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Catching Sunning Bass

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Been having a lot of luck with suspending jerk baits this week , however I have found a lot of 3-5 lb class fish stacked up in channels just relaxing and suspending right on the surface in 3-5 ft of water , main lake temps are around 54 and the channels are 62 and up , tried just about everything in the boat to get these fish to bite but they were super spooky , and wouldn't want anything to do with my presentation , any ideas to catch these lazy bass?

Good luck with that. Maybe live bait or an extra soft presentation like running a fly past them. Tough to get sunning fish to bite.

Been having a lot of luck with suspending jerk baits this week , however I have found a lot of 3-5 lb class fish stacked up in channels just relaxing and suspending right on the surface in 3-5 ft of water , main lake temps are around 54 and the channels are 62 and up , tried just about everything in the boat to get these fish to bite but they were super spooky , and wouldn't want anything to do with my presentation , any ideas to catch these lazy bass?

Usually any lure works for me when I run it past sunning bass.. at least in South Florida ;).

 

Try a senko or a large 12" mann's jelly worm in front of their nose. 

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toss a silent wake or shallow crank and when you get to them stop it.  Have had pretty good luck this way this spring with the bigger fish. They kinda just go up and nip and swipe at it but that's all I need to get a hook in them.

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