Ripping & Burning Traps for Big Bass
Another one of my all time favorite tactics for big bass is hunting big pre spawn Females with a big lipless crank bait pattern.
My absolute favorite bait for this pattern .. and "I have tried them all back to the originals like the Rattle Traps and Spots" is the SPRO Aruka shad in red crawfish pattern.
Most times I like to burn this lure in 10 feet of water or less, over weeds that are adjacent to spawning flats. Be prepared as this pattern will wear you out from reeling and ripping the way you have to, in order to fish it as fast as you can burning it over the tops of those weeds but !, the rewards are huge.
Now when you find that the weeds are sitting lower in the flats in the 5 foot range or so, I will take my Aruka Shad and just let it tick the weed tops.
The next thing I will do is to allow the lure to fall into the weeds then RIP IT ! vicsously out of the tops... now be ready when your working this ripping pattern as those big females will absolutly crush your lure.
So be sure to try Burning and Rippin Trap Baits for Bass.
