will a bass chase a lure or strike it on the bottom? - that is the question!

senkosam · 03-06-25, 08:55 AM

Many of you know me as a finesse angler meaning slower & smaller. But last Oct. a buddy convinced me to troll a crankbait and it caught nice crappie and some bass parallel to a shoreline. That got me thinking of all the power lures and presentations I caught fish in the past years ago.

Power presentations equate to a steady retrieve, noisy or flashing lures with a lot of action and larger lures in general. Finesse lures by comparison wiggle in place ticking a fish's lateral line while power baits are felt long before they trespass into a fish's don't piss me off zone.

My mistake has been only using finesse lures and presentations while leaving power lures at home. I guess the reason being that I like catching the most fish while not excluding smaller fish like panfish. The ongoing challenge is catching the largest of any species - the more fish caught the greater the chances.

Time to rig power lures on some rods and make sure they get cast.

03-06-25, 08:55 AM	#2
senkosam BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hudson Valley, N.Y. Posts: 730	Many of you know me as a finesse angler meaning slower & smaller. But last Oct. a buddy convinced me to troll a crankbait and it caught nice crappie and some bass parallel to a shoreline. That got me thinking of all the power lures and presentations I caught fish in the past years ago. Power presentations equate to a steady retrieve, noisy or flashing lures with a lot of action and larger lures in general. Finesse lures by comparison wiggle in place ticking a fish's lateral line while power baits are felt long before they trespass into a fish's don't piss me off zone. My mistake has been only using finesse lures and presentations while leaving power lures at home. I guess the reason being that I like catching the most fish while not excluding smaller fish like panfish. The ongoing challenge is catching the largest of any species - the more fish caught the greater the chances. Time to rig power lures on some rods and make sure they get cast. Last edited by senkosam; 03-06-25 at 11:42 AM.

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