LOVE IT OR hate it, there’s no denying that forward-facing sonar is the most advantageous tool ever created for catching bass. Prior to its existence, suspended bass were the most difficult to catch. These days, professional anglers employ forward-facing sonar to not only target suspended bass, but to dominate tournaments with these fish.
Anglers who rely on this sonar technology to catch suspended bass generally depend on a small arsenal of lures. Two primary baits include a jighead adorned with a soft-minnow imitator and a jerkbait.
Soft Minnows
The presentations for fishing a realistic soft-plastic minnow on a jighead have spawned new terms. Many of them describe much the same thing, such as the hover technique, hovering, hover-strolling and midstrolling.
Elite Series angler Jeff Gustafson, who is largely responsible for sparking the current popularity of forward-facing
