Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3811 May 10-24 2019 | Page 14

By 12 May 10 - 24, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 11 BASS ANGLER NEWS! S Pro-Cure Is The Secret Ingredient For Swimbait Success wimbaits, more specifically ultra realistic soft plastic trout imitating swimbaits, have been the go to tool for trophy bass enthusiasts for many years now. A lot of guys that are new to the swimbait game assume that as long as a bait looks and acts like a trout, the bass will hit it. Guess again! “I think one thing a lot of guys overlook is bait preparation,” disclosed Norcal Bass • Trout • Crappie • Bluegill • Catfi sh trophy bass specialist Russ Graves. “If you pull a soft plastic trout bait out of the package and start fishing it. You won’t have much luck because new baits have a strong plastic smell. Before you go fishing you’ve got to get that plastic scent off your bait. When I get a new bait, I soak it in fish oil for a few days. Then I take it out of the fish oil wipe it off and soak it for a few more days in my favorite scent. When I’m fishing, I put scent on my baits regularly. You can’t have too much scent”. I fished with Russ during the Lake Pardee Media event this month and noted that he’d apply Pro-Cure rainbow trout gel to his lure every dozen casts or so. He only caught one fish while I was with him, but that 6 pounder completely engulfed the big swimbait. I think the Pro-Cure had something to do with that. Clearly the bass was convinced that the “trout” was real. looking to put out a scent bomb, don’t overlook Pro-Cure’s garlic minnow and garlic craw scents. In terms of scents that are of interest to bassers, I’ve just scratched the surface. To learn more about Pro-Cure’s full line of scents and products visit them online at www. pro-cure.com. Other Pro-Cure Scents For Bassers Depending on what sort of presen- tations you are making Pro-Cure offers a Super Gel that will help to make you bait even more attractive and realistic. For soft plastics and jigs anise/craw is a real favorite. It’s made with whole crawfish combined with a dash of anise, bass love it and so do other species including salmon, steelhead and panfish. When you break out the baitfish pattern crankbaits or small soft plastic swimbaits, try lubing them up with either minnow or threadfin shad Pro-Cure. If the water is stained and you are really Exceptional Bass Fishing Awaits You. Call Now Or Visit Us Today! Lakefront RV Camping Call for Reservations 800-286-0576 www.collinslake.com P.O. Box 300 . Oregon House . California 95962 CONGRATULAIONS! Yo-Zuri Prostaff angler BRANDON COBB winner of BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES - Lake Hartwell 3311 I I Spool Up With Yo-Zuri Line… by Cal Kellogg f you’ve been reading the Fish Sniffer or watching my videos on YouTube, you might have noticed I’ve switched over to Yo-Zuri line exclusively. Over the past couple years, I’ve used more and more of Yo-Zuris line and I’ve found them to be top quality so this year I’ve done a full switch. SUPERBRAID ™ STRONGER • THINNER • MORE ABRASION RESISTANT Yo-Zuri ® SUPERBRAID ™ is specially coated braid features maximum abrasion resistance, extremely low stretch and exceptional durability. Available in Blue and Dark Green. 10# – 80# Yo-Zuri.com For standard applications, I’m using Yo-Zuri Hybrid Copolymer that is a mix of fluorocarbon and nylon. This line is tough and water- proof, while offering some stretch. In fresh- water, I’m running with TopKnot fluoro- carbon leader material and in saltwater I’m using the pink H.D. Carbon fluorocarbon leader. For all you halibut guys out there, one of my secrets to success has been tying my 3 way leaders with 15 pound H.D. leaders. It’s tough line that produces a lot of “extra” strikes for me. For situations that call for spooling up with fluorocarbon, the TopKnot mainline works well. It’s fine, super tough and invisible. If you are casting for trout or finessing black bass, this is the stuff to spool your reel with. Finally, we come to Yo-Zuri Super Braid available in light blue or dark green colors. The 10 to 40-pound braid is made of 4 strands and is super smooth. The heavier stuff is made of 8 strands and is equally smooth. For heavy deep sea fishing I like the blue color, but in freshwater I tend to go with the green, although this is largely habit. Honestly, I don’t think it matters and I’ve used the blue a great deal in freshwater.