jake wade

Pardon my ignorance but, What kind of fish is that?......Possibly a Peacock? We sure don't have anything like that here in Northwest Louisiana.

I have not fished Caddo,Cross or Black Bayou. Black lake and Red river are my favorites.

I am from Coushatta...about 45 miles south of Shreveport. There are lots of fishing choices within an hour of here. The Red River is my favorite and there are two Corp of engineering boat lauches within 10 miles of my home. Grand Bayou lake is about 3 miles from my home and is a great fishery. Black Lake is full of Cypress trees and you can pitch soft plastics/jigs all day. Toledo Bend is also a great lake but can get rough if the wind picks up. Would love to fish together sometime...give me a holler.

I wanted to give some feedback on something I tried that worked very well for fishing the sweet beaver. I used a "Title Shot Jig" from "Fin-Tech" It has a retainer/guard system. It is advertised to work well with all soft plastics. I would post a link but am not allowed as I have fewer than 10 posts. BTW, I am not affiliated with these people at all.

Thanks to all for the great feedback!

What's that?

This is exactly the way I am fishing them now,same hook and all. I just have this problem with the bait working its way down and bunching up.

Man,I appreciate the reply but,I am having a hard time following the heat shrink instructions. I found the hook online. It seems if I put the heat shrink over the shank that it would cover up the barbs. Am I interpeting this wrong?

I really need some ideas on how y'all are rigging your sweet beaver baits texas style. Bass love these baits but I have a heckava time keeping it from sliding down the hook shank. Tears really easy too. What hook and weight do you use? Do you peg the weight or allow it to slide? Thanks

Just joined up and wanted to say hello. Had a good time this past weekend at the classic...it was amazing,way more people turned out than I expected. I fish Red river,Black lake and Grand bayou. My largest Bass is 7lbs 6 oz. I mainly pitch soft plastics and jigs but always have a boo-yah spinnerbait tied on. Looking forward to sharing information.