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It is also effective in waters with a hard or muddy bottom

Whether youre staring at forward-facing sonar or punching the thickest mats on the lake, bass anglers in 2026 are relying on a mix of high-tech precision, old-school confidence and a few downright weird-looking baits to fool lethargic, heat-stressed bass

Throw them on points, bluff walls, rocky banks or anywhere that bass are suspended or feeding up in the water column

And now Rapala is offering some high end versions of the popular minnow or jerkbait offerings like their Rapala Countdown Elite and Rapala Ultralite Minnow

The bass group up and spent a lot of their Winter spent motionless

The glider fins on the side will support to keep the bait in the same range and contribute for long gliding distances during darting actions