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The secret lure to catch more bass
Have you ever been on your way to a bass lake, and you think, If I knew what the bass wanted today, it would be magical? Many years ago, I was there. One day I tried a lure that I had used before and forgotten about. That morning changed the way I fish every time I hit the water now.
This lure has been around for close to one hundred years, yet most bass anglers do not use it. I have used it for years, and I have caught hundreds of bass on it. The lure is Johnson’s silver minnow. This lure invented in 1923 was the first weedless lure. There have been so many lures released in the last hundred years. The silver minnow is one that has been catching bass, but it’s not used much by bass anglers anymore.
Last summer when we went to the lake the first weekend in June, I got in my kayak and went out to catch some bass. I paddled to one of my favorite spots and grabbed my rod with the Silver Minnow on it. I always go out with four rods. I have them rigged with a Silver Minnow, a swim jig, a plastic worm, and a spinner bait. The Silver Minnow is the first thing I start with. You can cover a ton of water and fish it anywhere. Fast or slow.
The place I went to had lily pads next to a dock. On my first cast, I caught a three-pound bass. On the second cast, I caught a 5-pound pike. He hit it so hard that he ripped the rod out of my hands. On the fourth cast, I caught a 4-pound bass. I caught all three fish in the same place in a matter of 5 or 6 minutes. There are days when I use only the silver minnow for my search lure. If the fish are active, you cannot beat this lure.
There are a hundred lures you can use to catch bass. Most lures will work occasionally. A handful gets hit a bit more often. The best lures that have been around for ages still perform well. This lure is not popular with most bass anglers, but it should be. It is one of my favorites, and one of the most productive bass lures there is.
The original silver is one of my favorites for bass, but the red and white stripe also catches bass. It comes in six colors; the others are better for pike fishing. It also comes in six different weights, so you can use it anywhere and for almost any fish. The red and white striped lure is also one I use. I always put a 3- or 4-inch twister tail on it as well. My favorite color trailers are white or black.
There are two prime reasons this lure catches so many fish. The first is it has excellent natural action that looks like a minnow swimming through the water. The second is it has tons of flash to draw fish from far away. These are the primary factors you want to attract more fish. It is also one of the few lures you can use to fish as fast or as slow as you want.
I have been fishing for 50 years. Most of the fish I have caught are freshwater. I caught a 380-pound bull shark off Key West Florida many years ago. I have used the Silver Minnow since early in my fishing life. There are so many excellent lures that I forgot about them for a while. The trendiest lures are not always the most successful. I used it again four or five years later and realized it is a lure I need to use and have not looked back.
The Silver Minnow is so easy to fish. You cast it and reel it in. It creates all the action on its own. You can fish it slowly, or you can fish it at a medium speed. The bigger lure has a wider wobble that works great when the water is warmer. The smaller ones are better in colder water with a tighter wobble. I have found that slow retrieving works the best.
You can also fish it anywhere. This is where the Silver Minnow stands out. You can fish it from open flats to thick weeds. If it catches a weed, you can rip it lose and keep fishing it. Thick weeds are where tons of bass wait for food to ambush. You need to fish in and near the thick weeds. You can also fish it in flooded timber, and it will not hang up.
The silver minnow is up there as one of the best pike lures there is, and a great bass lure. I even catch Walleyes on it. If you like to mix in catching nice size pike and Walleyes with bass, this is an excellent choice. I use the Silver Minnow as the go-to search lure to locate active fish. It is also a great trolling lure for pike and walleyes.
Most bass anglers use spinner baits often as their fast-casting bait to cover acres of water in a hurry. I was one of those guys for a while until I rediscovered the Silver Minnow. There is nothing wrong with using spinner baits but try the silver minnow. It will surprise you how well it works. The Silver Minnow is a time-tested lure that has worked for close to one hundred years. It is still one of the best bass lures there is.
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