Cypress Tree Bass Pattern EXPOSED (Chatterbait + Crankbait)
Fishing the Chickahominy River today and the pattern could not have been more dialed… cypress trees = bass. If a tree had shade and water on it — there was a fish on it. Simple as that.
I rotated between a chatterbait and a squarebill crankbait, targeting isolated cypress trees, shade pockets, and those little “do nothing” trees that everyone runs right past.
If you like shallow power fishing, wood targets, and triggering aggressive tidal bass — you're gonna love this one.
🎣 Tackle Used
Chatterbait Setup
Rod: Dobyn’s Champion XP 736CB Glass
Reel: Daiwa Tatula SV TWS (7.3:1)
Line: Sunline FC Sniper 16lb Fluorocarbon
Squarebill Setup
Rod: Dobyn’s Champion XP 704CB
Reel: Daiwa Tatula SV TWS (6.3:1)
Line: Sunline FC Sniper 12lb Fluorocarbon
📍 Location
Chickahominy River, Virginia
Tidal river, cypress trees, shallow power fishing
🧠 Pattern
Cypress trees in 1–3 feet
Shade lines + isolated trees = key
Slow roll chatterbait / bounce squarebill off wood
Tree = Fish.
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