If the fish is not guarding a bed, cast beyond the fish and retrieve it in front of it to get its attention. I prefer to fish brightly colored baits to make sure it grabs the attention of the fish. A large 4-inch Berkley PowerBait Power Flippin’ Tube is ideal rigged with a 4/0 wide gap hook; I like white because it allows me to easily see the bait in the water so I always know where it is in relation to the fish. The "sweet spot" is the area of the bed - for whatever reason - that, when intruded upon by the bait, elicits an aggressive response from the fish. read more

