So a buddy picked me up a pack of Anacondas last night (the 7 inchers in Plum) and I'm gonna go try them out tonight.

I'm fairly new to bass fishing and my soft plastic skills still have much to be desired so any help would be greatly appreciated.

I was planning to try a very light (1/16 or less) swimbait hook and keep it at the surface but any other suggestions would be great.

Thanks in advance.

James

Gear:

5/0 Gmakatsu Offset Round Bend Hook

1/4 oz bullet weight

Technique:

Long cast

Allow bait to settle and sit for a minute

With a taut line, lift your rod from just above the water to 10:00

Let the bait fall straight down on semi-slack line

After touching the bottom, lift your rod to 12:00

Again, let the bait fall on semi-slack line and settle

After sitting for 30 seconds or so, repeat the 10:00-12:00 movements

All of my bites come on the lift or while sitting on the bottom

8-)

Jeosbo01, You can fish this worm like any other worm but as you will see, it has action like no other worm, giving it a bit more versaitility. Make sure to hook the Annie with the tail upright and pop the tab loose. Fishing with a light swimbait hook is terrific in 6 ft or less and over grass.

While the bait is falling, the tail slithers back and forth and is irresistible to the fish. This action can be achieved on the 7" with a 4/0 superline ewg hook as well but it is a slower fall and can be fished on the surface easily.

Like RW said you can Tx rig using 4/0 to a 5/0 ewg hook...and choice of weight would depend on water conditions like depth, wind etc.

It is a terrific Carolina rig worm as well.

Now for tail flipping top water action only, turn the Annie over so that Tail is turned down and buzz it across the surface.

Sorry RW, I didn't tell you about that

Hope this helps

Big O

I am shore-bound but have two REALLY good spots that are out of the way and can't even be accessed by boat.

One is a head water area about 40' wide with a row of stumps and such running down the middle. The water stays muddy and is prety shallow (7-8' at the deepest). The area is actually cut off from the main lake (Taylorsville Lake) right now because of low water but there are plenty of good sized fish in it and I have yet to see anyone else trying to get to them

The other is an rock-cut area coming off of another headwater. The water there is deeper (15' at least) and the walls are shear rock drops. The water is clear and there is alot of vegetation in it.

Please forgive my ignorance but which place would sound more promising for this bait? Thanks again...James

Wow James, I would have to fish them both because they both sound to have great potential....Please give us an update on you findings...Sounds like honey holes to me.

Big O

I will be hitting one or the other after work today...can't decide which though and can't do both because of the hour drive to them and then the 1.5 mile hike after parking...hopefully I will have a good report for y'all in the morning...

I hit the rock cut last night and they were NOT intersted in the Anaconda (or Rage Tail Shad for that matter). I tried several different presentations with the 'conda and the just didn't want it. I did manage to get a couple of little guys (< 2 pounds) on a double-prob Buzz though so it wasn't a wasted trip (but then again when is fishing ever a waste).

Thanks for the tips, I am gonna work on presentation a little and hopefully when I make a trip to KY Lake next month I will have a better report