Catching Bass around Timber and Brush

Timber and Brush are probably the second most common type of
cover where bass are found.  Flooded brush and timber can provide
some excellent bass fishing for numbers and quality-sized fish.  In
some reservoirs, there is plenty of flooded timber and brush.  

Submerged trees can last indefinitely and in many reservoirs, there
are tons of partially-exposed trunks as well as trunks well below the
surface.  Whether the trees were cut before the reservoir was filled, or
if the trees are just in flooded water, it doesn't matter too much to the
bass.  They love wood and they will find it wherever and whenever they
can.  Brush usually grows along the shoreline in shallow water.  After
heavy rains, bass will seek these areas for cover.  Fishing can be
excellent in and around brushy areas after big storms.

To catch bass in flooded brush and timber, you must be using heavy
tackle to consistently catch fish.  The largest trees and the trees will
the most branches hold the most fish, which means there are lots of
potential snags waiting to happen.  As soon as a bass is hooked, it will
try to run for cover.  Some tournament fishermen use heavy rods with
65 pound test line around wood.  The best way to catch fish in and
around brush and timber is by flippin' or pitchin'
jigs.  They don't get
hung up and bass love them.  Almost any bass jig on the market will
produce bass around wood.  You can also catch fish on
soft plastics,
topwater, and crankbaits if they stay out of the wood.  If you haven't
used jigs in this type of cover, you're missing out because jigs are the
best way to fish around wood.
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