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[Hallman]

What works best for you in the dead of summer?

I have had some recent success in the late evening hours with slow working plastics.

Anyone have mid-day success? What lures do you have the most success with during the dog days of summer?

Thanks

[roadwarrior]

Most big bass are caught between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

[dale.m]

I've had midday success with t-rigged Zoom Trick Worms.

[Miller's Ferry 8]

I don't even have to think about this one. Mid-day use a deep diving crankbait on ledges in about ten to fifteen feet of water. Just make sure your retrieve is slow and your crankbait is on bottom.

[JamesD]

I tend to fish early in t he AM in one particular spot... I left the house today at 5 and was on the water casting by 5:25am....

I find that top water, and buzz bait really work well for me.... Then again, I don't know how to, and have never successfully fished with worm, but it would seem to me that it might also work well.

The water I fish in most days is too shallow for cranks, That's just the life of shore-fishing.

[MCS]

I've had midday success with t-rigged Zoom Trick Worms.

That is my go to! Red shad, yesterday I got a hit almost every cast right before this weather front was coming through. Even on a slow day they will produce at least a few.

[MCS]

I tend to fish early in t he AM in one particular spot... I left the house today at 5 and was on the water casting by 5:25am....

I find that top water, and buzz bait really work well for me.... Then again, I don't know how to, and have never successfully fished with worm, but it would seem to me that it might also work well.

The water I fish in most days is too shallow for cranks, That's just the life of shore-fishing.

I fish from shore pretty much same time, now with my son in school I am done by 7. Usually I start top water, popper or zoom toad and end with a worm. Around here the water is shallow or too vegetated to fish cranks etc. The worms do the job, I never fished them much or had success up north, but once you get the hang of it you won't stop using them. You tube vids helped me. A "trick for your trick worm" was the one that sticks out the most and it works.

[mikeeasttn]

Roadwarrior is right about the large bass at least for myself. All the larger bass I have caught come during midday and bluebird skies.

[new2BC4bass]

I tend to fish early in t he AM in one particular spot... I left the house today at 5 and was on the water casting by 5:25am....

I find that top water, and buzz bait really work well for me.... Then again, I don't know how to, and have never successfully fished with worm, but it would seem to me that it might also work well.

The water I fish in most days is too shallow for cranks, That's just the life of shore-fishing.

I would think a worm could be one of your better baits. Hook it weedless and weightless. S-L-O-W-L-Y work it back to you. Don't be afraid to throw it into the weeds. Has to be a couple articles on this site about worm fishing. Yup. A good article to start with is this one. http://www.bassresou...rm_fishing.html

[AK-NJ1986]

I have had more late day success using senkos and other soft plastics, and I have even had some success using spinner baits, but that depends on the pond that I am fishing in

[Hallman]

Good feedback everyone!

Thanks

[Nitrofreak]

In the dead of summer when the fish are no longer shallow, or the shallow bite stops, I head for structure in the deeper parts of my lake, looking for channel bends and shelfs, my go to bait is a 3/4 oz Strike King jig with either a Rage Craw or a Lobster.

[countryfried]

earley morning is what i reach for .

[tommy7373]

without a doubt in the summer I go to a floro line 8lb test and use shakey head worms. I have been tearing them up on the shakey head. work it slow and you cant go wrong. caught 9 great bass today on a shakey head with a zoom finesse worm. it was 106 degress out today in Athens GA

Shake it up Shakey Head!!!!

[Bassn Blvd]

It has been VERY widy here in S.Florida lately and 1/2oz Rtraps have been producing for me.