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May 26, 2010
Catch More Bass with a Magic Marker

Yeah, you read that right. The black felt-tip rolling around your desk drawer can actually help you trigger and detect more strikes when conditions push bass under the canopy of matted weeds.

Just ask Texas guide and pro Matt Reed. First thing he'll often do while flippin' a grassbed is use a marker to color the last several feet of his green braided line—the length he smears black matches the depth of the water.

This lets him monitor how fast the lure falls after splashdown by watching how quickly the black section disappears. And it allows Reed to visually detect strikes—if the line stops, suddenly accelerates or continues "sinking" past the depth of the water, he hammers the hook home.

Plus, Reed can pinpoint how far under the surface bass are holding. Usually, most fish in a grassbed will be at about the same level as the others—whether that's right below the matted weeds on top, belly-to-bottom or suspended in between.

Now that you know his trick, learn about Matt Reed's go—to flippin baits.

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