Three Lure Tips For This Weekend's Big Bass Bash, From A Local Pro

One Big Bass will earn an angler $70,000 this weekend at Lake of the Ozarks, as the Spring Big Bass Bash rolls into town.

Anglers pulling trailered bass boats poured into the Lake area on Friday afternoon, hoping to be the big winner—but there are hundreds of other chances to win cash prizes throughout the weekend.

Local fishing pro Jim Dill has fished the Lake of the Ozarks for decades, and he has put together his top list of baits that could help land big bass this weekend. 

Jim Dill's Lure Tips For The Big Bass Bash

1. Crock-o-Gator 1/2-oz Zapper jig trailed with a Crock-o-Gator Muskrat -- Throw this jig in-between docks in 5-10’ of water on pea gravel rock mix banks
2. Carolina rig lizard, Muskrat, brush hog -- This is a very effective way to catch springtime pre-spawn and spawning bass. Drag this rig around pea gravel banks close to deeper water fish in 2-12' of water
3. Crock-o-Gator 3/4-oz black buzz bait or spinner bait -- When bass begin the spawning process, they become very aggressive and protective of their bedding area. Throw and run the buzz bait around shallow docks on pea gravel or around shallow brush. Also try in small, protected pea gravel pockets.

For all the rules and regulations of the Big Bass Bash, visit midwestbasstournaments.com