I dunno about you guys, but I grew up fishing LA city ponds, which equates to very pressured fish. When we did hit up bigger lakes, it was Castaic, Pyramid, Piru. Equally pressured fish.
Finesse fishing is how I grew up fishing. So watching all these 'small' baits making a splash on the scene as of late, makes me go back to the days I grew up bass fishing. Used to follow Iovino and saw what he was doing with his doodlin' techniques. Aaron Martens back in the day was finessing his way to victories out in our reservoirs and perfecting that drop shot game. 3 inch hand poured worms were a staple in every angler's tackle box..
It's a good thing I still have dozens of these now dubbed "BFS" baits that I collected throughout the years that I never really stopped using.
And the craze is right. Down sizing really gets you more bites. But nobody is mentioning how this style of fishing has been a mainstay out West for a while now.
What are some of your favorites? These always seem to be packed during any bass fishing I do, regardless of where I'm at, or what time of year it is:
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