Z-Man Sling Blade Spinnerbait for April Bass

This 10 May float tube adventure in Howard County, MO tales [;ace at a public body of water and represents Part 1 of the whole story.
It focuses on the "chasing pattern" where bass are triggered into striking by moving lures. Part 2 of this story (released later on) will take a look at what I'm calling the "Squatter" pattern where bass stay close to structure and react to soft ElaZtech lures in PB&J color that is fished slowly with a Texas rig.
The back story is that until three weeks ago, all the submerged structure in this body of water was high and dry up on the banks. However, the heavy rains in late April and early May have filled the impoundment to over full pool. More water continues to pour in and there is abundant debris floating and in the water, portending a great season yet to come..
A Power Finesse Sling Blade and a regular Sling Blade spinnerbait, both rigged with Slim SwimZ trailers, were very effective for triggering strikes from chasing bass, especially near the shoreline and submerged logs and brushpiles.
Rudie Tootie, Papillon Pro Outfitter, has a nice cameo for his fans and his girlfriend Leila makes a noisy cameo as well.
Sparky receives a nice casting lesson, but was otherwise not injured in the making of this video (hahaha).
Enjoy the show!

[@lorrainejudd2425]

Hey Don, Rudie picked the lure of the day ❣️. Beautiful Day to be out catching my favorite nuisance bass and fishing in one of our favorite places! They sure kept you busy and a lot of fun today. It is wonderful the water level was back up to normal since the much needed rains. Z Man Spinnerbaits ruled today.RTR. ❤️

[@virgiliomaltos4475]

some infallible lures. excellent video congratulations. greetings, blessings, a big hug.

[@Winkiedoodles]

Thanks so much Virgillio and I'm glad you enjoyed the show. Spinnerbaits come in all sizes, colors and configurations and are a great lure (and a lot of fun) to use when bass and panfish are on the chasing pattern. Have a blessed week, Don

[@BillMikesAnglingAdventures]

Rudie made the right call with the spinner bait 👍👍

[@Winkiedoodles]

Ha, thanks Bill. Rudie seems to have an uncanny ability to choose lures for different conditions. 😂😂😅. Can't wait to see how the rest of the season goes now that we have gotten through the drought. Hi to Mike. Don

[@fishingwithbigL]

Glad to see the rain finally stopped, we got quite a bit here in North Carolina too. I see Rudie made an excellent choice of lures again. Take care.

[@Winkiedoodles]

Thanks Big L and it was great to hear from you there in NC. I've been belly aching about this crazy mid-MO drought for several years but heavy rains finally arrived and I think all of my mud puddles are full to the brim. Now it might take a while for the panfish to acclimate to all the new real estate they have but the bass are already happy. Rudie is a great trip advisor and his recommendations for Part 2 worked like a charm too 😂😂. Have a wonderful week , Don