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No cover? Because you have already named some different types of structure Structure: Geologic in nature, structure is any change in the on the bottom of a lake or river. IT may be a drop-off, rock pile, hump, hole, saddle, ledge, flat, channel trace, etc.) Cover: Cover consists of weeds, trees, branches, tulles, buck brush, stick-ups, rocks and man-made objects like docks, tires, etc. Cover is often confused with structure. The difference is cover is not geologic in nature. You can also have cover on structure. An example of this would be stick-ups (cover) on top of a hump (structure). I would use suspending type lures/techniques such as Carolina Rig, Drop Shot, Wacky Rigs ect.

Dang it I hate seeing that, my first prediction loss :'( A & M is better than that :-[

That's excellent ;D A tube is probably the only bait I have never caught a fish on :-?

#1 Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

I put one up on Deep Grass Jigging

OK! This is just a little insight on Deep Grass Jigging! During the early 70s on Toledo Bend the Hydrilla started really getting thick and numerous anglers (me included) were basically fishing the matted grass with weightless Texas Rigs & Johnson Weed less spoons, there wasn't many other baits that would work in this thick stuff. At the time I belonged to the Hemphill Bass Club out of the Harbor Light Marina and one of our members started wining back to back tournaments, not just ours but every ones. He was killing us with 15 fish stringers averaging 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. a fish. No one could figure out how he was doing it, we had all seen him on the main lake flats fishing the grass flats like us or so we thought. Finally at a club meeting he revealed what he was doing. Being a diver he had went out to the grass flats & dove under to see what was there, what he found was tunnels, caverns, & caves under the surface matted grass. In of these areas he could see crawfish clinging to the grass stems, they were also filled with schools of bass, mostly large bass. The next question was what bait could get to the bass, the answer was provided by Lonnie Stanley with a ¾ oz. Jig! Who is this angler that jigged his was too many a tournament win as well to the top of B.A.S.S. Texas Bass Fishing Legend Tommy Martin! Tommy's approach to this technique is different from what you've seen, read, or heard. With most techniques you are actually fishing the densest areas of the matted Hydrilla. The focus of Tommy's technique is the outer 15 to 25 yards of the mat; in this area the grass is a little sparser, his simply pitches or flips the jigs to a near vertical presentation. His main objective is to keep the jig in contact with the bottom at all times, something most anglers fishing grass fail to do. When the jig stops falling many anglers believe they have reached bottom, but from an underwater view with scuba gear the jig has only settled on the thick base stems of the Hydrilla. After making a pitch Tommy will strip about 3 or 4 arms lengths of line letting the jig fall near straight down. Then he will shake the jig to make sure it has not stop on the grass stems. With the jig now resting on the bottom, pause several seconds, the shake the jig once or twice with pauses between each. If no strike is detected simply reel up & pitch again moving locations about 20 ft from the previous. Once you get bite quickly kick or toss a buoy marker over board, fish in grass flats tend to school up so when you catch one there is usually more. Circle the buoy in increasing diameters & depths working the jig slowly (I once caught nine 6 lb + bass in an area the size of your living room). You may work 70 yards or 700 yards to locate the fish but when you do hang on! Thirty years later Tommy is still living in Hemphill Texas, still guiding on Toledo Bend, & still fishing the B.A.S.S. tour. The deep grass technique is still catching huge stringers of quality bass with most Toledo tournament wins averaging 5 lbs. So if you've got the patience to work a jig for sometimes hours with out a bump or if you aint afraid of hanging several hawgs back to back give deep grass jigging a try.

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Underwater islands, mounds, or humps are a deep water angler's delight; these spots are especially productive when power is being generated at the dam, causing a current in the reservoir. Bait fish will gather on the upper end of these mounds and the bass will bunch up to feed on them. When located near a creek or river these areas can be your big bass hole. A tail spinner or Rat-L-Trap fished across these areas or a 7 to 8 worm can fill your stringer quickly. Position your boat shallow and fish deep with Texas Rigs or Jig to find the bigger bass. Submerged bridges are excellent holding areas for big bass, many times these bridges have been blown when the lake was built, creating structure in the form of pilings, concrete rubble (rock piles). This form of deep structure can be a summer and winter glory hole. Outside bends of a river or creek are common hangouts for deep water bass. Because of the water flow in the river or creek a ridge has been formed on the outside of the bend. Find the point of these ridges; anchor the boat in 12' to 18, cast deep with Texas Rigs or Jig to find the bigger bass. Spots where two creeks intersect or where a feeder creek intersects with the main river are areas experienced deep water anglers seeks. Inside the Y created by the intersection is where you want to anchor the boat in 12' to 18, cast deep with Texas Rigs or Jig to find the bigger bass. In winter months fish these areas with jigging baits in 20 to 30' of water. Submerged roadbeds should never be overlooked, locate these on a topographic map, then pinpoint with your depth finder. These are common migration routes to and from spawning areas in the spring, they also hold feeding bass in the summer. Seek out 12 to 18' depths where a sharp drop off occurs on each side of the roadbed. Fish plastics or deep running crank baits across these roadways. Ideal spots are where two roads junction or where the road makes a noticeable turn.

Well I'm not opposed to a little competition but I don't consider myself a tournament angler even though I'll fish two or three a year. Most tournaments I fish are just a bunch of us local guys throwing 10 or 20 dollars in a hat for either big bass or total weight. Catching a trophy is always on my mind any time I hit the water but it doesn't bother me if my partner catches it or I do as long as some one in the party catches one. I'm totally a methods angler, with my experience I know what baits to throw under any conditions. I'm absolutely a different person when on the water

Yesterday we started reorganizing the selves after the holidays and one of the guys was doing the reels. Way in the back he finds two Shimano Calcutta's one is a 200 the other is a 250, both are the old models with out the B after the model numbers. Since these are discontinued he scans the IPC bar and up pops the price of $89.99, needless to say he bought them both.

I buy all my Gene Larew products factory direct, they sell by weight not by number, so when I order 100 worms I'll usually get 125. RW next time I'm in Hemphill I'll check for you If you don't mind me asking what are you paying per pack it may be cheaper at the factory.

You know as soon as the camera gets in the boat half of your honey holes will dry up? :'( Good luck and kick bass!

With the size fish y'all catch odds would be in your favor 8-) I don't do crank baits or hand made plastics

Thumb control Thumb control Thumb control Uh it called a professional over run

I have a fishing buddy who is exceptionally well off, the rod had only been used once by me, and he knew I had fallen in love with it. G. Loomis BCR804 GLX Length: 6' 8 Power: 4 Line Weight: 14-20 Lure Weight: 5/16-3/4 Action: Fast MSRP: $355.00 Now I'm cocked, locked, & ready to rock

I've taken my Cardiff & Calcutta apart to compare one with the other; the results are that they are identical with the exception of price.

The # 1 technique during cold water on Toledo Bend is deep water structure with a Jig-N-Craw but it is followed closely by Deep Diving Crank Baits. Why is this considering the cold water should have slowed them down to the point where they don't chase bait?

Whew! Did we get em all? Get down there's some coming in over the marsh grass! Ops sorry flash back!

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I have run the E-Tech on a Champion and the HPDI on a Skeeter; both are outstanding outboards with very similar performance. So I would have to say it's a coin toss :-/

I owned a Tohatsu 40 hp 2-stroke for 5 years, never had to do anything but put gas in it and run. A 9.9hp 4 stroke on a welded 1448MV will be greatly under powered