We’ve been fishing a bunch of new top-water baits lately but as every good angler knows, when you’re fishing top-water, you have to have a follow up bait.
There are times when bass will flat out miss a frog, spook or other bait. When this happens, you need to be rigged and ready to fire right back in there with something that will sink a little bit but still tempt a fish into striking.
Some folks like to use worms or paddle tail swimbaits or a whole host of other plastics. One of the baits that we have found that is very effective as a second chance bait is the Strike King KVD Swim N Shiner.
The Shiner comes in both 4 and 5 inch versions with the color choices identical for either size. The plastic used in making the bait is the Perfect Plastics formula that is rich in salt as well as having the caffeine scent infused to mask human scent and oils. [Read more…]