Why summer bass leave you frustrated (and how to fix it)

Hey, Keith here.

Let me ask you something.

How many times have you hit the water in June, thinking, This is the day... only to come home empty, sore, and wondering what went wrong?

You saw baitfish moving. You threw your confidence lure. You hit your best spots.

But nothing connected.

What most anglers miss:
Summer bass don’t act like spring bass. They slow down, slide into deep cover, and wait. Not for anything, but for the right thing.

If you’re still working the banks with moving lures all day, hoping something finally bites, you’re not alone. I did the same for years. But it’s not bad luck. It’s just the wrong approach for the season.

Here’s one quick tip to try on your next trip:
Instead of burning spinnerbaits or topwaters, try dragging a football jig near deeper pockets or shade lines along the bank.

If you’re fishing a lake with a steep drop-off or riprap, get that jig out as far as you can and drag it slowly along the bottom

Don’t hop or snap it. Let it look like a crawfish creeping through cover. 

Summer bass are lazy but opportunistic. Give them something easy to eat and they’ll take it.

That’s just one tactic I rely on this time of year. But there’s more to it than that.

If you want to consistently catch bass when others get skunked, your entire lure strategy has to adjust.

That includes size, color, movement, and when to throw each one. It’s not complicated, but it does require a system.

That’s why Wes and I created the Lure Selection Mastery video course. It gives you a clear way to match your lures to what big bass are actually looking for, especially when the bite is tough like it is in summer.