Soft Plastic Baits & Rigging Techniques - Gary Klein
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53m
In this 53-minute instructional video, legendary bass tournament fisherman Gary Klein talks about how to fish with soft plastic baits (worms, lizards, craws, tubes, etc.) to catch bass. Gary Klein is a great educator, with an intimate knowledge of the history of bass fishing and various techniques. Gary shares some of this knowledge by introducing viewers to the origins of soft plastic baits and why he believes bass eat them. In this seminar, Gary Klein will also share:
Types of soft plastic baits
Hooks for rigging soft plastics - energy transfer on different hook shapes
Spinning and casting rod selection - casting distance, leverage & getting baits into tight places
Different baits & rigging methods
Drop shot - for sight-feeding fish
Carolina rig - Why 1/0 hook and 1oz. weight?
Texas rig - bobber stoppers
Finesse rig - reducing line twists
Straight-tail worm - shaky head, wacky rig, texas rig
Fluke - speed swimming, carolina rig
Ribbon tail worms - flipping & pitching, rate of fall
Tubes - drop shot, flipping, rattles
Creature-style baits
Think outside the box with soft plastic baits and rigging techniques
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