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Folks at home,
You might be making a BIG mistake!
In this episode of Ike In The Shop, I’m bringing back an old-school bass fishing technique called the wake minnow. We’re taking classic floating hard minnows and fishing them in a completely different way — waking them just under the surface to create a wide, natural action that can draw bass up from a LONG way.
I’ll break down exactly how I fish a wake minnow, including the difference between straight-body and jointed minnows, silent vs. rattling baits, the best colors for sunny and cloudy conditions, and the rod, reel and line setup I use to keep these baits running right below the surface.
And timing is EVERYTHING! I’ll show you the three periods when this forgotten technique can be absolutely deadly: pre-spawn, the heat of summer, and the fall feed.
These old-school minnow baits have been catching fish forever. Bomber Long A’s, Cotton Cordell Red Fins and modern versions like the Berkley Surge Minnow all have that long, slender baitfish profile bass LOVE. Sometimes the newest technique isn’t the answer — sometimes the answer has been sitting in your tackle box the entire time!
Be honest… how many of you have an old floating minnow buried at the bottom of your tackle box? And when was the last time you actually threw it?
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00:00 The Forgotten Wake Minnow Technique
01:44 What Is a Wake Minnow?
03:19 Best Wake Minnow Size & Style
06:25 Best Colors for Wake Minnows
10:39 Why Wake Minnows Catch Bass
11:33 The 3 Best Times to Fish a Wake Minnow
16:06 Straight vs. Jointed Wake Minnows
18:31 How to Fish a Wake Minnow
21:46 Best Rod, Reel & Line Setup
23:49 Why You Need to Try This Technique