Techniques & Retrieves Glossary

The right lure only catches fish if you work it the way bass expect to see it. This glossary breaks down the core retrieves and presentation techniques every bass angler should have in their toolbox, from finesse tactics for pressured fish to power moves for covering water fast.

• Deadsticking. Letting a bait sit still to tempt tough, pressured bass.
• Deflection. When a bait bounces off cover and triggers a reaction strike.
• Flipping. A short, quiet presentation of a bait into close cover.
• Pitching. An underhand cast that drops a bait quietly into cover.
• Walking the Dog. A zig-zag topwater retrieve that mimics a fleeing baitfish.

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