Laydowns For Lunker Bass

Laydowns For Lunker Bass are popular features in bass fisheries across the country and come in all shapes and sizes. Some still have tall tops attached that might only have a limb or two showing above the surface, but under the water is a bass haven full of thick branches ideal for catching those lunkers. Others might be slick logs with only a few stubby boughs left, perfect for lunker bass.

Its fish-holding qualities make a laydown a prime target for Bass master Elite Series pros, no matter where they fish throughout the country. Whether on the main lake or in a cove, a laydown extending out to the first drop-off has plenty of potential. You just want it to be where the first major contour break is. The tree needs to be at least hanging over that area. The drop could be only 3 to 4 feet deep for laydowns on a river, or as deep as 10 to 15 feet for a reservoir blow down. These spots are perfect Laydowns for Lunker bass.

The location of Laydowns for Lunker Bass is most important

When many anglers think about fishing laydowns, the technique that immediately comes to mind is flipping. Although flipping is without question the bread and butter of laydown fishing, there are a few
moving bait techniques that can load the boat while allowing an angler to fish more of them in a day than with a flipping stick. Both square bill crankbaits and a Baby Buzzbait™ are deadly around laydowns, and can easily out-fish a flipping presentation when the bite is on. Before pulling out your big stick, try grinding a square bill crank bait through an area of downed timber first. If you strike out, then come back through with a flipping stick.

The location of the laydown is probably the most important in finding the best laydown on your body of water. Laydowns on gravel banks are best in late spring, while laydowns on flats are often best in the fall. Laydowns next to deep water are ideal spots for lunker bass, especially in late summer, and this is an ideal condition for Laydowns For Lunker Bass. Although fishing a laydown any time of the year can be done the same way.

Excerpts taken from Lee’s new book “Strategies for Bass“.