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While I havent caught any monsters on this lure yet, I did catch many 2- to 4-pound fish on the 5-inch version over the last season

Unlike my upcoming day on the Androscoggin River, when the pickerel would be staging on grass points at the edges of open water, the pics on Pushaw were deep in the weeds

Heres a little secret Ive learned about bass fishing blade baits: these lures often need a quick twitch to make the bait jump

Try out Liquid Mayhem

One, I have some arthritis and just lying there begins to hurt after a while

Color Variation: In clear water, use natural colors, but in cloudy or murky water, bright colors can be more effective