How to Develop an Offshore Bass Pattern

It's relatively easy to fish down a shoreline and spot good-looking spots, but finding productive offshore areas requires some searching with electronics and a smart lures strategy. Major League Fishing pro, David Walker, explains how he locates productive offshore areas using a combination of sonar technologies and a handful of lures that span aggressive to finesse.

NEKO RIG SETUP
• WORM - Z-Man SMH WormZ, color - Green Pumpkin: https://wired2.fish/3mZiTEj
• NEKO WEIGHT - Z-Man Neko ShroomZ: https://wired2.fish/3xA2U5s
• HOOK - Gamakatsu G-Finesse Weedless Stinger Neko Hook: https://wired2.fish/3zOYk4Q
• LINE (mainline) - Sunline Xplasma Asegai Braided Line, 16-pound: https://wired2.fish/3Qu9uSC
• LINE (leader) - Sunline New Shooter Fluorocarbon, 7-pound: https://wired2.fish/3zWmCdc
• REEL - Shimano Vanford C300XG Spinning Reel: https://wired2.fish/3xBmvRS
• ROD - Shimano G Loomis Conquest, 7' 6" Medium-Light Spinning Rod: https://wired2.fish/3N0yrlz

TACKLE USED
• CRANKBAIT - Strike King Silent Series 6XD: https://wired2.fish/3xHItm0
• FOOTBALL JIG - Z-Man David Walker's CrosseyeZ Football Jig: https://wired2.fish/39xGk4B

Walker recommends spending a good amount of time at the steering wheel looking for sweet spots such as where deep brush interests a creek channel. He drops waypoints on his side and down scan, then takes to the bow where forward-facing sonar further defines the structure and cover and confirms or denies the presence of fish.

Walker prefers starting his fishing with a fast-moving reaction bait like a crankbait. A crankbait scours a specific depth with utmost efficiency. He then works in spoons to see if the vertical up and down motion is a better trigger than a fast and horizontal crankbait.

Switching gears, a Texas-rigged worm is always a must-try when bass are hunkered down in the brush or grass. Walker then pivots to a big-profiled football jig and drags it across the bottom. When everything else fails to produce bites, a weedless Neko rig setup starts generating bites and reveals a viable pattern.

By fishing different types of offshore structure and cover and then honing in on which baits work best, Walker can then repeat the pattern throughout the lake.


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