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Jigmania, music to our ears

Cavitron gets the nod here as well for hard buzzers and Rage Tail Shad is my favorite for soft plastic and it doesn't get wrapped up in the salad.

X2 Craws are year around baits

Nice drwg, I couldn't do that good.

If it's true, I wonder who is stirring it up or pushing it? Wouldn't be a supplier of soft baits that isn't soft plastic would it, Hmmmm?

Do what you know is best and don't worry about the other guy. Keep your trailers as fresh as possible and that means plastics too. They can drag theirs down a dirt road and it shouldn't bother you a bit. Heck, my loaners are my new ones. I use my experienced ones, (notice I didn't say used) cause they have proven themselves worthy. They are my Pro Team.

Not a bad choice, it's a popular trailer.

It's called "JIG MAJIC", and now you've got it.

The jig hook actually will not rust unless the trailer has alot of salt in it. Any water that is trapped between the trailer and the hook will normally evaporate in a short time and/or be absorbed into the plastic first then dissipate without causing ill effects to your hook.

Good luck friend and throw'em till hang into Ms BIG.

sounds like I gotta try that.

Haven't used it like that but I don't use swim jigs much so I would ask you to try it out and let us know what you think. The rage tail pulls and moves so much water it's hard to tell what it would do.

You got it Muddy!

I have used just about every brand of jig that BPS carries and they all work. I have favorites just like everyone else but I don't necessarily think that they are any better than the others. Personal preference comes with color, rattles or no rattles, types of structure or conditions expecting to fish, etc. Durability is a factor to consider as well but each of the brands BPS has are very durable as well. Not sure you can go wrong with any jig you choose as long as you fish it in the right places. Bend a rod!

Lots of great frog fishing coming up. Will get better and better as the summer comes on. Hard frogs, hollow frogs and soft plastic frogs are all good. My favorite is Rage Tail Toad cause you can run it slow for one sound and action and run it fast for buzz bait action. Enough talk, let's fish.

Be careful not to crunch them up too bad because many softies today are actually designed to have a specific action and smashing them up will deform them and render them unusable.

Early or late near or over shallow vegetation( 6 ft or under) around shoreline points , brush or laydowns. These are great conditions for the ole buzzbait..

It makes a terrific swimbait as well. Use as heavy of a keel weighted hook as you want and chunk it, let it sink a little, start reeling, then hold on. This little, short bait has unbelievable action and can be retrieved at a variety of speeds for different action. Many are using it as a search bait with quick retrieves (like spinnerbait) then slowing it down (like swim bait) when in the fish. Even with the keel weight hook, you can still run it on top like a buzzbait. Been using it like this since it came out last year.

This debate is still up in the air and it won't be figured out for a long time because there are so many so called authorities that say and believe different theories. Common sense should be applied to trying to understand scents and their effects. As mentioned by previous posters, a variety of scents help the hold time once the fish has the bait in their mouth (power worm, salt, LPT etc.). Others say that they leave a scent trail and some do exactly that. Now how much of an effect this scent trail has in bass fishing is still not proven. Others are saying the oil based scents that are cooked in the plastics have no effect at all, but this comment and info came out of the same camp that produces the Power Worm. I am not sure why they would say that since it has been proven otherwise. Insect repellents are oil based and spray that on your bait and see how many fish you catch, NONE. And if fish can't smell oils then how do they detect human scent on baits. Is our scent moisture based which would wash off immediately upon water entry or oil based which some say that fish can't smell. I believe human scent is both water and oil and easily detected by fish. Important to remember that with many types or styles of fishing whether fresh water or salt water, chum scent trails are the norm. And many of these chummers use an oil base (menhaden oil) as a base for their chum concoction. They have been doing this for years with proven success. I believe as many of us do, that the best scent ATTRACTANTS are a mixture of water based scent (for immediate dispersal in the water) and oil based scent for concentrating the scent as well as providing a type of carrying agent that helps to transfer the water base scent until such time that the fish actually gets the bait in their mouth, then the oil base (concentrated scent) comes in to play that increases hold time. There is even disagreements on this, as many say that oil and water don't mix. They do mix for a time if you shake it up good or the two are absorbed into or produced in any given material. Ck for yourself by putting oil and water in a jar and notice how clear each of them are. Then shake them vigorously and notice how long it takes for them to separate completely. Each stays cloudy for an extended period of time before totally separating. And if this mixture is placed on any given material, the oil will also trap the moisture against that material for a certain amount of time as well. We all know that soft plastics are oil based. How many of us have left a soft plastic bait in the water for an extended period of time only to notice that the color changed and got cloudy due to absorbing moisture, then leave it out in the sun for a while only to see it clear up again. I don't believe that there is any single person or group that knows all there is to know about scents in the bass fishing industry at this time, but the study goes on and it is an interesting subject to say the least.

