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Use a 1/4 to 3/8 ounce swim jig of your choice - a couple of sponsors here make nice baits. I recommend a bluegill pattern Skirt combined with a Reaction Innovations Little Dipper 3.5" in either Dirty Sanchez or Watermelon Green Pumpkin color with the paddle tail dipped / colored chartreuse. Slow roll the bait on a steady retrieve around shoreline cover - weeds, rocks lily pads, reeds & woods. I prefer a 5.7:1 to 6.6:1 reel for the this. 7's seem too fast and very slow cranking reels are too slow (except early spring). You can improve your hook ups and fish landing odds by matching your tackle (Rod & line size/type) with the swim jigs hook wire size. A thinner wire hook would be a good choice for sparse cover. It will take less to set but may straighten out when fished on heavier gear and torqued on real good. A thicker wire hook usually chosen in heavier cover situations, may require stouter tackle to set in the fish but will usually be up to the task of hauling spirited bass out of potential danger. Good Luck A-Jay

OK Kent I'm pretty sure TN has some kind of Regs against enslaving Water Fowl to assist putting you on bass . . . . Knock that stuff off . . . . . A-Jay

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To the OP, You are certainly entitled to your opinion but these threads Never produce ANYTHING in the way of productive information. Fish the baits you prefer and I'd recommend sticking to posting positive thoughts, ideas and reports. Good Luck. A-Jay

Brand Bashing here will always illicit several emotional responses on both sides of the fence. People seem to take it personally somehow. I have been and continue to be a fan of Strike King products and have not experienced ANY of the problems you've mentioned. Rage Tail baits have accounted for SO MANY Fish for me, it's tough to consider any baits being "Better" Additionally, the Strike King line of hard baits, XD's and Red Eye Shad in particular, are top producers for me. (regardless of their price - which is really good too). So it's very easy for me to say I Do Not Agree with you at all. A-Jay

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Around here - It's Pike, Muskie, Walleye and of course - Bigger Bass . . . I bet that perch and panfish dine on the fry too. But a few times a year - me too. A-Jay