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Good question. With deep-running lures, I prefer the darker color to be on the underside, and the lighter color to be on top (impossible to find). Mother Nature uses counter-shading to "hide" her creatures from predators, so I'm looking to reverse the natural pattern to produce more contrast and make the lure more visible to predators, whether they strike from above or below. The first thing a sick minnow loses is its equillibrium. It appears that it's nature's way of increasing the exposure of an unfit minnow, and hastening its elimination (survival of the fittest). With topwaters though I do just the opposite. I feel that the surface commotion is the attention-getter, and choose colors that obscure the lure and make it difficult to a get a good look, for instance, transparent white. Roger Roger, that's an interesting idea regarding having a light colored back on a deep-diving crankbait, though most sick minnows that I see don't move like a crankbait. Maybe a weighted or carolina rigged white fluke would mimic this action.

I don't get to fish for Florida bass in my part of the country, but I think they would probably find a current break of any kind like a point, midlake hump, brush, etc. and hide behind it. It seems like I remember from an In-Fisherman book I read a long time ago, that most bass originally came from rivers anyway and were placed in lakes and reservoirs later, except of course for natural lakes. The Florida strain handles the St Johns River in Florida just fine. Maybe its not that much of a problem for them.

Welcome, GENO.

Yes and no. : Crankbaits like the DT series are a narrow bait so I think the sides would be important as well. Generally, while I don't see color as the most important thing on a bait, I still think a crankbait should mimic the hatch somewhat, and most bait fish have light colored bellies and get darker toward the back.

LBH, how is the 10,000 member video coming? No rush, I'm just curious. I sometimes wonder if all of us realize how much work it takes to put one of these together. We appreciate ya', Buddy.

Wow. If they continue to zip in that close to shore they'll eventually ruin their boat and injure or kill themselves. Not too smart.

Glenn, you know we're all a family so no apology is necessary. I do appreciate the info. I thought I was going crazy yesterday. I couldn't get my BassResource.com fix and I was getting the shakes.

That is too cool. Nice pictures. Your kids are cute.

It all depends on the characteristics of the lake being sprayed. Smithville Lake near Kansas City was sprayed for Eurasian watermilfoil back in the 90s and they killed all of it. The milfoil was used by bass fingerlings to hide from predators. Once the milfoil was gone the bass population plummeted. Fishing was poor for a few years until more vegetation was planted. The lake still hasn't recovered to its previous level. That's not to say that the disappearance of the milfoil was the only problem but it was a big contributor.

The only place I have fished for Spots is on Table Rock Lake. In the heat of summer the best way to pull them up from the depths (20 - 50 feet or more) is to drop shot a small 4 inch worm. I've also caught them in 8 - 15 feet of water with Senko type worms texas rigged. I haven't had the opportunity to fish for them much so this information is not backed by years of experience.

Maybe after you have been here more than a week, you will find the site easier to navigate. Improvements are always possible. Maybe the arrangement of the posting areas could be better, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to find them. I'd be surprised if a single person has been "scared" away. If you just put your mouse pointer over the Fishing Forums menu at the top, all of the forums are displayed for you to choose from without scrolling down.

Indeed. People want to help people who try to help themselves. Good luck and let us know the results of your efforts. You'll be surprised at the assistance that could come your way.

Welcome back to the bass fishing fold! And welcome to BassResource.com.

Luckyinkentucky, glad to have you on the forums. You are "lucky" to have found this site.

Pokemon, go to this thread and you will find a link in the post telling you how to post from your PC. https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?virboard=gen_bass;num=1133376419 This is the place to become bass-educated. Glad to have you.

My all-time topwaters are the same as Roger's. I haven't tried too many soft plastics on top. I need to get with the program.

The State Championship is something to be proud of. This girl deserves a hand. My hat is off to her . . . . and to you, LBH, for your influence on these kids.

When I read the title for this thread, the first thing that crossed my mind was that California now has bluegills big enough to be trout-fed.

Mr. Welcome, though I haven't used your services I gave your website a 10 for good measure. Your posts are always thoughtful and I like your website. And if I ever get down to Florida for something other than business, I will be calling you.

Bob stated: The lake requires a daily fee, but you can pay for a year at a time. SteveFinMD stated: You do have your priorities straight! I would be a single, divorced male if I did this, which would probably be more costly than putting up with storage costs.

Yep, sorry to pile on, but All Star rods have a good reputation. I hope you find your problem. Good luck.

Interesting stuff. I've thought about buying the book, Knowing Bass, for a long time. I think I'm going to have to buy it.

I use Daiichi 2/0 or 3/0 Circlewide hooks.

Search the yellow pages, either online or from the phone book and find every storage facility that meets your requirements for distance from your home and whatever lake you want to be close to. Call them and get their prices. Then make your choice. (There is no secret to finding a good place to store your boat except for good, old-fashioned research.) I live in Kansas City and my housing association doesn't allow me to park my boat in my driveway. My garage is full. The place I found has covered and uncovered parking in fenced lots with locked gates, barbwire at the top of the fence, and 24 hour access. It is approximately one and a half miles from a ramp at Smithville Lake and the cost is $25 a month. I pay six months at a time for $137 which gives me a discounted rate of $22.83 a month.

I gave it a 10 also. This site is an addiction.