crankbait2009

ok, the combo i am using for my plastics is a 7' Quantum KVD Signature Series - 62 million hi-strain module graphite, MH Orra S spinning reel

i just bought the rod a couple weeks ago, i will get the specs on it tonight when i get home. i have yet to use it, but it is paired with an AG Orra S spinning reel

i will definitely try drop shotting this year.........its got to work, but everyone said the same thing about t-rigging plastics

my go to lures are either lipless cranks or crank baits. one way or another I can catch something with one of them. (with an occassional spinner as well) top waters are not my friends either. (i probably just opened a whole new can of worms on that last comment)

i understand what you are saying. i went through the same experimenting when first introduced to cranks, trying to figure out if it was a bite/rock/tree.

although this may be true, i could not tell you the last time i felt a thing. I am not a big fan of "watching line" but uh, maybe that's the key every time i throw the lure out, the first thing in my mind is "what the heck is it supposed to feel like?" i mean i have caught crappie on plastic panfish baits but never anything bigger than that. i know the bite isnt the same as that when it comes to bass.

theres no doubt in my mind that its "me" and not the bait. I know once I catch one (like catt said), it will change my perspective on it. more or less......................excitement. consider me the poster child for "what not to do". I shall be dedicated to plastics this year. I WILL post my first catch

last summer i tried fishing plastics, varying from one type to another. i could have swore i spent a good half hour but when you are using a non trusting lure and there is no confidence what so ever, that half hour could have been 10 minutes. with this fishing season coming up, i will definitely try to fish plastics a lot more. I love my cranks but also want MORE options to go for than just cranks. I have a good assortment of plastics i have bout through the past couple years. i bought them just cause i like buying lures/plastics . i will use them a lot this year. something has got to give. once i catch one fish then i'll be sold. for now, not so much. after plastics work for me, i will then move to a jig (football head, swimming, etc). thats another one i have plenty of but no results

I have thrown senkos more than anything, wacky rigged. Again, a few tosses out, slow fall, twitch here and there and never had any hits. like i mentioned, i could very well be throwing it at a spot where there are ZERO fish. that would NOT surprise me!!

I do have the rage craws. i bought them due to the heavy recommendation of users here on BR. maybe thats the problem, im throwing the plastics when NOTHING is nearby

dragging? uh, no. normally I will swim it through the water slowly allowing the flappers and what not to flap. couple casts, and if no results i will either change up the plastic to another or go back to my loved crankbait. i usually throw the plastics with an EWG, do not recall the size.

i think i recall the BPS guy mentioning that technique as well

ok, for my second trip to the BPS classic, I decided to try yet another soft plastic. I have zero luck when it comes to plastics but there are so many to choose from and so many people have luck with them. so I bought a pack of the 4" Berkley Gulp minnows, smelt. these minnows look so life like it aint funny. so that drew me to them as well as them being almost identical to the minnows in the lake i fish. so heres my question. the guy at BPS recommended me use a jig head with these minnows, so i bought a pack of 1/8oz. now if im not mistaken, when i cast it out, the minnow will slowly fall to the bottom, with a twitch here and there i can bring it off the bottom and have it dart back to the bottom. to me, it would seem best to have them swimming/twitching throughout the water like the rest of the minnows. how many minnows are actually darting to the bottom and repeatedly lifting off/on? is this a normal reaction for minnows? so i guess my main question is, jighead or weightless? im assuming weightless would cause it to float. how should this be thrown with a good hope of success?

Last night was the first day to kick off the bass pro classic of 2014. It was just a matter of time before this thread was started, so unless I missed it, I shall start it!!! For those of you that have gone.....what did you purchase this year? I will start it off (1) Abu Garcia Orra S spinning reel (5) chatterbaits (2) zoom chunks (5) red eye shad (2) BPS eggs (2) yo-zuri 3DB prism cranks (1) 5XD crank (1) Stren, 660 yard spool, 8lb test for $5!! I think I am set for a couple months

i never thought a "big brand" could actually make the BPS lures. I figured they were there own brand

I was just reading another thread about users using "x" brand and some other people using the "BPS" brand when it comes to lures. The only BPS lure I have had GREAT success with is the BPS "The Egg" crankbait. Love that lure!!!! Which got me thinking, other than cost being a reason, are there a lot of people that would use BPS lures over other brands because they are "better"? (other brands being: strike king, rapala, bomber, etc)

crankbait2009 crankbait - the first lure I ever used and actually caught a fish, which forever changed my world!! 2009 - was the year I first learned to fish with the crankbait technique. all this was done with the help from this site!!!! I thank you!!!

I got my ad in too, yesterday actually. Nothing really stood out at all. Same sales as years past. i will take advantage of the reel trade in though

what about adding a few washers to each side to tighten the gap?

I have a round piped trailer that I am placing a 3" wide channel coupler on. After the coupler is centered on the pipe, I have about 1/4" gap on each side of the pipe between the coupler and the pipe. What can I use to close that gap up? I couldnt imagine using wood due to the weather. What are some things you guys have used to fill that void?

im still impatiently waiting for mine to show up in the mail!!!

I am an electrical engineer. I also have a second job at the Home Depot which is nothing but for fishing money!!!

Don't quote me on this but I think you'd get $10 or 15 off. When the flyer comes out, it will tell us in there what the trade values are

if you give BPS a fully functional reel of any value, they will give you a $ amount off of a new one. the value that they give you is based on the dollar amount of the reel you'd like to buy

the flyer will be posted online AFTER the presidents day sale. If not this weekend, look for it next week. Some people are already getting them in the mail.......not I though