Poop baits stick

I always look forward to the next big thing in bass fishing. I first came across a story about “poop baits” making waves in Japan. They go by various names, but the term poop baits seems to have stuck — pun definitely intended. Poop baits are dense, heavyweight soft plastic baits that come in various colours, sizes, and profiles. They range in length from three to five inches. Plastic density and heavy salt content is the key to their deadly efficiency. They can be rigged and fished in a variety of ways. The small ones I fish smaller poop baits (like the Yamamoto Yamatanuki) in the 2.5- to three-inch range on a Ned rig. It has a lot of extra weight and downsizing the weight of the jighead allows it to hover and drift very well. Small poop baits are very effective on small, finesse football heads. The 3" Fish Arrow Heavy Poop can also be deadly on Carolina rigs for smallmouth in Lake Ontario. The big ones 3.5-inch baits are incredibly versatile in a variety of situations. My favourite technique is skipping them under docks, pontoons, overhanging tree, and similar cover. Pitching, casting along the bank, and skipping at laydowns often trigger aggressive bites. One particularly effective tactic is using a 3.5-inch Deps Cover Scat as an alternative to a hollow-body frog, especially if a bass misses a frog in sparse pads or pencil reeds. Dip it The colour choices are as diverse as you can imagine, but I prefer to keep it simple and stick with black for dirtier water and a typical green/pumpkin offering in clear water. One thing I do is dip the tail in chartreuse Spike-It dipping dye as it adds a splash of colour that mimics a panfish perfectly. Although poop baits are fairly new, most retailers are now carrying them. There is really no way to fish these incorrectly — think weightless Senko on steroids — except you can put it on a casting rod and go to work. Now who doesn’t like that? My poop flinging equipment Rod: G. Loomis GCX 853C JWR Reel: Shimano Chronarch MGL.Line: 40-pound Power ProLeader: Five to eight feet of 17- to 20-pound fluorocarbon.Hook: 4/0 Owner Jungle wide gap hook. It has a longer nose section to hold your bait in place when making repeated skips or pulling it through heavier cover. For smaller baits or on