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Lake Don Pedro is one of the finest bass fishing waters in the Northern California area. This bass filled impoundment, in the spring, has produced some of the biggest bass in Northern California on a consistent basis. March and April is that special time of year when double-digit bass will be found in skinny water. And this must be your lucky day because the Hookset (Steve Tamez) is going to share a "secret" that will allow you to catch that bass of a lifetime. The bait of choice is a shallow running stick bait lure that goes by the name of "Rattlin Rouge"; however, that's not the secret. The secret is to use a color that many of you may not even have in your tacklebox - bright red. In the southern part of the country the color is referred to as "Rayburn Red". Last year while fishing at both Don Pedro and Lake Sonoma I used this brightly colored bait to catch more big bass on a consistent basis that any other bait I used in the spring! The time to use this color in the south is Feb-May. The spawn is different in the northern part of the country. March to early June will be the time to fish this bait. After summer begins, try to fish the Rattling Rouge at night for best results. |
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Springtime bass give great opportunity to fish various jerk baits in 1-35 ft of water. The rattlin rouge has to be one of the best jerk baits that I have ever used on any lake. I can read your mind. Right now you are thinking, "I have a good selection of other colors so why should I go out and buy a bunch of new baits?" Fish this bait and you will not be sorry. Fishing this bait for big bass can be done with a few adjustments to your presentation. These changes can be as slight as a hesitation to increasing the jerking speed of the bait. Be careful to pay attention to the change in technique. The red stick bait phenomenon actually started years ago at Toledo Bend Reservoir. It didn't take long for the word to spread to California and to other lakes throughout the country. Red is a bright color that really stands out in the off-color or stained water we normally experience during the springtime. Add the fact that our lakes have a great number of crawfish that just coincidentally are an off-color reddish-orange, and then throw in the simple fact that a bait such as the red Rattlin Rouge is easy for all levels of fishermen to use, and you start getting the picture of why a red stick bait can be so effective. I have been on the water a number of times since we brought in the New Year, and can assure you that the red color is still hot. If you are heading to the lake without some of these crazy red baits, you just may wind up fishing instead of catching. To make sure that you get in on some of this great springtime action, I would certainly toss in a few of those "Red Rouges". See you on the water! Steve Tamez owns Hookset Guide Service and holds the Lake Sonoma Record for Bass. |
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