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本文是由原自由之路版主「土撥鼠」先生上傳於翻譯組板塊的經典文章，由鴉語團隊同原自由之路負責人協商後刊登轉載。文中所提到的懸浮系並非我們平時所說的懸浮米諾，而是泛指可以控制在中水層進行搜索的擬餌。為保障閱讀準確，本文採用中英文對照形式，如涉及英文版權將及時更正。
As the spawn wraps up, many big females are in transition from shallow water spawning sites to deep water summertime locations. On Lake Fork, many of these bass will be suspended off the bottom during the months of May and June. By suspended, I mean the bass will be hanging out about 10- to 30-feet below the surface in water that is 20- to 50-feet deep. These bass are holding in the middle of the water column instead of on the bottom or near the surface. Many anglers assume suspended bass are inactive, non-feeding fish and nearly uncatchable. On the contrary, suspended bass are feeding heavily during the postspawn and early summer and often holding near big schools of baitfish. The trick is finding a lure that you can keep in front of them.
隨著產卵季的結束，許多大母鱸慢慢從淺水的產卵標點往夏季深水標點轉移，許多這樣的鱸魚在五六月間就處於離底「懸浮」的狀態。這裡說的「懸浮」，指的是在20到50英尺深的水中，Bass會呆在水面下10到30英尺的深度，這是水的中層，而非底層或表層。許多釣魚人覺得懸浮的鱸魚是不活躍、不進食、幾乎釣不到的——但事實恰恰相反，懸浮的Bass在產卵後和初夏會瘋狂的進食，且通常呆在餌魚群的附近。因此，將他們釣獲的關鍵在於，找出一個能夠呈現在他們眼前的擬餌。
Finding suspended bass is the easy part. Big schools of suspended fish show up well on your depth finder over main lake structures such as points, humps, and roadbeds. Simply mark the school on your graph, drop a marker buoy over the side and you're set. In addition, many bass suspend in the timber over deeper water near spawning areas and on main lake points and flats. These fish are somewhat harder to mark on your graph, so it'll take some time scouting to find the best places. To shorten your search, start in timber close to coves where lots of bass spawned in March and April.
如果有探魚器，找到懸浮的Bass其實是比較容易的。大群懸浮的魚會在屏幕上很好的顯示出來，尤其在湖泊的一些主要的結構類型處，如尖角（point）、暗島（hump）、路基（roadbed）。您只需要簡單在你的湖泊圖（lake map）上標記好。另外，很多Bass懸浮在產床附近的深水沉木中、或懸浮在湖泊的主要尖角和平灘處。這些魚相比之下更不容易在圖中標示，也就需要多花點時間來找出這些位置。為了節約時間加快搜索，釣魚人可以從三四月產床附近的沉木區開始。
Choosing the correct lure to catch suspended bass is a more complex decision, determined by the depth of the bass, how much cover is present, type of forage the bass are eating, and weather conditions. Following is a list of my favorite baits and presentation for suspended lunkers.
選擇合適的擬餌來釣獲懸浮的鱸魚才是更複雜的事情，你需要考慮Bass所在的深度，附近的障礙的輕重，食物來源，以及天氣情況。
The first category of baits is for more open water areas. If the conditions are windy or overcast, a shad or bluegill colored deep diving crankbait is hard to beat if the bass are holding 10 feet to about 18 feet below the surface. If the bass are too deep to reach with a crankbait, then shad- or bluegill-shaped swimbaits will go as deep as you need to go. Simply count them down to the desired depth and reel them through the fish on a steady swimming retrieve or with a hop and drop retrieve to simulate fleeing prey.
