BuzzBait ideas and thoughts

[JB]

Being a very specialized type of bait a buzzbait is very limited as to its use. It is not a lure that can be used every day. It is not a lure for every situation. The time and place to use a buzzbait is very specific. When a buzzbait works. It WORKS!!
Understanding what makes a buzzbait work is critical to using it successfully. By this I am referring to understanding the buzzbait physically and technically and understanding what about the buzzbait produces bass bites.
The most common form of buzzbait is found with a wire form that holds the blade over the head of the lure. The wire form is attached to a hook inside a lead head. Some kind of skirt is attached to the lead head. Here is what happens. The lead head allows the lure to be casted. The lead head also holds the hook under water. The blade makes a fuss on top. The skirt looks good. (Buzzbaits will work without a skirt and will cast better.) On some manufactures type of buzzbait the blade is made to hit the head creating an aluminum on lead hitting sound. This adds to the noise. Properly tuned buzzbaits will squeek as the blade rotates on the wire form.
Buzzbaits work best when presented around or near cover. They work best when the weather is a real mess. When the weather is cloudy, thundery, and water is coming down, that is when buzzbaits tend to work very well. During the spawn and right after the spawn. Put all that into combination and you have real prime buzzbait time. In the fall when bass are more aggressive buzzbaits work. On really hot, and still days, when nothing is moving- not even the bass; it is possible to get a monster bass to strike a buzzbait.
Very specific times and places are the opportunity to catch bass on buzzbaits. All I can emphasize is that buzzbaits have a place in every bass anglers arsnel. The perfect times are not many. When the perfect times come the angler needs to be prepared.