System IV
The Water Controls
the Fish
Clarity, temperature, and pressure — in that order
Read the Water Before You Pick the Lure
Clarity, temperature, and pressure — in that order
Water clarity, temperature, and pressure control bass behavior more than bait choice. Getting the environment read right is the first step — everything else follows from it.
Read the water first. Then choose the system. Bait selection without environmental context is guesswork dressed up as strategy.