Bassmaster Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle fills up one of his Lure Lock tackleboxes with the baits he'd suggest for a young or new bass angler.
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Especially in the spring, Swindle said, a jerkbait is a presentation a bass angler needs to master.
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On to a terminal collection beginning with VMC bullet weights for a worm or creature Texas rig.
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VMC Neko hooks. The Neko rig may seem advanced, but it's easy to rig and easy to use — and it catches fish. Swindle said these hooks work very well for a weedless wacky rig too.
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VMC worm hooks for Texas or Carolina rigs and big creature baits for mat punching. They are a universal hook for Swindle, and he keeps plenty handy at all times.
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A swimbait is a great presentation to start out with because you can rig it weedless and slow-roll it along the bottom. Simple, easy to learn and the fish like it.
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He said every beginner needs to learn the shaky head. It's easy, relatively weedless and fish north to south, east to west will eat it.
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A Z-Man Jackhammer is a great springtime presentation, or whenever grass is in the mix.
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Moving on to his out-of-the-boat board. When he is cleaning out his rig between events, the baits that end up in the bottom of the boat get temporarily placed on this board until he needs them again.
Swindle sees something that needs to be included in a Beginner's Tacklebox.
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Plastics are important. He digs around a tub with assorted Zoom baits for the hooks and jigheads he included earlier.
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A Zoom Super $alt Plu$ Beatdown is a great Ned rig, Neko rig selection or as a Texas rig.
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