HOW-to Trigger Schooling Bass by Glenn Walker

HOW-to Trigger 
Schooling Bass 
by Glenn Walker

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Trigger Schooling Bass

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BY GLENN WALKER

Photos by Kristen Walker

here are many things a

bass angler longs for, one

of those things being the

sight of bass breaking the surface of the water gorging

A hefty largemouth plucked from a school on a

themselves on food. Depending on

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the body of water, this forage could

be Skipjack Shad, bluegills or min-

nows. Regardless of what the bass

are feeding on, when these fish

are breaking the surface (actively

feeding) a prime window to catch

these bass exists.

When a bass fisherman is talking

about targeting schooling fish, the

presentation that comes to mind

right away is fishing with topwaters.

The reason this is, is that a topwater

bait mimics the food that the bass

are actively feeding on.

As the months of summer

continue and lead into fall, bass will

continue to feed heavily. This is often

a time when bodies of water are

at their lowest, thus pushing bass

together into schools. It is a time

when the bass will be feeding heavily

as they need to pack on the extra

weight for the winter ahead.

Each angler has their own school

of thought to produce success with

schooling fish.

Some say the best technique is

to cast into the middle of the pack,

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