{"id":2790,"date":"2021-06-16T00:20:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-711416-2356891.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2023-06-30T05:12:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T05:12:29","slug":"3-baits-that-will-catch-fish-all-throughout-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofishingoutdoors.com\/3-baits-that-will-catch-fish-all-throughout-july\/","title":{"rendered":"3 baits that will catch fish all throughout July"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Many fishermen overcomplicate how to catch fish in July. With thousands of baits in the aisles of your Bass Pro or local tackle shop, it can get pretty confusing just what works during the dog days of summer.<\/span><\/p> To simplify this – I\u2019m giving your three baits that are going to work all month in July. Summer is actually the time of year that I use the least amount of lures. There are some that just work and are the best for you to go to in all situations.<\/span><\/p> Each of these baits shines in certain situations as well, which we will also get into. So you not only know what to fish – but most importantly – WHERE to fish them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Perhaps the most fun way to fish in the summer is to find a big grass mat and tie on a topwater frog.<\/span><\/p> The beauty of a hollow-body frog is that it can be fished in water with a ton of vegetation. So if your lake is mossy, grassy, weedy, or has any green stuff on the top part of the water, a topwater frog will work.<\/span><\/p> Fisherman all have their preference for the best topwater frog, but I personally am not very brand specific. Particularly in summer when you’re fishing in dense vegetation, I just want something that won\u2019t get hung up and has good quality hooks<\/strong> to make sure any bass that bites will get hooked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> For me – that is the Scum Frog<\/strong><\/a>. It has a very light, hollow body that lets it come through vegetation well and collapses when a bass bites which leads to better hookups. Plus, it\u2019s one of the cheapest frogs you\u2019ll find around. So what\u2019s not to love?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Scum Frug<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Buy now on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Buy now on Bass Pro Shops<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t More important than what type of topwater frog you\u2019re using is where you decide to fish it.<\/span><\/p> It is well known that bass don\u2019t like extremely warm temperatures. As the sun rises and temperatures outside increase, water temperatures rise extremely quickly in shallow waters and less so as the water gets deeper.<\/span><\/p> But some things exist in shallow water which keeps water temps around it cooler<\/strong> – chief among these is thick vegetation like grass mats. It provides tons of shade from the sun which keeps the water underneath it much cooler. So bass love to stay in it as shade from the sun.<\/span><\/p> Additionally, as water warms the amount of oxygen in the water lowers. Like us, bass require oxygen to survive. So bass will purposefully find water which still contains the most oxygen.<\/span><\/p> If you paid attention during science class, you might remember that grass, trees, and all vegetation expels oxygen. This works in the water too. All types of vegetation will output oxygen making the water surrounding them much easier to live in for all types of fish.<\/strong> Especially during summer when oxygen in water is diminished.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Grass mats and similar vegetation then not only provides shade for bass, but creates the oxygen they need to survive. For both reasons – a good grass mat on a lake can hold tons of fish.<\/span><\/p> The best grass mats on your fishery are going to be the ones that are the most green and alive.<\/strong> This is because they are the most likely to give off good levels of oxygen. So cruise around and try to find a nice big area of vegetation where everything is very vibrant.<\/span><\/p> Then, you want to just throw your hollow bodied frog right on top of the densest vegetation in the area. Usually bass will not be on the edges but will be right in the thick of it during the hot days of July.<\/span><\/p> Fish the entire mat though – as bass won\u2019t travel as well in the dense vegetation to eat lures. This is because their sight, hearing, and other senses are limited in the thick grass. So sometimes you will have to throw right on their heads.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t A final key for topwater frog fishing in July is to not watch your frog. You\u2019re naturally inclined to set the hook as soon as you see a bass bite – and you\u2019ll miss it every time this way. A bass eating a frog in vegetation is fighting through a lot of grass to get the lure in their mouth. So wait until you actually feel the bass on the line to set the hook<\/strong> to make sure you\u2019re not pulling too early.<\/span><\/p> Don\u2019t be too concerned if you miss a few fish though. Bass will often just miss the lure because of the vegetation they have to go through to get it. So if you\u2019re catching 50% of the fish that bite, you\u2019re doing just fine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Maybe your fishery doesn\u2019t have any grass mats or they\u2019ve already been fished hard by the other anglers at your lake. In that case, you\u2019re going to want to head to deep water to find those bass that aren\u2019t looking for shade and just want the deeper, cooler water.<\/span><\/p> This is probably the best way to catch great quality and numbers of bass because not many fisherman know how to do it. Finding a grass mat is pretty easy. Finding a point or creek channel holding bass with just your eyes is nearly impossible.<\/span><\/p> So a necessity for this type of fishing is having a fish finder of some kind.<\/strong> But it doesn\u2019t have to be a very fancy one. Even a castable version like this<\/strong><\/a> will work to find the right places to throw deep diving crankbaits.<\/span><\/p> Bass in deep water will not be blindly out in the middle of a lake. Instead, they are much more likely to be on some type of structure or cover that they can relate to in big schools. The fish finder is necessary not just to find fish, but to find whatever they might be holding to.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t So when trying to find a great place to fish crankbaits, my first recommendation is to go to the ends of points. Points are great places for bass to ambush prey and they relate to them often. Plus every fishery has them – usually hundreds of them. So they’re a great place to start.<\/span><\/p> You\u2019re looking for something like the above image, an area where land comes out into the water making an actual point. That will continue underneath the water where two sides have really deep water and the area on top of the point is much shallower.<\/span><\/p> During July, bass will be on the sides of the point or very end of the point where the deep water is.<\/strong> How do you know where on the point they are? Well that\u2019s what the fish finder is for!<\/span><\/p> You\u2019re looking for not just fish sitting near the bottom of the water, but any type of rock, brush, or unique feature that bass might hold too. Chances are if you can find a rock pile or brush pile off a point in deeper water – there will be some bass there.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t So when fishing crankbaits in July – finding the spots to fish is really key. Then, it\u2019s as easy as getting your boat a good distance away from them and casting over your spot again and again, trying to get your crankbait to bump into the rock, wood, or whatever you\u2019ve marked on your fishfinder.<\/span><\/p> Sometimes there will be a very specific area that bass want the bait in<\/strong> – but when you get it in that area you can catch bass cast after cast. So make sure to work a point from multiple angles and hit multiple places to try and coax a bite. When you get one, make the exact same cast and you\u2019ll likely get bit again.<\/span><\/p> The best crankbaits I have found, particularly for fisherman just getting into deep diving crankbaits, are the Rapala DT series<\/strong><\/a>. This is because each is marked with a number for the depth that it will dive to (what DT stands for). So a DT 10 goes to 10 feet. A DT 20 goes to 20 feet. Simple.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Rapala DT Series Crankbait<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Buy now on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t1. Topwater Frogs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
2. Deep Diving Crankbaits<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t