While fishermen have equated big baits with big bass for years, bass pro Davy Hite of Ninety Six takes this to a different level by using worms and soft plastics that start at 10 inches when he takes to Lake Murray’s waters after dark.
“Big baits make larger profiles at night and help fish key in on the bait,” said Hite, who wants to use the biggest baits he can at night, whether they’re plastics, jigs, topwaters or crankbaits. Sometimes, it takes heavier equipment to throw them, including 7-foot, heavy action baitcasting outfits spooled with 20-pound braid or monofilament.
“You know when you get a strike on a 14-inch worm, it’s a good fish,” Hite said.
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