{"id":3430,"date":"2018-04-10T19:43:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T19:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2018-10-28T22:11:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T22:11:14","slug":"secret-slow-rolling-bass-spinnerbait-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/secret-slow-rolling-bass-spinnerbait-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Rolling For Bass SpinnerBait Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bass Fishermen, Like the fish they chase, tend to get locked into a familiar pattern.\u00a0 Once you get locked onto something that works you repeat it to no end.<\/p>\n

For instance, it may make sense for a bass to rest in deep water.\u00a0 When the current starts moving in through the reservoir pull in behind a stump and watch for shad to move close by.\u00a0 These patterns seem to make sense until the fish stop biting.<\/p>\n

As a fisherman it’s fine to repeat the same repetitive method over and over.\u00a0 Repeating successful patterns learned in the past is fine, as long as the fish are biting.\u00a0 If they aren’t biting you can even move to another part of the lake and repeat your pattern.\u00a0 Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t. Isn’t that the joy of fishing?<\/p>\n

Learning How To Problem Solve<\/h3>\n

Part of what really makes fishing fun is problem solving.\u00a0 Changing up the little things to find a solution for “lockjaw”.\u00a0 Maybe you change for a carolina rig to texas rig, spinnerbait to a crankbait to a vibrating bait to a jig.<\/p>\n

There’s nothing wrong with changing gears and trying to find what works.\u00a0 Fishing the same old lures tends to burn good fisherman out.\u00a0 That’s certainly tends to be the case with slow rolling.<\/p>\n

Slow Rolling For Bass<\/h3>\n

The technique known as slow rolling, is a method of slowly retrieving a lure along the bottom or over the weeds.\u00a0 Synonymous with spinner baits, but it’s often the last thing bass want to hit.<\/p>\n

When bass want a slow lure close to the bottom, the flash and rattle of spinner baits can be the last thing they hit.\u00a0 It can even scare them off under certain weather conditions.<\/p>\n

During a cold front when the waters cool everything moves a little bit slower.\u00a0 In the cool water of spring and late fall the extra flash of a spinner bait can be down right repulsive to bass.<\/p>\n

The extra rattle will further scare even the biggest fish away. Crawling with a quieter less intrusive bait may be just the ticket.\u00a0 Less intrusive bait moving slowly along the bottom is more natural in the cold.<\/p>\n

Other Slow Rollers<\/h2>\n
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Slow Rolling a Lipless crankbait over the weed bed. Slow your retrieve until the lure barely touches the weeds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the spinner bait dies bass pros quickly switch to other lures.\u00a0 Follow-up baits can draw in unsuspecting bass uninterested in fast moving lures.<\/p>\n

There’s a wide variety of Plan B lures that are great slow rollers.\u00a0 From vibrating baits to crankbaits to jigs and soft plastics.<\/p>\n

Add Some Slow Rolling Variation<\/h3>\n

When your bites start to slow down consider changing up your technique.\u00a0 Throwing in a little variation will really make you think about how to fish different lures.\u00a0 Try rigging up a soft jerkait on an open hook and casting it out.\u00a0 Let it sink to the bottom and slow roll it back in.\u00a0 Don’t do anything else, no twitches or jerks, simply real in slowly.\u00a0 It’s a great technique whenever bass are holding near deep cover or chasing balls of shad.<\/p>\n

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Best Spinnerbait Alternatives<\/h2>\n

Use Slow Swimming Jigs<\/h3>\n

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When fishing in and around cover you might want to try a simple jig.\u00a0 I prefer a basic white Riverside jig that reminds me of shad.\u00a0 Rather than pitch it or flip it around, I slowly swim it along the bottom.\u00a0 Pairing it with a very large trailer will give it extra buoyancy, allowing it to glide along the bottom.\u00a0 Fishing the white jig in and around cover will make the lore resemble a shad or other baitfish spawning or looking for cover.<\/p>\n

A light colored jig makes a great alternative to a spinnerbait.\u00a0 It looks enough like a baitfish that bass will chase it down.\u00a0 I like to fish the jig in and around cover.\u00a0 You’ll have a lot of luck around laydown timber and other wood.\u00a0\u00a0 Don’t always swim it slowly.\u00a0 When the jig hits cover or crosses over the top of a log I like to reel like crazy.\u00a0 Try and make the jig show a burst of speed acting like a trigger for fish holding near cover.\u00a0 I prefer a reel that has a really fast retrieve speed allowing a sudden burst of speed.<\/p>\n

Crawling Lizards\"Green<\/a><\/h3>\n

Crawling lizards make another great slow rolling spinnerbait alternative.\u00a0 Choose a lighter green colored lizard that creeps along. You’re going to want a barely moving lizard, using a steady retrieve.\u00a0 Think about it, it has a natural profile, lots of buoyancy and 5 tails for swirling and twirling.\u00a0 When the bite dies a lizard bait will throw some variation into your routine.<\/p>\n

Fish your favorite lizard around scattered cover around 2-5 feet deep.\u00a0 When there’s a lot of submerged vegatation in deeper water you might want to switch to a lipless crankbait<\/a>.\u00a0 Fish with a very slow retrieve letting the lizard swim as close to the bottom or top of the grass as possible.\u00a0 If you can’t feel the grass slow down a little, and if you start to hang up just increase your speed.<\/p>\n

Lazy Crankbaits\"\"<\/h3>\n

You can use a crankbait as another slow rolling alternative.\u00a0 The real truth is that almost any lure can be deadly if you slowly move it along the bottom.\u00a0 It doesn’t matter if its large or small any crankbait can be slowly cranked back close to cover.\u00a0 I like to take a suspending crankbait and throw it out far on a heavy line.\u00a0 Then I’ll slowly crawl it across shallow cover with lots of wood.\u00a0 Try and adjust the weight until your bait is a little bit buoyant.\u00a0 That way they’ll slowly begin to float once you stop cranking.\u00a0 I try to crank the bait down to the wood structures, then slowly reel until you feel it build up pressure.<\/p>\n

Spoons and Spiders\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Spoons and spiders are another lure that I should definitely mention.\u00a0 They work great using a slow roll retrieve.\u00a0 I like to pair a silver minnow spoon<\/a> with a spinnerbait trailer and just slowly move it along.\u00a0 Not only is it completely weedless, it catches a ton of fish.\u00a0 For fishing deep water you can try a football head jig combined with a skirted double tail spider grub.\u00a0 Vary up the weight of the jig head to adjust to any water depth.\u00a0 It’ll drag over rocks without falling deeply and getting lodged.\u00a0 With such a versatile lure you can fish it any way you want.\u00a0 You can even switch up the color to further differentiate the fish you attract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bass Fishermen, Like the fish they chase, tend to get locked into a familiar pattern.\u00a0 Once you get locked onto something that works you repeat it to no end. 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