Spinnerbait

• 1). Tie a spinnerbait onto a medium or medium-heavy action rod and reel spooled with 10-pound test fishing line. A 3/8-oz. white spinnerbait with a Colorado blade is a good choice in any body of water.
  
  
• 2). Hit the water before the sun comes up. Target shallow vegetation -- emergent and submerged -- by casting the spinnerbait to the edges of it. The edges of boat docks also are good, as are the edges of brush or timber. Retrieve the spinnerbait quickly and cover water, trying to locate active fish.
  
  
• 3). Cast the spinnerbait over vegetated flats in 7 to 10 feet of water when the shallow bite diminishes. When retrieving the spinnerbait, try to make it run into the vegetation and then rip it off before it gets hung up. The sudden change in the way the spinnerbait moves could provoke a strike.
  
  
• 4). Fish shallow cover and vegetated flats during low-light conditions, including at dusk and dawn, or when clouds, rain or wind reduce light penetration into the water. Cast the spinnerbait in these conditions, working quickly to cover water and locate fish that are feeding actively.
  
  

Jig and Grub

• 1). Tie a 1/4-oz. lead-head jig to a medium-action rod and reel spooled with 6- to 8-pound test fishing line. Thread a 3-inch grub onto the jig. Natural grub colors like brown, green and orange work well almost anywhere.
  
  
• 2). Cast the jig and grub to drop-offs and weed edges when the sun is high in the sky. Focus on areas where the drop-off or weed edge makes an inside turn, or where it makes a point, as such areas tend to concentrate bass. Allow the jig and grub to fall to the bottom and then either swim it slowly back to the boat, or bump it along the bottom. When you catch a bass, mark the area and continue making casts there. Bass are schooling fish by nature, so you likely will be able to catch multiple fish from the same spot.
  
  
• 3). Target boat docks while the sun is high in the sky. While the edges are productive in the morning, bass slide underneath them during the day and rest in the shade. Skip the jig and grub underneath the docks, targeting hard-to-reach areas.