Many fishermen drift and drag on a regular basis with good results, but consider cast fishing to the very best spots for good results. Snap jigging works well when using tubes or even other jigs, and you are certainly not likely to get bored doing it either! Snap jigging is an especially aggressive retrieve, and small mouth bass are a lot like catfish.

They just can not help but strike at anything that jumps past them whether they are on the feed or not, so a big deal is just getting their attention, and snap jigging usually does the trick.

Consider using a heavier jig head when fishing for smallies. This type presentation just falls faster and elicits a greater number of reaction strikes as a result. The really active bass will tend to strike first, but the less active bass hanging out in the school will strike as a reaction to that too.

Basically, anytime you can use a technique that actively and aggressively retrieves your tube, you are snap jigging, and snap jigging is an extremely effective way to haul in the big boys when it comes to bass fishing.

One good technique is to use a 1 ounce jig with your tube, and just let it fall to the bottom and sit there for a few seconds. Next, just snap your rod from about nine to eleven o'clock, so that the tube pops off the bottom. Then, just allow it to fall back to the bottom, keeping your line semi slack. Just keep your eye peeled for the little jump that signals a bass strike. Let it sit again for a few seconds and repeat. You can fish right under your boat with this technique and haul in big small mouth bass over and over that way. Use power baits whenever you can.

Spinnerbait and crankbait really are great choices for catching big bass. There is a trick to get less active bass to take your spinner is to speed up the retrieve. It is just back to that fact that the bass will strike at whatever is in their territory as it speeds by. Just force the fish to react instantaneously, and you can reel in bass after bass while those using slower retrieve speeds are catching nothing.

Generally speaking, you can also count on the old tried and true principle that if you fish bigger bait, you are going to catch bigger fish. Try those monster worms in about ten inch lengths for really big bass. Check to see what the lunker in your area are feeding naturally. Once you have determined what they are eating, just find a lure that mimics that bait, and use it with a fast retrieve, especially if the bass are a little slow reacting at the moment.