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- Tules, cattails, or bullrushes....call them what you will, if present on the
- lake you're fishing, are an often overlooked hot spot for bass. Because of
- the denseness of these areas, fishermen often pass them up as un-fishable.
- To a great extent, this is true. An errant cast will leave you frustrated as
- you try to retreive your hung up bait. Tules are often so dense that you can't
- even get your boat into them. But, because of this thick cover, tules offer
- security to small fish and to salamanders, snakes, and crayfish.
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- Where there is food to be had, you can bet there are bass around! Probably the
- only effective way to fish the tules is by fishing the edges of the stuff.
- Bass tend to back their way into the tules and lie waiting in ambush for
- unsuspecting prey. For this reason, position your boat close to the tules, and
- either make your casts parallel to the edges, or use a 'flippin type of
- presentation. The parallel cast presents the bait to any bass lying as
- described above. For this technique, use a stout rod with strong, abrasion
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- resistant line. Stick baits work well, as do spinnerbaits and shallow
- running crankbaits. Plastic worms and salamanders are also excellent choices.
- Tube lures like G-2's or Gitzits with very light weight lead heads can be
- deadly, but require the use of lighter line and spinning rods to fish
- properly. For 'flippin, use a long rod and strong line. Pig and jigs, and
- artificial crayfish such as the Flippin Craw as well as plastic worms rigged
- Texas style are the lures of choice.
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