如果是起風或者陰暗的天氣， 那麼鯡魚色或者太陽魚色的深潛Crank對於水面下10到18英尺深的Bass來說是不二之選。如果Bass所在水層太深，超過了Crank能達到的水層，那麼鯡魚型或者太陽魚型的Swimbait就能到達你要想釣的深度，通過讀秒控制擬餌的位置，再用勻速收線或者收停變速的方法去模擬想要逃離的餌魚。
使用中等體型的Swimbait或者Shad類的軟餌能夠展現出更好的姿態，對於吃鯡魚和黃鱸的Bass來說是很管用的。
No discussion of suspended bass would be complete without mentioning the old standbys of heavy metal-jigging spoons and tail spinners-especially if the bass are eating shad. While hopping these lead dudes through schools of bass often work well, a new category of baits, called underspinners, will often catch them even better. Try one of the new Sworming Hornet Fish Head Spins or Blackmore's Rollin' Runner tipped with a shad colored Magic Shad or Live Magic Shad and you'll give the bass a totally new look.
在討論做釣懸浮Bass的攻略時，如果不提大型亮片（Flutter-Spoon）和尾部旋片餌（Tail Spinner），那就不是完整的討論，尤其在Bass吃鯡魚的時候，當這些金屬擬餌穿過Bass魚群，往往會有不錯的收穫。
但是一種新類型的餌，叫Under Spinners（旋片在下方），常常效果會更好。
For bass suspended in heavy timber, there are several very good options. First and foremost, a jig pitched to deep timber is a lethal weapon. I use a 3/8- or ½-ounce Mega Weight jig with a Fork Craw or Flipper trailer. For bass chasing shad, a white jig and trailer works best, while a more bluegill looking color scheme works best for those that are chasing sunfish.
對於在重障沉木區懸浮的Bass來說，用3/8或1/2oz的jig蕩拋到這類標點，配蝦型拖尾是比較有效的操作。
對於追吃鯡魚的Bass來說，白色的Jig配白色尾巴是最好的；而如果Bass吃太陽魚的時候，太陽魚色的餌就更好了。（謹記「Match the Hatch」的法則）
You want your jig to drop vertically next to trees, so let it fall on a slack line and trim down your trailer to a more compact size (for example, I cut off the antennae and the legs on the Fork Craw). The streamlined trailer and slack line prevent your bait from gliding horizontally and keep it in the strike zone.
如果要讓你的Jig在樹邊垂直下沉，切記在餌落水之後放幾手線；此外還可以修剪一下Jig的尾巴，給他們一個更緊湊的外觀。流線造型加上放出的線，能使擬餌儘量減少橫向的滑行，並保持在魚類的攻擊範圍內。
Another great option around trees is a Ring Fry, Magic Shad, Zig Zag, or Live Magic Shad rigged on a 1/16- to ¼-ounce weighted hook. Hooks with the weight pre-mounted on the shank will allow the lure to remain horizontal while slowly falling vertically next to cover, a deadly tactic when less active bass won't chase a fast falling jig. Finally, a Carolina rig with a 3/8- to 1-ounce weight and a short 12- to 24-inch leader will crawl through branches and over trees very well. Lighter weights come through the trees better, while heavier weights allow you to work the bait faster in more open water.
另一個方法是用某些棒狀軟蟲，搭配預配重鉤子。鉤柄預配重可使擬餌保持水平狀態緩緩沉入障礙周圍。當Bass不太活躍、不追咬快速下沉的Jig時，這是很好的辦法。而3/8到1oz的重鉛配以12到24寸較短前導線的卡羅萊納釣組，可以很好的在沉木（倒樹）中爬行。小一點的鉛會有更好的通過性，重一點的鉛就更適合在開闊水域釣稍快一些的節奏。
Make a long cast into the timber and let the bait fall all the way to the bottom. Slowly crawl the bait up through the trees, letting it fall back down on slack line once you come over a limb, repeating this process all the way back to the boat. Most strikes come as you approach a limb or just after you come across it. I prefer baits with a lot of swimming action for this setup, like the Lake Fork Tackle Baby Fork Creature or Live Magic Shad.
把餌遠投到沉木中，等它沉入水底。等待穩定後，再慢慢讓餌在樹叢間爬過，穿過樹枝後繼續下沉，重複這個步驟一直收線回來——大部分的咬口都會在你爬過樹枝，或者你剛好穿過樹枝的時候發生！