Bass Patterns — CRANKED UP ABOUT FLUOROCARBON

If you respool your reels as much as I do, I hope you stocked up on some extra fluorocarbon line recently because it’s summer and you’re going to need it.

Summertime fishing conditions are different from any other time of the year. Much of this centers around water clarity. In short, summertime brings about some of the year’s clearest water conditions. Unlike the spring when most places receive much of their rainfall, the summer is usually dry and free of precipitation. This results in less runoff and clearer water. Also, summer brings about rapid growth in shoreline vegetation, which filters the water. Plus, summer fish are usually more finicky about what they eat. All this boils down to fish a better look at your bait.

By this of year, pretty much all of my go-to presentations are being thrown on the new Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon line (this stuff is awesome, but we’ll get to it in later). I use fluorocarbon as a leader when flipping a jig on braid, I use it to pop a spoon in deep water and to stroke a jig and a plastic worm. But most importantly, I use it for deep cranking. About the only thing I don’t do with fluorocarbon is throw topwater baits