Early morning or late evenings near the shorelines or near surface moss beds and or points in relatively shallow water. Now those are some pretty good conditions. Enough talk, Let's fish!

If you are confident that the fish are in that depth of water, approx. 6 ft. then stay with the 1/4 oz and possibly lighten up to a 3/16 oz. For sure trim the jig skirt slightly so that it hangs just below the hook. This is a standard for all serious jiggers and that I am. The smaller presentations are just as effective in that depth as long as the water isn't too murky. Your choice of jig and trailers are as good as it gets in my opinion. Remember that in 6 ft which is relatively shallow it is important to keep your water entry presentation as quiet as possible. Also keep your jig in the strike zone which means tight to the cover, trees grass, rocks or whatever the fish seem to be holding to at any given time. Main thing with jig majic is keep it slow and keep your mind in the game. From the time the jig touch's the water, you should try to visualize what your jig is doing and what you are feeling it do. This is why it is so important to have a very sensitive rod that helps you not only feel the fish hit but also lets you feel why the fish hit which to me is more important. "Time and experience in fishing will make you a wise fisherman". Can't tell you I am a wise old bird but I can tell you I'm an old bird that's been fishin a jig for 45 yrs. Bend a rod

Rage Tail trailers are Numero Uno for me as well. Not only do they have awesome action but they also kick and wave with the slightest jig movement. Move alot of water which creates some serious vibrations. They are much more durable than some of the others as they don't lose their claws as easy unless of course they get bit off by a :)BIG mouth

Plastic is my choice and it is the Rage Tail Chunks and Craws. My advice is to take them off the jig and place them back in the original package. This will avoid the dust and dirt from getting on them causing some discoloration as well as help maintain the natural scent ,if there was any, to stay on and /or re-absorb the original scent . Take the time to repair a damaged plastic trailer if possible by simply melting the torn areas back together with a lighter. This is a simple process and you will get better at it the more often you do it. I design my own soft plastics and often have had to repair the prototypes many times since I only had only produced a few of them for testing. I have used the same jig chunk to catch up to 15 fish before it was rendered unusable. Some of the chunks on the market tear up easily, like lose claws etc. This is unfortunate but makes the manufacturer more $'s since you have to replace them. All of us have caught fish on a one clawed trailer but a badly damaged trailer sometimes causes us to lose confidence in the presentation which in turn makes us impatient or have less confidence. For this reason by all means replace it or repair it. Keep your old one clawed (wounded warriors) and melt that claw on another wounded warrior. Done it many times to stay in the game. Also be choosy in your purchases to buy trailers that are both extremely active but also more durable. This will send a message to the manufacturers to take better care of the fisherman which will in turn make them more $'s in the long run.

Terrific, another jig convert. Keep up the good work. Won't be long and we will all be carrying a jig around in our pockets for good luck. I do have one hanging on my rear view mirror in my truck, gives me nice thoughts to start off my day and keeps my priorities in order as well. "Fish first and everything else second"

Thanks Rolo, Have that same clip on my website product page. These little baits are tearin' it up. I'm happy you guys are happy. "Stretch a line"