Best Bass Tips : Secrets of Successful Lure Fishing Book

	Dedication	v
	Acknowledgments	v
	Introduction	vii
Chapter 1	How to Locate Bass	1
	Bass by the Numbers	1
	Choosing a Tributary	3
	Locating Bass with Water Color	6
Chapter 2	Improving Your Crankbait Fishing	11
	Speed Reeling	11
	Ten Tips for Deep Cranking	13
	Why You Need Lipless Crankbaits	17
	Power Cranking through Shallow Brush	20
	Crankbaiting in Winter	23
	Advanced Jerkbait Tactics	26
	Cranking Those Endless Flats	29
	Cranking Those Huge California Swim Baits	32
Chapter 3	Using Spinnerbaits and Buzz Baits	37
	How to Choose a Spinnerbait	37
	How to Slow-roll a Spinnerbait	40
	Fast-Rolling in Deep Water	43
	Ripping Deep Water for Big Bass	45
	Fishing Spinnerbaits after Dark	47
	Understanding Buzz Bait Versatility	51
	Buzzing Bluffs	53
	Don't Overlook the In-Line Spinners	56
Chapter 4	Using Soft Plastics	61
	Finding Bass with Soft Plastics	61
	How to Finesse a Boat Dock	64
	Gaining Confidence in the Carolina Rig	67
	Split-Shotting, Drop-Shotting, and Dead-Sticking	71
	Weird, Wonderful Wacky Worms	75
	More Versatile Grub Fishing	77
	Fishing Floating Worms and Rats	80
	Using Monster Worms and Plastic Jerkbaits	84
	Power Tubes	87
Chapter 5	Having Fun with Topwaters	91
	Ten Tips for Better Topwater Success	91
	Should You Be Noisy or Quiet?	96
	How to Wobble up a Bass	99
	Fishing Shallow in Summer	101
	Twitching Tactics	105
	Old Reliables: Zara Spooks and Jitterbugs	107
Chapter 6	Learning to Use Jigs	111
	Developing Jig Awareness	111
	Fishing Jigs in Heavy Grass	115
	Ultra-Deep Jigging	118
	Fishing the Fly 'N Rind	121
	Jigging in Current	123
	How and When to Swim a Jig	126
	Index	131
	About the Author	135