 Every year I try to explain to my readers the little special things you need to do to find a trophy bass on Guntersville. I thought this year I would give it to you in a little different way.
Let's first talk about lure size; I am a believer that big baits catch big fish, so if you're looking for a trophy fish use your biggest baits like 1-oz. spinner baits, or a full size Zara Spook during the top water season, or 1-oz. rattle baits. Fish a 10-inch or bigger worm; I promise you the size of your fish will go up. The numbers may go down, but that is not what you're fishing for.
Next, slow your retrieve. Most big fish with the exception of the pre-spawn like a slower presentation, so slow-roll a spinner bait. Make long pauses in your top water baits. Still use a deflection off wood or grass or humps, but give them time to recover and react to your bait.
Big fish like to examine their food and sometimes they will approach a couple of times before eating, so if you're moving it slow enough they can take time to eat it. Make long casts. As part of the big fish being a bit subtler, they will follow sometimes longer than a small fish, so a long retrieve gives them time to react.
Lastly, the big fish do everything first. They spawn first. They go to the ledges first. They go deep first, so be ahead of the pattern. We will be going through many transition stages over the next several weeks. Be ahead of each pattern by fishing the big fish where the pattern should take them and use big baits. An example of this is that the big fish are coming off the bed now. They should head to the ledges or be in a transition stage ahead of many fish still bedding. Getting there first could land you a trophy bass.
Captain Mike Gerry
Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service
Web: www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com
Email: bassguide@comcast.net
(256) 759-2270
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