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I catch a lot of my bigger fish just waking a jointed Rapala along the surface really close to the shore, maybe like a couple of feet from the shore, he said

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For example, if theyre feeding on 2-inch minnows, Ill usually go a blade that just slightly larger, maybe 2 inches. When the water is off-color or muddy, he uses baits rigged with Colorado- or Indiana-style blades, mainly because more rounded blades make more noise for the bass to home in on

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If they are not biting on what they normally bite, throw something else on and that might be the ticket, he said