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Pro Tips Weekly: Tom Mann Jr.

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FLW Tour pro Tom Mann Jr. of Buford, Ga. Angler: Tom Mann Jr.
July 30, 2010 • Tom Mann Jr. • Archives

One of my go-to lures for summer is a swimbait. Bass tend to suspend this time of year, and a swimbait is a good choice because you can quickly cover different depths by just changing your retrieve.

My favorite swimbait is a 3 1/2- or 5-inch Yamamoto in pearl color. I’ll rig it on a 3/8-ounce Terminator jighead and cast it with 15-pound-test Sufix Castable 100% fluorocarbon line.

The swimbait is very easy to fish; just cast it over or around any offshore structure and slowly swim it back.

— FLW Tour Pro Tom Mann Jr., Buford, Ga.