The Silver Buddy - Afriend during winter

The Silver Buddy

- Afriend during winter

Fishing with Chris

Foster

If youare a

die-hard bass fisherman and brave enough to fish in the colder monhts,

then you need to fish with a buddy, a "Silver Buddy."

The Silver

Buddy I'm talking about is a thin-metal vibrating bait that gives off

a lot of flash, similar to a bait-fish.

This lure can

be your ace lure in the winter months. The 1/2-ounce silver and the 3/4-ounce

silver colored models will get down to the bass fast, no matter what depth

you are fishing. But, it is most effective in a depth range between 12

and 30 feet.

Prime places

to use the Silver Buddy is tapering flats with a rocky bottom that drops

off sharply into main river channels.

To use the

lure properly, you must first acquire the proper equipment.

For the best

control of the lure, i use and recommend a bait cast reel spooled with

an eight to 12 pound line on a six to six and one half foot medium heavy

action bait cast rod.

Now, to use

the Silver Buddy correctly, first cast out the lure and let it sink all

the way to the bottom.

Secondly, raise

your rod tip up to an 11 o'clock position and moderately lift your rod

upward (you should feel the lure's vibrations through your rod tip).

Thirdly, let

the buddy sink