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I throw a 6" Renegade black with silver dust a lot at night, I call it my do nothing worm. Since this is a small thin worm I use a Mustad 3/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook.

I totally agree RW that the difference is in the holding period but the feel of the bite are very much alike in that the bites are subtle. Both requiring total concentration and an awareness of what is taking place with the lure. GMAN I believe every one who wants to truly learn what a worm and jig bite feels like should night fish. Some thing else that taught me how to feel that subtle bite was the fact that during the 70s we used what is known a Bubba tackle which is heavy rods and line no lighter than 25# test. After becoming accustomed to this tackle, the change to today's more sensitive rods along with lighter line only magnifies the subtle bites.

Excellent Matt This is exactly what needs to be understood by every angler not which rod is better, who's boat is smoother, do you have a Shimano or not. You'll be lucky if 10% of the member of this web site understand this :-?

Ok let's see if we can shed some light on the subject of feeling a worm or jig bite; many people say the two are totally different but I believe they are very similar. Let me first start by comparing what is felt with a variety of other baits. Top water: with these baits the bass will generally suck the bait in from underneath, from behind, or come completely out of the water. Spinner bait/crank bait: with these baits the bass will generally hit from the side or from underneath. With these baits there is a certain amount of line movement because the bass are moving when they hit the bait. Worm/jig: with these baits the bass will simply flare its gills causing a vacuum which moves water and your bait into their mouth. With this bite there is very little if any line movement thereby not much is transmitted to your rod tip. The art of feeling a worm/jig bite is a fine combination of watching your line and feeling for unnatural sensations of what your bait should feel like. Some times you will feel that classic Tap, some times you'll only see line movement, some times your line will simply go slack, but some times there will only be a feeling of heaviness that is almost like your line will not move. The bites where the bass moves after inhaling you bait are the easy ones to feel because there is line movement, the bites where the bass simply inhales your bait and just sits there are the hardest to feel. Feeling a worm/jig bite requires keeping a certain amount of tension on your line while at the same time keeping a certain amount of slackness in your line. To the average angler this makes no sense at all but the worm/jig angler it makes total sense. Tommy T

Never under any circumstance try to learn to feel the bite; rely only on line movement

There is no set standard saying this is Electric Blue or this is Camo; each manufactory has their own variations; I would think the difference in the amount of glitter would fall under quality control. To me the color electric blue is because of the blue glitter as neon is red glitter and seed is black glitter.

One of my sons serves in the military. He is still stateside, here in California. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands, and thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them also. But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly," Yes, I always wear it and probably always will." The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi. A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid." Everyone within hearing distance cheered!

When asked about new lures on the market that bass have not seen yet Rick Clunn answered Every thing that was old is now new.

I work for Academy and every associate is assigned to certain areas of the store, mine are the freshwater tackle, saltwater tackle, & firearms. I handle thousands of packs of plastic baits daily; this is a common occurrence with every brand on the market both freshwater and salt water. I've also noticed over the years that some of these off colors actually catch better than the intended colors. My favorite worm is Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage). When I order a 100 pack factory direct some of the worms will have more neon (red) so I'll separate them from the rest because I catch more on these.

I'm a Cajun who grew up on the Louisiana/Texas Gulf coast so yea I hunt, guided duck/goose, worked for the American Sportsman Club during the mid 70's.

You didn't try teaching the kid how to run a trolling motor?

Proper etiquette at a public boat ramp is first come first served, since jbmaine was already at the ramp why should he move aside to satisfy a person who is with out a doubt trying to bully his way in line. This is what you consider proper etiquette? Proper etiquette would have been to wait his turn because the way I see it if he was in that big of a hurry he should have left home earlier. And on top of that the guy is being that rude to a lady! Etiquette my rear

Now on Toledo Bend there is no need to add brush but I've posted this tip once before; look for jugs marking trotlines because any good cat fisherman knows you must place the trotline on feeding flats near deep water structure.

If I'm already at the launch and you are not in the actual act of backing your trailer down, you are the one who should wait. Just because you're in the parking lot doesn't give you the right to be next in line to launch, the person at the launch first is next.

Both motors are excellent so when I'm selling a customer on which one to consider I show them the fact that on MinnKota the skeg is in front of you depth finder's transducer instead of behind it like on the Motor Guide. If you were to hit something with the MinnKota you will not break your transducer.

8-) It's will surprise you how well it handles

How Y'all Are? Fluke pretty much answered 1, 2, & 4 #3 wood is not structure it's cover, large mouths usually prefer slower moving water, again look for bait.

When you pulled up to the ramp, you did not seeing any one in the act of backing down then you were right in what you did.

I don't look at it as being stuck in a rut but rather as being able to use a Texas rig to total perfection. I can catch bass on Texas rigged plastic in 6 of water or 30'; I can catch bass during the spring, summer, fall or winter; I can catch bass swimming it on top or bumping the bottom; I can catch bass in matted grass, timber, or brush. I feel that when the bass are in a non-aggressive mood I can persuade them to bite a Texas rigged plastic. I am however smart enough to know a Texas rig doesn't produce in every situation or on every body of water. I'm just a proficient with a Jig-N-Craw, Spinner Bait, Lipless Crank Bait, Top Water, Buzz Bait or Stick Bait. If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you always got

What I did then is what I do now; 35 yrs of Texas rigged plastic worms

Oh so we gonna throw some salt Norm Isaacs & The BXRL; you want to play with the big boys? Flip Pallot's THE CALL OF THE WILD; got to be the most layed back guy on planet earth The Spanish Fly with Jose' Wejebe'; the guy is just cool

Dude that a reason to buy a new rod Congratulations

35 years on Toledo Bend and probably fished out of every brand you can name; here's the list for driest rides. Champion Bass Cat Skeeter Legend Nitro Ranger Triton Stratos/Javelin

Sweet 8-) I love winter fishing and that windshield would be a blessing