{"id":5261,"date":"2024-06-28T06:58:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakeforkmonsters.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/how-to-bass-fish-flutter-spoons-on-overlooked-spots\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T16:22:18","slug":"how-to-bass-fish-flutter-spoons-on-overlooked-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videos.lakeforkmonsters.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/how-to-bass-fish-flutter-spoons-on-overlooked-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bass Fish Flutter Spoons on Overlooked Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"630\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNUf5cX4ukg?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Astute bass anglers like Chris Zaldain excel by targeting under-pressured bass with proven big fish baits on overlooked spots. He gives us a lesson in finding schools of big bass around mid-depth saddles using a combination of mapping and an assortment of modern sonar technologies. He then leverages forward-facing sonar to make accurate casts to bass and work magnum flutter spoons through the schools with great success. <\/p>\n<p>Every fishing day starts by driving your boat to a likely location. Zaldain kicks off the process by doing a map recon and applying colors to specific contour ranges to make structures and sneaky spots pop to the eye. While ledges, points, and drop-offs are excellent areas, they also receive the lion\u2019s share of the pressure. Saddles, however, are often overlooked despite being baitfish and gamefish magnets. He shows what saddles look like on mapping, then idles these spots to see if they have life. <\/p>\n<p>FEATURED TACKLE (retail links)<br \/>\n\u2022 FLUTTER SPOONS @ Tackle Warehouse: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3fB0jSU\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3fB0jSU<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 SWIVEL &#8211; Owner Micro Hyper Barrel Swivel: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3fLxvS0\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3fLxvS0<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 MAIN LINE &#8211; Seaguar Smackdown Braided Line, Flash Green: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3zHnf8Z\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3zHnf8Z<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 LEADER LINE &#8211; Seaguar Gold Label Fluorocarbon, 30-pound: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3sZX4XF\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3sZX4XF<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 ROD &#8211; 13 Fishing Muse Black, 7&#8217;11&#8221; Heavy: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3T1QHOz\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3T1QHOz<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 REEL &#8211; 13 Fishing Concept A2, 8.3:1: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3N7xND6\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wired2.fish\/3N7xND6<\/a><br \/>\n*Additional links are below.<\/p>\n<p>Once he finds predator fish, Zaldain acquires the bass off the bow using a combination of 360 Imaging and forward-facing sonar. Suppose you\u2019re fishing a trophy bass fishery such as Texas\u2019 famed Lake Fork. In that case, magnum flutter spoons are an excellent choice for triggering the biggest bass in the school \u2014 fish commonly conditioned to jigs, crankbaits, and swimbaits. Zaldain makes precise casts to bass by cross-cueing MEGA 360 Imaging and MEGA Live. MEGA 360 Imaging paints the detailed terrain map while he uses MEGA Live to pinpoint the fish and how far they are off the bottom. Cast beyond the school and stroke the flutter spoon over the top of them to trigger big bites. <\/p>\n<p>Trial and error have shifted Zaldain\u2019s flutter spoon program away from straight fluorocarbon. He lands way more fishing using a heavier and longer casting rod paired with a fast reel spooled with a braided mainline to a short leader of heavy fluorocarbon. 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