flipinstick88

Thats a good looking fish! What did it weigh? The biggest I have ever caught there have been a little over 3 lb.

definitely a jig.

I have been fishing Shawnee Mission from the bank this year. I have done pretty well, lots of fish between 2-3lbs.

I snagged a 19lb carp in the tail with 4lb line, so I know the drill

They look like spots to me.

you might be reeling too fast, what gear ratio reel are you throwing?

IMO the colder the water the less action a want out of my trailer. so cold water = pork or plastic chunks. warm water = ragetails and double tail grubs. inbetween = chiggar craws, paca craws and craw papi.

I stick to black&blue for stained water and brown for clearer water. black w/ blue fleck and green Pumpkin for trailers. The best advice I have taken about jig fishing is "when in doubt, set the hook." hook sets are free, I have hooked tons of fish that I was not sure about. I also haul a lot of water

If I were fishing this situation I would throw a drop shot or a football jig, both can be fished slowly for inactive fish.

sounds like you could use a crankbait rod.

Chrome if its sunny, sexy shad if its not. firetiger or chartruse black back for stained water. I use to have a 3" bandit square bill shallow diving crank in solid black that a landed dozens of fish on before it got stolen.

The most sucessful model for me has been the DT 6 in brown craw. I snagged my last one in a laydown about a month ago gonna have to buy a new one soon.

I have caught 80% of my fish this year on a Red Eye Shad. Its the best lipless crank I have ever thrown,but I do still keep my rat-l-traps in the box.

I have caught lots of fish on a skirtless buzzbait with just a split tail trailer.

I have that diawa, its okay but I think it would be a better decision to save up for a citica or a revo s.

Oh heck yes! A brown no. 11 will work on any jig.

Try a lipless crank. Tick and rip it over the weeds.

soft plastics:Flourocarbon jigs:Flourocarbon frogs:Braid buzzbait:Copolymer or Braid spinnerbait:Copolymer or Flourocarbon chatterbait: Copolymer or Flourocarbon crankbait:Copolymer topwaters:Copolymer Brands that I like: Copolymer- Silver Thread Flourocarbon- Bass pro - Seagar - Vicious Braided - Suffix - Power Pro

Hahahah actually, it seems this has happened! lol Everything i throw out there i never get anything which has happened the last 2 times i went fishing, which means to me i get to buy new lures! haha Honestly it's probably the rod & reel. Or if you are shore fishing it is definitely that you need to get a boat. ;D Really it could be the rod and reel? I mean i only have one rod i use but i was looking into getting a couple more like one for my spinnerbaits one for buzzbaits then one to put a snap swivel on to use all my crankbaits. Me and my friend are just assuming its the location haha I have been told that snap swivles ruin the action of crankbaits. I don't know for sure because I never use them. You might want to look into this.

Revenge flip jig, either black/blue or brown with a berkley chiggar craw, chompers double tail grub or an Uncle josh pork frog.

I keep it simple. Blk/blue jig w/ blk/blue fleck trailer for stained water brown jig w/ Green Pumpkin trailer for clearer water

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What kind of blades did your spinner bait have? Try a gold Colorado/Indiana combo. Those round blades will give off a lot of "thump" and if its sunny out the gold will throw off a lot of flash. Also try throwing tight to cover.

thats a good lookin smallmouth. Too bad they aren't many more in there.

Has anyone caught any smallmouths out of Kill Creek? It says that they are stocked in there. I have only fished there one time and caught only largemouths.