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Big
Bites Baits Of The Month
YoDaddy
The
Bassmaster Classic is just
around the corner and Big
Bite is announcing a few
new baits at this year’s
Classic. The first of two
is Big Bites new Russ Lane
signature bait the
YoDaddy.
Russ
designed the YoDaddy to do
a few different things.
Two primary features that
Russ had in mind was a
bait that could be flipped
into heavy cover that in
return would have a good
hooking percentage and the
bait had to have good
action.
He
took into consideration
just how the bait had to
sit on the hook so he made
the YoDaddy around a
Gamakatsu #5 flipping
hook, the LS304415.
Together these two will
get more bass to the boat
and Russ said “that is
the key to winning
tournaments fishermen that
can land more fish from
the heavy cover will cash
more checks than the
fisherman that have bass
get off because the bait
got in the way of the
hook”.
Russ also worked on coming
up with a bait that had
allot of action for
minimal movement. He said
“most of the craw baits
on the market now take a
lot of movement to get any
action out of the craws or
legs the YoDaddy does not
and he points out that is
important. You
do not have to move this
bait far before the legs
and craws start to come
alive with action.”
This makes the YoDaddy an
excellent choice to be
fished as a swim jig
trailer or just fished on
a hook rigged texas style.
Russ
says “hands down the Big
Bite YoDaddy is a bait
that needs to be in your
box”.
Let’s looks at a few
different ways to rig and
fish the new YoDaddy from
Big Bite.
Flipping Heavy Cover
Rigged
on a #5 Gamakatsu flippin
hook and with a 1oz weight
pegged above the bait you
are ready to head into the
thickest cover you can
find. This
is a toe to toe battle
that will be a fight to
the end when you get a
bass hooked. Many
times the weakest link in
this system was getting a
good solid hook set into
the bass and being able to
get the bass up and out of
the cover. Russ
Lane took special care
when designing the YoDaddy
to get more solid hookups;
putting more bass in your
livewell.
I generally fish this rig
on a 7 1/2ft to 8ft
flipping stick; teamed
with a baitcaster reel
that is at least 6 to1
speed and in fact 7 to 1
is even better.
Spooled this with
Sunline Braid line FX2 in
60lb range you are set for
battle.
Pitch the bait into the
openings of the heavy
cover and hold on. When
you get a bite set the
hook and try your best to
get the bass up and out of
the thick cover as fast as
you can. That
is the main reason for
choosing the faster speed
reel. You
do not want the bass down
there getting rooted
deeper into the cover the
more they do the less your
chances will be to get
them out. So
when you feel a bite you
need to get on the bass
and get them coming your
way as fast as you can.
Swim Jig Trailer
As
we have mentioned Russ
wanted a bait that had a
lot of action with minimal
movement that is why it is
a no brainer to use the
YoDaddy as a swim jig
trailer. Thread
the YoDaddy onto your hook
like you would other craw
trailers.
When
fishing a swim jig make
your cast and count to the
bait down to the depth
that you need to target
and start to reel the jig
back to the boat. Do
not try to put extra
action into the swim jig
the best thing you can do
is to drop the rod tip and
reel. If
you see the jig move into
an area that has a down
tree or some other form of
cover I will many times
stop the jig and let it
fall into the cover then
start the jig on its way
again if I do not get a
bite.
If
I get into an area that
has cover that I can flip
I do not pass up the
opportunity to work the
bait around and through
this type of cover.
When it comes to depth
adjust the jig size for
the depth of water that
you are fishing. Pay
close attention to trailer
size vs. jig size. If
I am using a 1/4oz jig I
will pinch part of the
tail off of the YoDaddy to
get it to match the bait. If
I am fishing a 1/2oz swim
jig I will use the whole
YoDaddy as is.
To
fish my swim jig
presentation I generally
use a 7ft medium to
medium-heavy action
baitcaster, teamed with a
6 to 1 baitcaster reel. Spool
this with 16lb to 20lb
Sunline Shooter
fluorocarbon line. If
I am fishing around heavy
cover I may opt to use
30lb Sunline braid FX2
line.
Weed and Football Jig Trailer
I
put these two jigs
together because the
meaning behind the
presentation is the same
you are just fishing them
in a different locations. First
let’s start with the
weed jig. Thread
the YoDaddy onto the jig
like you did on the swim
jig once again trim the
YoDaddy to fit the size of
jig that you are fishing.
Make
your cast and let the jig
settle to the tops of the
weeds and slowly lift and
drop the jig to the next
weed. The
more contact you can make
with the weeds the more
bites you will get by the
end of your day of
fishing. When
you get your jig to the
edge of the weeds let it
fall down the weed edge
and work the jig along the
bottom a few more pulls
before bringing it back to
the boat for the next
cast.
Key
here is when you are
picking jig size to fish
the weeds you want to pick
a jig that is just heavy
enough to fall and stay on
top of the weeds. You do
not want a jig that will
fall deep into the weeds
that will be hard to move
or get out. This will
quickly turn into a wasted
cast and will scare more
fish that it will attract.
When it comes to the
football jig I will always
use a full YoDaddy as my
trailer I want those legs
up and kicking as I am
dragging my jig through
the rocks. These legs are
what is going to attract
bass to the bait, so let
the craws and legs of the
Yodaddy stand up and kick
away.
I will fish both of these
presentations on a 7ft to
7 1/2ft baitcaster setup;
teamed up with a matching
baitcaster reel spooled
with 15lb to 20lb Sunline
Fluorocarbon Shooter line.
Texas Rigged
Rigged
with either a plain EWG
worm hook or on a weighted
EWG worm hook you cannot
pass up this option for
fishing the new YoDaddy. Match
the texas rig presentation
to the conditions you are
fishing. If
you are fishing shallow
and looking for a slow
falling bait I will opt to
use the weighted hook
presentation. I
will rig the YoDaddy on a
1/16oz to 1/8oz weighted
EWG hook and start working
the bait slowly along the
bottom.
If I am fishing the
weedflats I will opt to
fish the YoDaddy on a
regular texas rig with a
sliding bullet weight. With
this presentation I can
adjust the weight size to
match the wind and weed
conditions that I am
fishing that day.
Do not forget about the
Carolina rig option, the
YoDaddy will make a
perfect offering to use
when targeting summertime
deepwater bass.
I fish my texas rig
presentations on a 7ft
heavy action baitcaster,
teamed with a matching
reel and spooled with 16lb
to 20lb Sunline
Fluorocarbon Shooter line.
I do not know about you,
but the YoDaddy is going
to be a bait that I will
have to carry in my tackle
box. There
are a bunch of different
ways to rig and fish this
bait and we have just
scratched the surface with
the few options we talked
about.
The YoDaddy will be
available after Feb 20th
2011 so look for it at
your local tackle
retailer. If they do not
have it yet ask them to
please get the Big Bite
YoDaddy.
Pre orders can be
placed at 877-
Scott
Petersen
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