bigbill

My thanks to Glen May and the other guys here for there how to videos on YouTube. I just watched Glen with 5 ways to rig a senkos and how to rig tubes. Very educational. It's good to refresh often too. Thank you Glen

Baitmate scents. YUM scents When your favorite scent isn't working try garlic. With pre-scented or salted plastics I use no scents on the first cast. If I get a strike and a miss one shot of scent is a 100% hookup on the next cast.

Try some tomato sauce and oregano with the bass. My mom baked all the fish in tomato sauce, oregano, salt, pepper. With blue fish she drained the pan after 20 minutes to get the oily taste out. Then add the tomatoes and seasoning.

Trust me cooking on a wood fire makes everything taste great. My brother would eat fresh caught bluegill with eggs for breakfast.

Crappie and catfish are the best. We do them on a wood or charcoal fire a little salt and enjoy.

But the split shot worm rig has probably caught more bass than all the other rigs. It's the 30-30 of the fishing world still popular. For me it's one of my old faithfuls. I was fishing a popular lake from shore a large man made lake with running current(dammed river). I tossed a split shot rig and thought I hit a log. The next cast a 3 1/2lb bass was landed. It was quick action. The black rubber 6" creme worm has stood the test of time for decades since the last century. Each bait or style of fishing we master is a plus in our success on a tough day. We need more skills in our arsenal to stay on the top of our game. The NED RIG ill make some up.

I'm right near the white river and not far where it starts up from the springs up in the mountains. Have to fish there soon I hope.

Lol, The original split shot rig we used with a smelled #2hook threaded through a black plastic worm in 1970's has been redirected often but no new rig name yet. Lol

I seen this type of rig used in the open weed pockets with a 2" yellow grub pull out bass from every open hole.

The NED rig?? It's a weighted jig head on a hook with a grub or other plastics. I have the heads in weedless and plain hooks for decades. Now it's a Ned rig? Please tell me it's not so.

Bass eat gills. Eat crappie they taste better.

I used the BPS XPS UNCLE BUCKS topnocker it's the best topwater lure I have ever used. It's discontinued.

Deals like this keeps me fishing. I fished with $2 rods and $12 bass rods. Quantum spinning reels and Excalibur silver thread line for many years. My PB 10lbs was caught on this set up. There's deals out there for any budget to get you fishing.

I like the lightening rod but with a Okuma spinning reel.

I thought my castaic 9" rainbow trout lures for $30 was expensive. I found two on sale for $9 each.

Is anyone fishing the white river in central vt in the Rochester area near the golf course??? This area years ago was noted for having 20" Brown trout before the bad hurricane hit up there.

It was 30's lastnight in ct. If the bass are on the beds it was 60's all day. I hope the spawn happens soon. My camp in central vt in the mountains had snow last night. My son is up there in tents.

You would be surprised I threw a flying lure in a new drainage pond and it caught bass. I purchased the flying lure on clearance for 0.99 cents. Then I'm thinking maybe throwing something completely off the wall different silly right?

I had the peacock bass lur jensen prop lures custom painted in bass colors. I also had the great northern pike lures repainted in bass colors too. Even the mister twister super top prop pike / Muskie lures custom painted in blue gill, perch, orange goldfish color, etc again in bass colors. I'm a firm believer big baits=big bass. I once caught a 13" pickerel on a 12" blackshad culprit worn. Seeing this fired up my theory that any bigger bait could mean success. My PB of 10lbs I could fit maybe four or five of my fists in its mouth. Little young ducks, baby ducks goodbye. Just my thoughts sorry.

I know the fish are there that's why I'm fishing there. I use hardbaits, spinnerbaits, inline spinners first in the dark to Sun up. As the fish move away from shore I go deeper with a c-rig and jigs. These unfinished places are full of bass. The heavily fished places there not throwing bass baits. So it's open season. I don't fish in the evenings so I don't teach people who take fish. One guy I met there stopped by one night and hollered out from his window he'd be back checking licenses. The whole family of ten packed up and left. Too many non licensed people taking fish.

I use the ball bearing locking snap swivels. I have a standard barrel swivel on the end of my Carolina rig I have pre rigged plastics that I change out quickly. I get more swinging smoother side to side movement on my hardbaits too. I can tie knots plus the ease of changing baits. You need to use quality bearing locking snap swivels.

They can see you too there not dumb basses. I had a new state record hog swim up to me on the drop off Look at me and go on.

I hope to night fish soon. Maybe this weekend even with a 400lb bear in the area. I'll throw him a crappie or two. This is the best time to fish but mother nature just isn't letting up. Frost in some places. I was going to plant the garden. I need to get the tomatoes and deer corn in. I'm dying to walk the dog topwater.

Does anyone add a rattle to there plastics?? I like to put a small thin worm rattle in my plastics. I use a scent, a rattle and a brighter color in muddy to darker stained water. I play on all the bass senses. All my Sieberts jigs have rattles. It's ringing the dinnerbell.

From shore I toss bigger baits when no one is around. I have a few light saltwater spinning setups. I even toss the 9" castaic trout lure. She swims spot on. Looks very real. I do watch for snapping turtles. They have stolen my smaller lures when I wasn't watching. Then blend in on the bottom like a rock. Fool me once you pay. My 8lb Excalibur silver thread line has dragged turtles in the size of my tire on my wrangler. The catfish bite was unbelievable soon after. I released it but he stirred up the bottom.