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Top chatterbaits for summer: Tips: Use with a swimbait trailer (Zako, Rage Swimmer) Fish around submerged grass edges, riprap, and flats Vary retrieval rate, include occasional burn & pause Spinnerbaits Old-school but deadly, spinnerbaits have earned a permanent spot in my summer tackle box because theyre so effective at triggering reaction strikes, especially when summer bass are holding around cover

Lake of the Ozarks, Bull Shoals, and similar reservoirs are hitting full topwater stride

Using a popping cork, give it a good, sharp tug to pop the shrimp up and let it sink back down

Daiwa also incorporated a solid AIRDRIVE BAIL versus a tubular design