Helicopter pattern bite

What you will see

• The bait falls with a change in attitude — that flash is the trigger.
• Holes in grass are ambush windows. Give them a dying-flutter look.

Takeaways

1. Straight retrieves catch searchers. Helicopters catch waiters.
2. Practice the fall in open water before you trust it over timber.
3. Hook placement from the how-to clips keeps this from fouling on the drop.