EdKras

peg a 1/4 oz weight to a 5 in senko and pitch it into the weeds.

On that subject, I really recommend "The Psychology of Exceptional Fishing" by Jay McNamara. It is available through amazon. It provides some of the tools to take your game to the next level.

on a 4" tube I like a 3/0 EWG hook and start with 1/4 oz weight. I peg the weight with a bobber stop.

Look at it as an opportunity. Everybody else is having trouble too. You need to find either the right alewife pattern(topwater?), or find a spot where they are on a crawfish bite and fish a jig.

Bandit 100 and 200

I use them on a 1/8 oz spot remover pro model head. It stands up nice. I tried te regular spot remover but that spike doesn't hold the beaver the way the spring does on the pro.

10.00 a pack of 4-5 hooks. They've got to charge that to pay that pro staff. I'll check them out when they're on the clearance rack.

lizards, paca craws, sweet beavers, and baby brush hogs for creature baits. Tubes, senkos, and trick worms cover most of the rest. Toad baits too(ribbits work well)

put the small one in front. it's more natural to have the big one chase the small one

white in full moon or near bright shoreline lights. dark(black) all other times

If you fish open water, try a #2 treble hook and then add surgical tube piece

It's true, you do hang up less in heavy weeds with a narrower trailer. I use a zoom swimming chunk when I fish a weed jig for that reason. When I am using a flipping jig, I use a standard trailer.

East twin also has a healthy trout population. alewife will only get a bass so far. to get that big they need a really fattening meal.

There are handpour guys that will make what you're looking for. I also seem to remember that Yamamoto will do custom colors, but you have to buy a large quantity

Starting out limit yourself to two colors. White belly for cloudy days and silver belly for sunny days. The color of the back really doesn't matter as much.

I think we all got stuck watching it this weekend because ESPN2 had tennis on. If he said "aruku" one more time I was going to throw a shoe through the TV

There are bowfin in some of the coves off the connecticut river.

It would be nice if there was a way for manufacturers to tell us they were discontinuing something before they did. It's one of the reasons I'm such a slave to the bait monkey. You never know when your favoritr bait or color will be discontinued. 4" power worm black/blue tail

Reel it steady. It takes some practice since you can't see the bait, but start with your rod tip high and bring it down to the water as the bait gets closer. Make sure you can hear it working as it comes in and be aware of what noise it was making when a fish hits. That will tell you what retrieve speed to use.

Spend wisely. Only buy the best equipment and gear. Maintain and take care of it. Wasting money on garbage tackle can hamper you in your goal. If you see the Bait Monkey..... RUN!

I peg with bobber stops. They don't push the weight to one side or damage the line like a toothpick. you can also move them on the line to adjust for the sinker fitting the nose of the bait.

wacky rigged trick worm

I have my kids using Cajun red cast 8lb on spinning gear. It's a better line than I would have expected. The bulk spool was 8 bucks for 1600 yards. They think the red is cool and they still catch fish.

The Psychology of Exceptional Fishing It mostly relates to bass but can be applied to any kind of fishing. It's really an asset if you fish tournaments.

I can see it working better if there is more weight in the middle. maybe a wacky weight? I think Lunker City makes one that would work