Patrick Walters' home water is Santee Cooper, which has cypress trees for miles. In fact, there were so many during the construction of the Santee River dam, loads of them were cut and just anchored to the ground to save time of hauling them out. Patrick Walters has learned to look past the trees and see the underlying structure/contours and consider the other factors that should determine where the bass setup. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Patrick Walters shares some keys to tree & timber fishing success, including some of his favorite baits.

0:41 Fishing trees & wood is my favorite bass fishing cover target look
1:57 Don't get lost in the sea of trees
7:33 Key things for successful bass fishing in trees
21:19 Tackle for fishing in standing timber
23:15 Do you upsize around timber?
24:41 Cypress tree trunks and root balls
25:45 Tournament-specific question about flooded bushes
27:59 Finding bushes and timber in tournament research
29:31 Boat positioning when fishing trees
30:58 Treble hooks on a Rapala DT crankbait
31:30 Patrick's favorite jerkbaits for submerged timber
33:02 Submerged vs exposed trees
34:00 Best jerkbait colors for submerged timber
36:43 What do big trees tell yoy about bottom contour?
37:41 Modifying jerkbaits for fishing timber
39:07 Jerkbait cadence

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