Most anglers think of spy baits as specialty clear water lures. But U.S. Open champion Josh Bertrand explains why they're one of his favorite cleanup baits for catching bass after everything else quits working. Learn when to throw one, how to fish it correctly, and how to get bonus bites from productive spots before moving on.

Plus, Josh shares some unusual West Coast fishing patterns, including a surprising buzzbait technique and ways to catch deep bass on tough days.

What You'll Learn

• When to throw a spy bait: Why it's rarely Josh's first choice, but often his best option when a school stops biting other lures.

• The right water and conditions: How spy baits work around grass, rock, and suspended bass, even when visibility is only a few feet.

• The retrieve that gets bit: How to count the bait down, keep it above the fish, and retrieve slowly enough to produce its subtle rolling action.

• Choosing the right spy bait: Why Josh generally starts with a 70 mm fast sinking model and when a slower sinking version makes more sense.

• Josh's exact setup: His preferred medium light spinning rod, light braid, fluorocarbon leader, drag setting, and approach to landing bass on small treble hooks.

• Getting bonus bites: How a spy bait can catch additional fish after crankbaits, worms, and drop shots stop producing.

• An unusual West Coast topwater pattern: How bass feeding on dragonflies can create surprising buzzbait opportunities.

• Finding and catching deep bass: Josh's approach to schooling fish, spoons, blade baits, and electronics during tougher conditions.

Guest: Josh Bertrand, U.S. Open champion, Bassmaster Elite Series winner, and Berkley spy bait designer.

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Why aren't you getting bites when flipping good bass cover? Sometimes it's not the jig, Texas rig, or color you're throwing. It's where you put the bait, how it falls, and how you approach the cover.

Fresh off a $500,000 Ultimate Angler Championship victory on Lake Guntersville, Nick LeBrun joins Tom Redington to share his complete flipping and pitching system. From docks and laydowns to flooded bushes and thick grass mats, Nick explains the adjustments that help him catch more bass, especially the big ones.

What You'll Learn

• When to flip a jig versus a Texas rig, depending on cover

• How longer, quieter pitches can produce bigger bass

• How to select flipping weights, including when a heavier weight gets more bites

• Where to put your bait around laydowns, flooded bushes, docks, and grass mats

• When to use 50 lb braid versus 20 lb fluorocarbon

• Why Nick prefers straight shank hooks with a snell knot

• How to create a true vertical fall without pulling your bait away from bass

• How boat positioning, trolling motor speed, and presentation affect your bites

Guest: Nick LeBrun, $500,000 Ultimate Angler Championship winner, multiple time national pro winner, 2018 All American champion and noted shallow power fisherman.

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Two Bassmaster Elite Series wins on a drop shot, one targeting largemouth in heavy timber and another chasing smallmouth in open water. Joey Cifuentes breaks down the little details that separate anglers who occasionally get bit from those who consistently catch more bass on a drop shot.

What You'll Learn

• Why Joey relies on a drop shot for pressured and bottom oriented bass, even with the popularity of jighead minnows.

• How to choose hook sizes, from tiny #4 hooks for clear water smallmouth to stronger 2/0 and 3/0 hooks around heavy cover.

• How far to position your weight below the bait, and when to adjust that distance for grass, bottom cover, and fish behavior.

• When to use lighter or heavier drop shot weights, and why Joey ties directly to his tungsten weights.

• How Joey chooses braid, fluorocarbon leader strength, and leader length for different water conditions.

• Why keeping the weight on bottom while subtly moving your bait can make such a big difference.

• How to set the hook and manage your drag without pulling small hooks out of bass.

• Joey's favorite finesse worm colors, bait modifications, and other details that can trigger extra bites.

Guest: Joey Cifuentes, two time Bassmaster Elite Series winner.

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