A-Rob

a lot of people will fish the senko wacky on a drop shot but I still like the trick worm

Texas Rig for me whenever there is grass around but if the grass is submerged you can wacky rig your senko weightless and it will settle onto the vegetation without sinking in or snagging up b/c of the lack of weight. Texas Rig, Jig, Frog are my 3....but they aren't anything original haha

I'd go single tail grub match the size to the jig...keep it bulky yet compact

I would stick with the original brush hog unless the cover gets so thick that the size and legs gets held up on vegetation/cane/pads. I'd throw the brush hog on my worm rod like I would an 8-10" worm. I'd throw the baby brush hog as a creature bait on my flippin stick in heavier vegetation. in stained water you could do an okeechobee craw, junebug, bama bug, red shad, even green pumpkin

Hey dude I live by Scugog I find it gets tough in the summer until the weed die off that seems to happen mid summer. All the weeds pile up against the shoreline and docks. I just go along and flip that stuff once it forms. Until then, the times I've caught big fish on scugog are from docks in the bays at the north end where there is some access to the deeper part of scugog. Are you fishing on the east arm south of cesarea there I'm guessin b/c you are from whitby?

I just used a plumbers adjustable clasp and a jig saw blade Total cost $7. It works good, it'll help cut thru weeds Just make sure you orientate the teeth of the saw blade the right way (not just left or right but also so the weeds hit the teeth on the right angle to cut.)

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You may lose some manageability with that heavy of a line. Back the line down to 10# max. OR try Switch to 15# braid if you are fishing in the grass.

If you put a senko in front of an active fish it will eat it

I agree with trick worm or same worm in whatever brand you like

Nice Fish Dude!

I fished shimano reels b/c I never had any problems with them. I bought an Abu Winch on sale....I started buying more abus! I still like the consistency of my shimanos, but since then I have moved abus into my lineup.

I have only had experience with Hackney's Strike King Jig. I find that once it gets sloppy I switch to a texas rig on a straight shank. But the Hack attack jig is pretty heavy duty and I've enjoyed using it

I fish a swim jig thru grass and light pads. it works great if you have the patience to finesse it thru it all! Chatterbait over top of grass in dirty or choppy water. I typically dropshot for smallies around rockpiles and weed patches Good luck with the new tools dude!

I try to keep it basic with jigs b/c I know it is a slippery slope! I just grab 3/8 and 1/2 oz most the time, one black based, one natural. I have a few bigger and smaller. I try to keep it down to about a dozen. haha good luck with your addiction!

x2 Carolina rig may be another option in the deeper water as well as the crank I drop shot a lot if I get off the bank a bunch and fishing deep

I agree with all the above. I fish straight braid in heavy grass. I will put a leader on my spinning gear for smallies (15# braid to 8-10# leader) Lately with the blue bird sky and crystal clear water I have been throwing 12# Yo-Zuri and finessing largemouth out of the pads/grass tho.

x2 back it so you have around 2 cast lengths of braid that fills the spool. Or if there is little remainder just use it all up. You can reverse the line instead of replacing it next season. Get that 12 bones worth

I had that problem with the normal san diego jam knot if I add too many wraps Aaron martens says too many wraps can reach a point of diminishing returns, I agree. If I do a ton of wraps it often settles poorly. So try backing off the number of wraps, set the knot, then pull the main line to check it for any slippage, if not then you are set! If it slips then too little wraps. With heavier line I'll only use 2-3 wraps on a san diego jam, I check it but never have a problem with slippage. I'm assuming this will work with the double sandiego jam as well

braid no worries re tie your mono/FC especially your FC, that line is high maintenance My personal preference

to each their own I don't take offense you can fish whatever you like/prefer and I'll do the same

I fish crazy fast when the frustration sits in. This is when I'll turn on some music and eat a bit of food, drink some water I then think about work and realize I'm not there These things usually calm me right down and I fish better

I have days like that. I have days where I catch 0 fish all day I have a small boat so can't always take it out to deeper weeds/structure in the summer so I feel a bit hindered by this and I often struggle in mid-summer unless I can find some bass in shallower pads/docks.

I'd start at the bays in the top right and top left. Is this a grass lake? You may get into a couple in shallower grass morning/evening but Id bet the bigger fish would be where the bay drops down to 10+ feet. Maybe try starting shallow and work your way out. David Walker said if your lakes max depth is 30 feet (using your lake as an example) the bass won't be at the max depth...so shallower than 30 feet. I bet 8-15' maybe? The bays give you a starting point b/c you would assume they spawned there and then dropped towards the deeper contours with the warmer weather post spawn. My lake is all grass so I'd be throwing a texas rigged worm thru the deeper grass a lot of the time. Good luck dude!

morning and evenings in the shallower weeds/pads/cane can pick you up some mid size fish