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"Top Brass Peg-Its" The tru tungstens stop works great,but the price?? A little steep. As Long as your not using real low lb mono,a toothpick will work about the best.Reason I say mono is cuz you got to watch damaging it. Most of my rods have low lb braid on them and a toothpick is all that will work most of the time.Bobber stops slide,rubber pieces slide,Even the Gambler florida rig slides and I stlll end up jamming a toothpick in those too. Hate screw-ins because I go through a pack of plastics real fast using them

The snakes...either you love em or hate them.Its a decision that you will almost have to figure out for yourself.

The DT FLAT does come through cover sort of well, but it is not a very bouyant bait and floats up very slow.It doesnt kick to the side like a square either,not made to. It Is killer for rock bashing.

The new Dt fat performs really well.My fav now.

What really blows my mind is when they discontinue a color or style the sells like friggan crazy sometimes.

Here ya go Dave http://www.gambler-lures.com/7ribbontail.html the body on these is pretty darn thick.

This sounds more like a question for the ladies

CULPRIT MAKES A 12 INCH WORM TOO.If you want a bulky one Gambler makes a really beefy worm.

If the fish is a dink or even smaller size you may have trouble too.A biggie will usually inhale the bait and all the surrounding weeds too. Go a little slower,sometimes a bass has to clearly see the bait at least for a split sec to grab it.Otherwise theyre slashing at the ghost movement they detect.

ALSO,try to have some sort of a follow up bait ready to throw in the hole.Swim jig,texas rigged worm or creature perhaps? If it is not extreme matted slop try a weedless swim spoon.

I do believe that working in and around cover will usually be more productive.You can get the occasional "fluke fish"in open water though almost by accident. INCIDENTALLY,my top 2 PB were both on cranks over deep, flat bottom water.No cover or structure. 12-3 bass: wind was killing,I couldnt cast accurately,and because of the chop I could not see the weedline I was working.Got pretty mad from gettting hung up.Hurled my crank toward the middle of the lake and burned it in like a missile.Thought I snagged a turtle or a giant catfish. second pb 10-2:Threw a flat dt7 over 20 ft of water and was trying to tune it.Steady medium retrieve and the big momma hit.What a surprise.Darn near lost my rod! 2 giant "accidental" fish.When I actually try to fish a crank in that manner I can never even get a bass to so much as breath on it. But to answer the topic... A good cb fisherman knows the right kind of crank to use in a situation. A poor cb fisherman doesnt experiment.

I've had good success recently using the baby paca at night.Puts off a good vibe and looks and sounds different under water than the worms that I've been choking the bass with.

Bass Wisdom by Uncle Homer Circle.Its just an all around good read.Has a little of everything.I ended up finishing it cover to cover in one sitting one cold windy day when I couldnt go fish.

Just cuz u are aware of his presence now doesnt mean you can control him ;D

Obviously ur not the first to ask.There is a link posted on the forum FAQ. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1147567893 Look out! Hes a shady character.Watch ur wallet,and if you smell banannas RUN!

I read an article recently in Bassin I believe(could be wrong) Mike Ike was crash swimming a jig through trees and brush because he said it mimics the tilapia that feed on the algae from the branches.A true pattern? Or just a one time wonder as all of us experience from time 2 time. Either way,IMO a swimbait designed like a tilapia would prob be a good idea.I have thought the same thing before.Also If your fishing a small lake, a baby bass could be the ticket because the larger fish run out of forage sometimes,especially when you notice the smaller ones are stunted, and will definately cannibalize if the opportunity arises

A few of the small ponds I fish I have discovered recently that I do very well on some cranks I got that are tilapia patterned.Dont know if it matches the hatch or it is because the cranks are very dark and so is the water I am using them. I have heard several times that bass do feed on them,the smaller ones that is.They get quite large,and are quite annoying,they will take over a pond in no time.

X2 I'm sold. I still catch them lately in Dec and Jan here in Florida. havent used the car antenna dance buzz yet.

trick worms=very versatile bait! carolina,split shot,weightless,jig head,texas rig/weight,wacky,wacky with a weight,dead stick,topwater....just a killer bait! do a trickworm search here and you will find many posts about how people are using them and their favorite colors.

that wuz cool I've heard of peeps using a small boat to drop chum bait for carps or cats.

the only way I've used it so far is splitshot rig.The way it glides around is pretty cool.

you fellas are 2 much

Dunno,but one thing would be that It would decrease the fall rate of the bait due less density or to air being trapped I imagine.

I think that the whole idea of a scent a moving lure like a crank,topwater,or spinner is just an industry gimmick.I mean c'mon is the bass going to hold on longer? No he is already wearing the latest lip piercing fashion.Is the bass going to track the crank via scent trail?? I really think not. Scents are good for slow movers,plastics and jigs,and of course that is up for controversy as always.

Its a combination of the weight of the bait you are using and how fast you reel and or how high you hold your rod.Also how far you cast is importany too.If you cast a long way you have less controll over the bait and it goes a little deeper no matter what These baits grab a little water but dont dive,they must be counted down then retrieved.If your fishing 5 feet or less the 1/4 oz is a good choice,1/2 oz for deeper.But then again its how high you hold your rod.I can fish a 1/2 oz size in 2 ft of water,but it must be burned in and rod held high. Theres also a few floating versions out there which seem to me to go maybe 2 ft when retrived steady.Deadly over shallow grass. Yes these are definately a good choice for a shorebound angler.Regular diving cranks can pose a problem since your reeling in towards shallower water instead of shallow to deep as on a boat.