JT Kenney of Palm Bay, Fla., brought in 17 pounds, 7 ounces on day two to move to third with a two-day total of 29 pounds, 4 ounces. Photo by Rob Newell. Angler: Jt Kenney.

August 31, 2011 • JT Kenney • Archives

When the weather and water are hot, sometimes putting a lot more action in a bait will draw more strikes. It seems like the more erratic you make it, the more it triggers reaction bites.

So if you’ve been dragging a jig along the bottom, give it a snap every once in a while instead. Maybe you even want to get it off the bottom and pump it back in. Likewise, when you’re fishing a topwater lure like a Zara Spook, maybe instead of just walking it back in the regular fashion, you break cadence and snap it to the side a couple of times or speed up the retrieve.

In hot weather, the metabolism of fish is higher and I think they’re just setting on ready, wanting something faster going by them, or going by them in a different way.

— Straight Talk pro JT Kenney of Palm Bay, Fla.