| It's Sunday, 12/02/07 I decided to take a break | | | | and - pig in black and blue. This is the top |
| from the everyday grind, I asked my wife if she | | | | producer here because it mimics crayfish so well. |
| would like go to Perris Lake for a little R&R. She | | | | OK, now this is what you should try. Cast |
| said let's go. So we loaded the SUV with all the | | | | perpendicular to the bank, let your bait drop to |
| bass fishing gear I thought we would need to | | | | the bottom, and slowly hop it down the incline to |
| catch a big one. | | | | a depth of 10 to 25 feet. And remember, a long |
| The day started off a bit cool about 51 degrees, | | | | pause between jumps will specifically draw in the |
| it was in my opinion idea bass fishing weather. | | | | bigger bass. |
| Once we arrived at the lake we launched the | | | | Crank the reeds when bass fishing. |
| boat with the excitement of which one of us was | | | | As the pre-spawn progresses and smaller males |
| going to catch the first bass. Now I'm not a | | | | begin swimming near shore waters, the bigger |
| gambler but my wife thought that a small wager | | | | female bass lurk nearby. But they stay hidden, |
| (bet) would make the trip a little more interesting. | | | | gravitating to any slightly deeper water within |
| So I opened up my wallet then said, all I have is | | | | reeds. This makes reeds near shore which may |
| $100.00, she said, that will due. I can always find | | | | bottom out at 3 to 4 feet deep water the |
| ways to spend your money. Well after hearing | | | | hottest mega - bass spots just prior to the |
| that, I knew that it was time to pull out all the | | | | spawn in lakes, bays, rivers and creeks. The bait |
| stops. She was not going to win this bet. | | | | you might use for bass fishing the reeded areas |
| OK, let's get started. | | | | of the lake. Bomber flat A, the tight wiggling |
| Bass fishing at any lake, you should always fish | | | | produced by a flat side a really trigger the bass to |
| the rocks, reeds and points at the lake. I started | | | | bite. Cast your crank bait across the reeds and |
| the boat and we cruised on over to the dam, | | | | run it at medium speed over the drop, keep the |
| where there are a number of rocks and some | | | | lure bumping bottom and bouncing off any cover. |
| reeds. I like to jig the rocks because bass will | | | | In clear water use jerk bait, retrieve your jerk |
| pre-spawn over steep chunk rock banks about | | | | bait over any hollowed out tree trunks or logs |
| the size of baseball to basketball size rocks that | | | | along the edge of the water. This is where you |
| drop to 10 feet or deeper. In areas like this is | | | | might find the bigger bass. |
| where the bass find loads of crayfish and female | | | | The next best bass fishing hot spot at Perris |
| bass suspend near the sun warmed rocks to | | | | Lake is the island. |
| ripen their eggs. Now the bait to use when bass | | | | This is where I lost the bet to my wife. She |
| fishing the rocks is a ¼ to ½ oz. jig - | | | | bagged a 7 pound 4 oz bass. |