- 1). Attach the stickbait directly to your line when fishing for trophy bass. Using heavy swivels to attach the stickbait will impair the lure's side-to-side action.
- 2). Cast the stickbait to a likely fishing location. Stickbaits are particularly effective when fished over submerged weed beds because they can coax the fish out of the weed cover and up to the surface. In contrast, stickbaits are difficult to fish through weeds that reach the water's surface because the lure's side-to-side action causes it to get caught in the weeds.
- 3). Point your rod tip directly at the lure and snap the rod sharply downward until you reach the 5 o'clock position. This sharp tug will cause the lure to lurch forward.
- 4). Upon reaching the 5 o'clock position, immediately raise your rod tip and point it at the lure. Raising the rod tip will create some slack in the line and cause the weighted stickbait to lurch to the side like a wounded minnow.
- 5). Repeat steps three and four as soon as the stickbait comes to rest. This will cause the lure to jerk sideways in the opposite direction. Make sure to reel in the excess line as the stickbait glides through the water toward you.
- 6). Set the hook when a fish strikes. Topwater strikes from bass can be explosive, but wait to set the hook until you feel the weight of the fish. The side-to-side action of a stickbait frequently causes fish to miss the lure when they strike, so your hooking percentages will be lower than when fishing other lures.
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