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What is a good bait to throw when water levels are low?
When you're dealing with low water levels, which often result in clearer water conditions, your bait selection should be tailored to these specific circumstances. Based on the insights from Mike Iaconelli's video on fishing in extreme conditions, one effective approach is to target bass that tend to move deeper and suspend near structure or drops in these scenarios.
For low and clear water conditions, you might want to consider using baits that allow you to control the depth precisely and present a more subtle, natural presentation. A spin tail jig can be an excellent choice, as it provides flash and vibration to attract bass, while also allowing you to count it down to the depth where the bass are suspending. This can be particularly effective if you've identified the depth of forage or fish on your electronics.
Color selection is also crucial in clear water conditions. You'll want to "match the hatch," meaning you should choose colors that closely mimic the natural forage in the area. Carrying a few key forage-matching colors can make your baits more appealing to the bass.
Additionally, finesse techniques can be highly effective in these conditions. Options such as drop shot rigs with hand-poured finesse worms offer a subtle presentation that can entice bass in clear water. These baits have minimal movement and can be worked slowly along the bottom, which is often where bass will be holding in low water scenarios.
Remember, in clear water, bass can be more easily spooked, so a stealthy approach and light line can be beneficial. If you have any more specific conditions or target areas in mind, feel free to share, and I can tailor the advice even further to suit your needs. Happy fishing!
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TOP 3 Baits for EXTREME Conditions! (Bass Fishing) by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → than it was before the rise that's an extreme condition because if you're out there fishing and in a 24 hour period one day your water level rises just a foot that's a lot to a fish that's a lot to a bass i've seen it in some cases after a heavy downpour i've seen the water level rise five ten foot above where it was just a day or two before and again a lot of times on that rise you also get water that's more stained dirty sometimes it's mud sometimes it's chocolate milk so think about number one extremely high and dirty water right the water just took a giant rise it rose six inches to ten feet there's one lure that is the best lure for those extreme conditions and that is the good old fashioned jig the good old-fashioned rubber skirted jig and when you look at this bait there's two reasons why i would have to put this as my lore choice for extremely high and stained to dirty water right that extreme condition one would be how we can fish it right the places we can fish it and the other one would be its versatility to do a lot of things but generally let's think about that high rising you know it rose two foot overnight you get there you're like oh my god i i can't see where i can't see those rocks i was fishing i can't see
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TOP 3 Baits for EXTREME Conditions! (Bass Fishing) by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → and when that water drops or gets low it typically gets clean it gets clear right so now we're the opposite we talked about high rising water that's typically gets dirty now we're talking about water that's dropped and typically gets clean and that's an extreme condition i've just like the extreme high water i've showed up the very next day 24 hours later and i saw a 12 to 14 inch drop in the water i've seen it where a week later the water was 5 or 10 foot lower i fished lake mead the u.s open the water was 300 feet low because of drought conditions right so lack of rain or lack of water or when in a reservoir or a river that has a dam they decide to open that gate they open that gate up it causes that water to get low and generally when your water gets low it gets cleaner or clean and that's a tough extreme condition fish during those conditions do the opposite of rising water what was our rule for rising water you remember i do it was about three minutes ago rising water rising fish falling water falling water falling fish right real easy rule to remember you get to the lake you go to launch your boat you're like crap the water level dropped two feet falling water falling fish and generally what those fish do is they know just like they knew it was rising
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Fishing Power Baits in Cold Water with Kevin VanDam by Wired2Fish → water has some clarity to it. If it's a little
more stained you can use some Chartreuse Sexy Shad or something like that. The thing about the jerkbait is you've got
to have clear water. These other crankbaits not so much if you've got stained or dirty
water they're still going to work. If you don't have clear water this is not even an
option. I like to have a least 2- 2 1/2 foot of clarity and see be able to see it that
far down before I even pull out a jerkbait. If I've got really clear water that's when
this really shines. In the early spring or the winter time these three baits can help
you find the fish quick and they're still really good at catching them. I call them
search and destroy baits and that's what I use during this time of year.
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TOP 3 Baits for EXTREME Conditions! (Bass Fishing) by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → next to it a deep water channel or deep water drop or a river channel and those fish instinctively back off and they'll suspend on that drop i look at my electronics i identify the level of the forage the level of the fish that i'm seeing and i count this spin tail down to that level and i can steady retrieve or yo-yo and pump the lure through the level of the fish it's a tremendous lure for catching these fish that that have backed out and suspend flash vibration the ability to control the depth all make this my choice for extreme condition number two low falling low dropped water and a lot of times it's clean okay on color match the forage i carry very few colors just mimic the the forage color all right we've got two under about stream high water stay in the dirty stream low water clear to ultra clear and last but not least i'm going to give you my third condition that i see a lot and it is something that is we have to deal with it's it's more of a thing that i see every year i see more of it and it is extreme crowded conditions extreme fishing pressure man for crying out loud there are more people fishing now than there's ever been in the history of the world there's more people alive the information highway's greater with covid man there's people fishing you can
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9 Lures for Tough Winter Bass Fishing | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → mimicking, in this case, either a goby or
say a sculpin and they stay on the bottom. Sculpins don't have air bladders, so they
don't lift up off the bottom. So, keep that on the bottom, they'll look
natural. Or you can use a hair jig. If you find those baitfish and you can see
where they intersect with the structure. Say baitfish are holding 20 feet of water,
you can find a nice tapering point and that's where they're at. Bass will sit up underneath them and wait
for those dying and dead baitfish falling through and they'll engulf them. So, take your hair jig and drop it down through
that school and sometimes you can catch a lot of fish. Works really well with balls of perch. Happens in the wintertime. They really bunch up in tight schools and
you can just drop it down through that school of perch if you do it fast enough. I use a little bit heavier jig because the
perch like to eat these things too. Punch it down through that school and when
you reach those bass, it won't reach the bottom. So, a hair jig can be really good. The next type of baits I like to use are finesse
baits. Primarily, drop shot and split shot rigs. I'm using four-inch hand-poured finesse worms,
that can be deadly during the wintertime. They don't have a lot of movement, they're
very subtle. You can move them real slowly, crawl them
on the bottom with a split shot or just barely
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Mike Rold talks Chatterbait fishing by TacticalBassin → where they're at in regards to them weather conditions in rainy weather conditions most of the time because these the bass for the most part under low pressure systems will be a little more active so they'll be apt to chase a bait a little bit quicker I like to use the half ounce and cover a little more water trying to find the act of fish post frontal conditions high skies crawl it along the bottom give that a shot and I think in the long run you should do fine
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