If I understand correctly, most of the time we're fishing, bass would be neutral. Now let's just assume I have some spot(s)-on-spot(s) where I expect to find/ catch bass when they are active.

 

Do the neutral bass move down deeper in the column to another spot-on-spot, or do they move off the original spot-on-spot and suspend at the same depth, or do they just stay there and watch the world go by until I can present accurately a bait they want? Or would they be somewhere else?

 

Thanks,

Neutral bass are in transition from being active or becoming inactive, catchable sometimes. The neutral bass is in or close to becoming a suspended bass that is resting. They haven't relocated and usually in the same area as the active bass, just waiting to rest or turn on to become active or inactive.

When you meter bass that are near structure, but they don't react quickly, they are neutral and catchable if you can figure out what will trigger a response. Bass spend a lot of time being neutral.

Jigs and worms appeal to neutral bass. Sometimes it takes a slightly erratic movement, not big hops but sometimes it's ca shaking hop and dead stick type cadence.

Tom