If it’s any help, I know exactly what it’s like: That feeling of uncertainty, that lack of confidence. If you can’t feel your lure doing something meaningful underwater then how on earth are the bass going to find it? I dread to think about how many bass lures I bought before I twigged onto something that I believe is really important: less can often be so much more in bass fishing. Less action on your lure can often result in more fish. ‘Come on Henry. What on earth are you on about?” I hear you say. ‘Surely the lure which does the most wiggling, jiggling and thumping is always going to be the best catcher. Isn’t it?’ Truthfully, I’m not so sure at all.
I think we need to come at this from a “where are you in your bass fishing journey” angle. If you are way down the road and you’ve been lure fishing for bass for years then I am guessing you are already perfectly comfortable with the whole ‘less is often more’ thing. However, if you are newer to bass fishing and you come from bait fishing where fresh bait and strong scents give you nearly all the confidence you need, it is completely understandable how you feel much better if your lure is doing a lot. When I first started getting into bass fishing and I came across the family of lures which I could call ultra-shallow diving hard lures, it was all about how much movement I was feeling from the actual lure. I caught plenty of bass fishing with many of these incredible hard lures, such as the IMA Komomo SF-125 and the Tackle House Feed Shallow, but there were also times I didn’t catch when I really thought I should be……
