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Ways & Means

By Michael Jones
BASS Times, July 2002

Friday, August 2, 2002

In the world of bass fishing, the "prop" lure is wrongly viewed as the redheaded stepchild in an angler's tacklebox. Most fishermen ignore them in favor of other types of surface lures. And that could be a major mistake when the right situation for a prop bait comes along. This type of lure is at its best during the post-spawn phase around most kinds of shoreline cover. It also attracts attention in shallow flats or around grassbeds. But the subtle, water-churning action of a prop bait is also ...

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