One of my favorite soft baits is a lizard. I have caught hundreds, if not thousands of bass on them but I noticed some anglers fish it like a plastic worm and fish it to slow.
The first thing I do is figure out which lizard to use; if I want a slow fall then I will use a 4" mini-lizard with an eighth ounce weight. If I want a faster falling lizard then I go for the 6" lizard with a quarter ounce weight. Sometimes I will use the lizard without any weight at all depending on the fishing and cover I am going to use it in.
The Technique
While many anglers will use the lizard and fish it slow like a worm, I have found out over the years, if you speed it up enough to keep it off the bottom and fast enough to keep the legs and tail wiggling, you'll catch more fish. It just seems to attract more fish then fishing it slow, they like the motion of the legs and tail as it goes through the water.
Color
My favorite color to use in Florida and the Southern states is Chartreuse/salt and pepper while my favorite color up north is Junebug. In early spring I use the 4 inch mini-lizard mostly and then as spring goes to summer like at the middle of May, I use the 5 and 6 inch mainly.
The lizard is a very versatile lure and can be used in many different situations especially when its Texas rigged. I use it in trees, lily pads, rocks, stumps and deep water.
The Strike
Many times you'll feel a tap, tap on your line, if so, then lower your rod, watch your line and give it some slack then set the hook as the fish runs with your line. Other times you will just see the fish run with the lure and only notice line movement with no tap at all, so it's important to watch your line when fishing with a lizard.
As far as I'm concerned, the lizard is a great lure that more people should use more often and comes as my favorite lure to catch big bass only second to the plastic worm.
Charles has owned two tackle shops in his life and fished with the pros in Florida. He has fished from California to Florida and has caught over 7,000 bass in his lifetime with his largest bass going 12 pounds 14 ounces.
Charles now lives in Ohio where he grew up and has his website at: http://www.bassfishingohio.com where you can get bass fishing tips to catch more and bigger bass in Ohio.
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