BassnMan Mike

Right now I would suggest you fish Diamond Valley or Lake Perris and you cant go wrong with Pete Marino or Art Berry. If you go with Pete, tell him that bassnman mike sent ya.

I use X-Point and Daiichi hooks exclusively. In my opinion they are absolutely the best hooks made.

For me the answer would have to be yes and no. While I have had many hits on the fall I've also caught many bass slowly crawling it along the bottom as well as dead sticking them. Tip: As you witnessed by the videos these things fall away from you so be sure to feed them slack so they will fall the way a live crawdad would. Just be sure to watch your line, if it jumps, moves sideways, or does anything you didnt make it do, reel down, take up the slack and keep pressure on the bass. You dont need to use a bone jarring hook set with these things. Hope that helps.

As to how many fish each, thats a hard one to answer. The bug tends to go up the line on its wire when fighting a bass so they usually dont get torn up all that bad. On the color, it depends on the color of the craws in your area. I like the Brown, Greens and Watermelon myself.

Greg, Get my what? If your referring to the Daiichi Bleeding Bait Drop Shot'N Nose hooks they are one of my sponsors but they can as well as X-Point hooks can be purchased directly from TTI at, http://www.ttiblakemore.com/shop/ Bassnman Mike Edit. Greg, PM sent

Another vote for Oakleys. I've got a set of Polarized A-Frames and a set of Polarized Flak Jacket XLJ's and love them both.

They suggest a size 6 Owner drop shot hook but I use the Daiichi Bleeding Bait Drop Shot'N Nose Hook in size 4. Just run the hook through the little wire groove at the nose, you'll know what I mean when you see them in person. I tried running the hook through its nose as well as the wire but found that they seem to get torn up easier that way.

I use them and like them. I've had great success by inserting a little glass rattle into the tail section and then smearing some Pro Cure Craw on them.

Just like others I have tried the expensive drop shot weights as well as other setups but over time I've gone back to a trick Dick Trask turned me onto back in 2000. Tie your hook as normal leaving your desired tag end length then take a mojo pencil weight, slide it onto your line, take a pair of pliers and squeeze it shut in the middle of the weight. This will allow you to pull it free if it gets stuck in a rock. It seemed like this setup didnt get hung up as bad as other weight systems. Fast forward to about 2-3 years back, I saw someone on TV, I dont remember who, using the same setup only he bent the weight to almost an "L" and said it was even less prone to hang up. I tried it and sure enough it works. It also seems to come through the water straighter with even less line twist.

I use the little glass Gambler worm rattles but only use them in jigs or plastic crawdads to mimic the "clicking" of thier claws

Wow! I forgot about this poll. I did get the boat I mentioned earlier in the thread. Here's a few pictures

Thanks, Yep, thats my actual plate. The wife got it for me this year, actually she paid for it last year and the DMV took about 4 months to get it to me

Welcome to BR from another Californian. Seen ya over on FNN, I go by bassnman mike there, Iujsed to go by the same here. Anyhow, lots of great info here. Pull up a chair and stay for awhile

Are you talking about the food or the people? :-? Yes! HA!

Huddleston Deluxe Trout and the Huddle Bug Craw

I agree with Road Warrior. The IMX MBR844C is an excellant choice. Its a little more versitle and works extremely well. If you want a 6'6 go with the IMX MBR783. By the way, the difference between the IMX and the GLX is not worth the extra $100.00 in my opinion.

Rebel Wee-R in the original baby bass color, they dont offer the color anymore. Not so vintage but no longer available, Rapala DDRFR, Down Deep Rattlin Fat Rap, in shad. Anytime I come accross either of these lures I buy them up, heck I'll even trade a Lucky Craft for them.

I throw Huddleston Deluxe and BBZ-1 Trout and Shad's. Yes they are a little expensive but in my opinion well worth the investment.

Speaking of voiding warranties I actually voided my warranty quite awhile back but the trade off is well worth it. I've got "Stupid Power" and at the same time made my truck much stronger and much more reliable. I can turn low 12's all day long on street tires and still haul my 210 Elite without any fears.

I consider myself "Mechanically Challenged" and I have no problems performing the "Brain Swap" in 15-20 minutes. It only consists of 2 clips and 2 bolts As to a custom mail order tune it all depends on the tuner. The reputable ones require information specific to your vehicle, year, make model, any modifications, CAI, Cat Back, etc. as well as what you plan on using it for. As to the cost, most are no more than a hand held tuner would cost you and some of them even offer free upgrades when you add more performance mods. One that I know of will even credit you the price of your old tune if you purchase a new vehicle. While a dyno tune is by far the best a custom mail order tune still will blow away any hand held tune.

Personally I would not waste my money on a hand held tuner. I had one in my truck and while I thought it was nice the difference between it and a custom tune was like night and day. The handheld are basically one size fits all whereas a custom tune is specifically for your vehicle. You can get a custom tune either in person or even mail order. I know for my Chevy you get a whole new PCM which takes about 15 minutes to install. When you need to take it in for service you just place your stock PCM back in, drive it for about 100 miles and presto, they dont know any better. No voided warranty, no flashed PCM. I dont have the time right now to go into much detail but if you want more information on good tuners PM or email me and I'll share.

4 inch hand poured worm on an Original Charlie Brewer Slider Head.

I do the double rig only I use Sluggos, remember those? Anyhow, make 2 leaders, one about 1 1/2 foot, the other about 2 1/2 foot. Tie your hook on one end, on the other end tie a small swivel without the snap. Slide the shorter leader on your main line so it slides back and forth then tie the longer leader on, attach your Sluggo's, cast and hand on. I like to use a smaller Sluggo up front and a larger one in back to resemble the bigger fish chasing the smaller one.

Howdy! Welcome to BR from Sunny California The Land of Fruits And Nuts! Pull up a chair and stay awhile!