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Pro Tip: Pat Schlapper gets weedy on Jig Skirts

by St. Croix Rods 22 Dec 2025 22:18 UTC
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Two-time 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, Pat Schlapper, leverages every detail to compliment his fishing knowledge and skills and earn advantages on tour.

In this video, Schlapper dives deep into the methods and reasoning behind the skirts he ties onto his custom-made Do-It Molds jigs - whether for swimming or bottom-contact presentations.

Follow Pat on Facebook at @patschlapperfishing for more of his champion-level bass-fishing insights.

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