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Sounds like an awesome trip Congrats btw - hope that gator doesn't come back either. A-Jay

Well I am a HUGE fan of the Rage Bug. It has accounted for several very respectable bass for me the past few seasons. Especially hanging on the back of a swing head or a vibrating jig. A-Jay

While most of all the baits you've listed have quite a bit of Action, and all can & do catch bass depending on how you fish them, you may want to consider the 'profile & size" of each as well. That Chigger Craw & the Rage Bug both put out a decent vibe. Additionally, I think a Grass Pig is a paddle tail swimbait - nice action though. Good Luck A-Jay

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Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ General consensus here seems to be that your gear may be a bit under powered to both over come the grip on that jig that a solid fish may have on the bait with it's crushers as well as drive the hook point into the bass. I agree with it. A-Jay

I have & Love Both ! A-Jay

You might if the first time you walk through it's dark . . . ? A-Jay

Great Smallie ! Congrats on the PB and the chance meeting with a Legend. A-Jay

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Tranx 300 A-Jay

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Sure thing. Although I'm a little surprised you'd be willing to take my last name. A-Jay

Haven't been over that way this season. Smallies near the 75 corridor north of 32 and west to TC are all post spawn - Green bass as well. Pike are biting pretty good though. Good Luck and hope you have 14 footer fisherman friendly conditions where ever you go. A-Jay

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Had a most excellent trip today. Got to spend it with Lynn and we even caught a few. This lake is carry in and paddle only, so we were in the Old Town Canoe. We visit this one a few times a year and are rarely disappointed; and that rang true again. The sun was shining shining, the scenery was sweet and the resident green bass & pike population were fairly cooperative. Lynn was a busy lady landing several of both. A swim jig & craw, as well as a 4 inch weightless stick bait, were her effective one two punch. Good Times. A-Jay

Barely . . .But Lynn was whacking'em pretty good. #callmenetman A-Jay

My wife took me to school today ~ And I liked it. A-Jay

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A spinnerbait now for me may not be the best presentation as the smallies I seek are often pretty deep. But come August & into September, it's just about my favorite deal to get on. Burning one high in the water column has resulted in quite a few plus size brown bass sliding into the Frabil. If it please the court, I present exhibits A & B . . . Solid examples of the subject matter at hand and a couple of memorable spinnerbait catches. A-Jay

Congrats - I'd take that right about now. I'm hoping to be on the water enough & in the right conditions to experience the spybait magic I keep hearing about. My experience so far consists of learning how, where & when to NOT fish them. So I've got that going for me. A-Jay

Before the spybait stuff - I'll say that the few times I use FC as a leader, (drop shot, ned rig) I'm never going under 8lb test. Everything less than that is either Big Game or Maxima Ultragreen. And the PB Musky I got this spring while SMB fishing came on 10 FC mainline on casting gear. So my confidence in it went WAY up after that. And not to hi-jack the thread, but my personal success with spybaits is not really close to what I'd like it to be. I'm still very much in the 'learning' stage right there myself. A-Jay

“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” A-Jay

For a good while after being burned repeatedly by FC, I wrote it off. Fished braid & Mono exclusively for several years, even caught a few. As improvements were made and more and more experienced, successful anglers reported better results with FC, I gave it another try. Currently my FC use is relegated to rigs that present horizontal moving baits, it's been good. I prefer it over braid & a leader for those applications. But that's where it ends for me. As for FC needing 'extra' care as in line conditioner and when correcting over runs; I use line conditioner on all my lines. I feel it improves casting distance when I need it. And if I was over spinning my reels so much that I needed special line to deal with it - I'd improve my technique rather than complain about the line. Any line will fail after repeatedly being put through that deal. A-Jay

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Rapala Sub-Walk. Very shallow running jerkbait deal. These baits suspend at about 12-18 inches only - This ones a real sleeper. A-Jay