Steve Carson's 'Outdoors': Paradise Bass Club seminar reveals top pros' secrets
22.05.12
More than 100 eager anglers jammed into Cozy Diner in Paradise on Wednesday night for the second annual Paradise Bass Club seminar, primed to hear the secrets of a pair of legendary professional bass anglers: Dave Rush of Palermo and Sig Taylor of Clear Lake, with local guru Don Reighley acting as MC.
Both pros have won in excess of 10 boats in competition, along with numerous titles. Taylor holds the distinction of having caught the heaviest three-day tournament total in FLW Tour history.
Rush started the session out by talking about his three favorite presentations for Lake Oroville and other spotted bass-dominated lakes; Dartheading, Senkos, and Dropshotting. For the first two approaches, Rush generally chooses a spinning outfit filled with 6-pound test fluorocarbon line; the line chosen for its sensitivity, sink rate, lack of stretch, and lower visibility. Rods are usually 7 feet in length, with power ratings from 1 or 2.
His favorite plastics for dartheading are zipper grubs,
Source: Enterprise-Record