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Championship Patterns

to bite. buoy to the side of the bed. Baits, usually jigs,
The best spots were brush or stakebeds are pitched out and allowed to swing down
on or near a good drop. The drop is a travel to the fish. If not taken, the jig is hopped off
route and place where a fish can move up or bottom and kept swimming until under the
down in the water column within a matter of pole tip. It is held still momentarily to see if
seconds. All crappie like a ledge. the stopped jig gets a hit.
Again, vertical jigging and slow trolling There is nothing magic about single
were the top tactics for this pattern. Slow pole jigging except it puts the fisherman in
trolling has the option of fishing two baits per full control of the bait and bites can be felt.
pole, four poles per fisherman. Therefore, a Holding a pole allows a quick hook-set that’s
team can have 16 baits in the water giving very important when fishing jigs.
different bait options at multiple depths. The Comments
odds are better with more baits in the water. Fishermen believe a ledge is a
Slow trolling allows baits to be on the move great year-round structure. The season
or held still. Boat control is critical because determines the depth of the fish. As proven
poles are linked to the boat through the in the tournament, the September/October
holders so the boat guides the baits. months at Kentucky Lake can have fish
Single pole jigging allows a quick jump scattered at every depth. The reason is
from bed to bed searching for the active fish. water temperature cooling causes fish to
Stakebeds are often marked by tossing a

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