, I'll put those on the back of a split shot sometimes, and I'll start catching a lot more fish when I wasn't getting any bites before. So just downsizing your lures and slowing down oftentimes, you can get a lot more bites. Now, if you've tried all this stuff and you're still not catching fish, don't despair. One of the key things that I do every time I go out fishing is I want to learn something new.
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3 Essential Swimbait Retrieves For Winter Bass Fishing Success by Bass Fishing Declassified one and one half ounce heads I can even get more reaction strikes out of these fish and all you're doing is generating reaction strike with this bite one thing that guys don't understand a lot of times with these swim Bait fish is that they will bite very aggressively even when the water temperatures are in the low 40s the reason for that is because they're actively and aggressively feeding on those Bait fish now if the bass were just kind of suspended around a stump or a log or a brush pile those bass are not going to be nearly as aggressive and using this retrieve won't work as well the key is finding those baths so they're in that moment went feeding on Bait fish they're actively feeding and when you do that burn and stop retrieve burn the swim bait over the top of the fish letting it fall through them burning it through them that's your retrieve and it will generate some of the biggest strikes from the biggest bass in that school if you just slowly reel that bait through those fish you're not really going to differentiate your bait from the other Bait fish in the area you're just not going to get those big fish to trigger so go to a heavier head a really big swim bait if you're on big bait or really small swim bait if you're on the smaller bait and burn that real handle
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The Best Winter Swim Jig Tips and Tricks - How To from Wes Logan | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource to get those reaction strikes and stuff like that. So, if you like an 8, throw an 8, if you like a 7, throw a 7, but I wouldn't go below a 7. And that 7.5:1 Lews Pro-Ti has worked perfect for me. And just want to reiterate on how I work the jig when I throw it around the cover. If you've got some, you know, a wad of blown-up dead matt of grass beside a log, you want to throw it past it. Keep your jig...like, as soon as your bait hits, engage the reel, keep your rod up, bring the jig towards or down the edge of the clump. You get it up there, kind of let it fall a little bit, then, you know, shake it a little bit. And once you do it for a while, and you get a few bites, you'll figure out if the fish want, you know, the reel up high if they're hitting it on the fall. Just, kind of, let them tell you what they want. One thing I will...I just thought about it. One thing I will say about wintertime swim jigging is if you've got...let's say you've got a grass mat that's, you know, 2 feet by 4 feet, and you swim down the right side of it and don't get a bite, you need to throw over the top of it, and you need to throw down the other side of it.
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