Seasoned pro Mike McClelland sat down with me and revealed his tricks for catching fall bass with a wobblehead jig!

 

 

 

Thanks for posting Glenn  - a lesser known / fished technique for sure but deadly on more open , bare bottom lakes with rocky structure ! My wobble head set up is a Abu Garcia 7' H/F Veritas bait cast rod , 6:3:1 bait cast reel , #15 lb. ~ #17 lb. FC line with a Biffle Head (7/16th oz. mainly) and Biffle Bug (4.25" Green Pumpkin) on the business end . I like to think of the wobble head as "bottom cranking" where I just reel nice and steady looking for rocks on bare bottom reservoirs to deflect off of . *I want that wobble head  deflection to happen quick off of structure  with no delay - hence why my H/F  Veritas rod  is only used for wobble head fishing along with low stretch FC line . When I get a strike , I just reel set on the bass while moderately fast sweeping from the side . I tried a MH / F rod and experienced enough of a delay when the wobble head encountered structure that it lessened the reaction bites (key for this technique) that I received . Also important to reiterate that a wobble head MUST maintain bottom contact 95% of the time to be effective - it's a great way to cover bare bottom water with rocky , hard structure and is faster at  eliminating  poor bass holding water versus  using a football jig for the same thing . Lastly , it's fun to experiment with soft plastics on a wobble head : Creature Baits , Craws , Swim Baits , Flukes and even worms / stick worms will all produce ... Here's hoping we see a video soon from you Glenn on a Washington lake that lends itself to this effective wobble head technique !

No surprise that Mike was involved with development of this particular wobble head for Gammy. I fish a lot of lakes in his home area, they have the perfect setup for using this approach. Pretty good visibility, and nice gravel and chunk rock bottoms. It’s one of my favorite ways to catch them down there in southern Missouri. In the fall I put on paddle tails, white rage bugs, and z-craws in a color called black flash on sunnier days. Give it a try!

I haven’t fished it much this year but a Plasma Tail worm with a wobble head set up has been deadly for me in the past.  Another bait I like is a Kreature bait.  Both of these do well, bouncing and slow swimming.