senko_77

lee had sent me an email with the pic of the fish, and he asked if i could post it for him, but i dont know how to because it is in .PDF format. could someone help me?? wait till you see the fish, its big

the two things that i take into consideration immediatly is sky and wind. i dont care about the temp, water clarity, etc. that is the most important thing to me. if it is bluebird skies with no wind, i know that i have to fish a soft plastic. becasuse those fish arent lookin up. if its cloudy and windy, they will suspend or come up shallow

also, one last thing. dont listen to anyone who says they arent catchable. dont get down about the conditions. those fish are as catchable as any other condition. you just have to adjust. fish with confidence. know you are goin to catch them, and work that jig like crazy and cover as much water as you can. flip the jig into the pile, give it a hop, then shake it and let it sit. if nothin bites, reel it in and go to another spot

also use a fast reel, because the fish are gonna charge out of the brush when they take that jig. there gonna charge at you. so u need to have a fast reel so u can keep up with them. also try braid so your hookset doesnt have any stretch and give them a lil advantage of a weak hookset as they come to you. im not sure if this makes sense or not to you

forget the deep stuff. flip right on the bank. every brushpile, stump, rock. anything. those fish are gonna be shallow. flip your brains out!! it will definatly pay off. if your throwin a worm, lose the watermelon. throw a solid color that is gonna be visible in that muddy water. my favorites are black, and red bug. a ribbontail has more viber than straight tail, so use those, and also add a rattle. use a big weight and a big hook. the fish arent lookin for profile, so you need to tell them your there. use jerkbaits with rattles in them. but i wold stick with the jig in ultra shallow water all day. and just flip and flip and flip

black n blue jig. flip it right into the brush. i would say 95% of the fish will be right against the bank in brush or any kind of variation in the bank. flip your brains out, and watch your line. most of the fish you catch will charge at u with the jig, and settin the hook can be hard. so make sure to use a fast reel. also, u have to put it right on there heads, because they either arent goin to hear it, or they arent goin to move very far for food. so flip into a brushpile, let it sit, hop it once or twice, give it a shake, and if nothin bites, move on to next spot. but the key is noise, and right on there heads. rattles would also help greatly for these conditions. try a lunker lure triple rattleback jig. there so noisy. good luck, those are about the worst conditions u can face.

for pouring your own baits, i would start out with the best stuff. i would go with del-mart. there stuff is awesome. expensive, but awesome. del will stay on the phone with you as long as it takes for you to get a good pour. the customer service is awesome. shipping will sometimes take a lil bit. for the crankbait making, i would ask whittler. he is the most experienced on this site as far as i can tell. if you have more questions, pm me

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cabela10, im 16. y do u want to know??

every one of my fish and freinds fish over 8lbs have also been caught in this time period. both my fish over 10lbs were caught between 10-12

what happened to that fish in cali that was 22-1, isnt that the state record?

14.8....no jk. i would love to catch one that is over 10 this year, but, i am aiming for around 8

does that have to do with how distorted the girth of a huge fish can get??

carolina lunker sauce all the way

on my big fish, my x-tools said 14.9, and the fish weight mesurments said 14.7. so i am guessin pretty dern accuarate

ROFLMAO!!! redtail

the fish in my avatar, is that a correct way to hold a fish. one of my freinds holds them like i do but bends there back like dance does. i always tell him its bad for the fish, but he dont care. is he hurting the fish?

i was sick in the head when i saw that 10lber on that bed. i couldnt help it!!!!!

i use lowe boats

hey matt, i have heard so much about your swimbaits. if i had the extra change, i would go buy a ton of them. i just wanted to let u know that for spring break i am going to up rhode island and fishing with Russ aka low_budget_hookerz, and were going to fish for a solid week concentrating solely on catchin the new state record. i want u to know that there is enough confidence in your baits to throw exclusevly for a state record. we will definatly send u the pics of the fish, and you will be in the ifga books. keep up the awesome work on those amazing baits!!! best of luck Senko77

are they all small bass??? we have these all over my lakes. groups of small bass cruisin the shallows suspended real shallow. usually, these fish arent catchable, because if u can see them, then they usually can see u. if they are gonna bite anything, i would continue throwin the rapala

if you feel cjbasswhacker is makin up the answers to get a certain person to win, pm me, because i got his back. at the biggining of the contest, he pm'ed me asking if i could defend him to confirm the answer on here. congrats guys for guessin the right pattern!! enjoy that beautiful new bait!

right before a thunderstorm, there is a feeding fenzy. im talkin like something that lasts for like 30 minutes, and its over. you know how u can sense a storm coming. u can feel it in there air. when bass can to, and they feast right before. and then go into lockjaw during and after the storm for a little while. i beleive it has to do with the lightnin affecting pressure, rapid changes in barometric pressure, heavy influx of water, etc. but if u can find the fish right before a thunderstorm, u are likely to catch a numbers, and a big fish. the 12lber i caught earlier this year was right before a massive storm, when i was realin it in, it wa hailing.

try using marabou. it is so lifelike in the water. its like lving rubber in the feather world.

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