Have you ever had one of those days where you just couldn’t get them to bite? I found myself in that situation the other day and reached for the Storm Largo Shad while I was out bass fishing.
I couldn’t buy a bite on a crankbait, but when I switched up to the Largo Shad it all turned around. After about an hour of zeroing out on the bass, I had a flash of inspiration and tied on a 3” bluegill pattern Largo Shad on a darter jighead. Get ready, on my second cast, I had a bass on. I was able to match the hatch and also give them that finesse presentation that they needed.
Storm Largo Shad for Finesse Bass Fishing
The cool thing about a small swimbait is that it is so subtle and lifelike. It looks like an easy meal swimming through the water just looking to be munched. The little 3” bait is large enough to look like a meal worth chasing but small enough to look like an easy meal. The little boot-tail kicks at any speed and can be fished ultra slow or fast.
One other side note that has been a selling point of the Largo Shad is that it is durable. I love some soft swimbaits, but it can get pricey if the bite is hot. This bait doesn’t tear up nearly as bad, but also still has that amazing boot-tail kick.
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Storm Largo Shad for Matching the Hatch
If you have never looked at the paint job and patterns on the Largo Shad, you should. Depending on what you are trying to match, they probably have you covered. I really like the shad patterns and the bluegill for my neck of the woods where the primary forage is bluegill and crawdads.
Storm Largo Shad Versatility
While I love fishing the Largo Shad on a jighead, it can also be fished as a trailer for a chatterbait or a spinnerbait, or it can be fished on an underspin. Another way to fish the Lago Shad is to Texas Rig it on a Tokyo Rig and slowly reel it along the bottom, almost like a wobble head. It works on everything. Storm has done an amazing job of balancing this bait.
In short, if you haven’t yet, go grab some Sorm Largo Shad and give them a go. Maybe they can salvage a rough bass fishing trip as they did for me.
To Your Fishing Success,
Jonathan Burke
LiveBassFishing.com