Marty

I responded in the duplicate thread.

Jitterbug is by far my favorite whenever treble hooks can be used. Otherwise, a buzzbait or soft plastic buzzer.

New York requires registration if a motor of any kind is used.

Haven't been in a rowboat in a while, but I take three in a canoe or john boat. But if I were you I'd go for the six and see if they can avoid tangling. Whatever works. By the way, about 30 years ago almost all of my non-shore fishing was from rented rowboats. But in those days I mostly took took one combo, sometimes two. Things have definitely changed!!

Just Google recipe salmon patties and you'll find more information than you can possibly use.

I guess it's unanimous.

I don't know if Shad Raps qualify as flat-sided, but they're closer to flat than the typical round and they're one of the all-time great cranks. I also used to use Bomber Flat A's with some success. Whether they work because they're different than most or whether it's just that the fish are more attracted to a tighter wobble at any given time I have no idea.

I agree with the previous post. Crankbaits should run true out of the box for people who just want to use a straight retrieve and because the manufacturers claim they will run true. The angler can then modify it to his preferences, such as the original poster who likes to make them run to one side so as to get them under a dock.

Despite general guidelines, like everything else, you can't predict what will work on any given day. So don't hesitate to try different things when called for.

I use the general guideline that says the hook gap should be at least double the diameter of the bait so as to allow the hook room to get through the plastic and into the fish.

That's very interesting. Do you know why? According to the BPS site the SR7 weighs 5/16 and the SSR7 weighs 1/4.

I should use these lures but I generally don't because I want something heavier that I can cast a little farther. I'm pretty sure the magazine article was 1962, Life Magazine, with Marilyn Monroe on the cover.

Going to an MH rod is not the answer. Unless your hooks are dull, I'd attribute it to one of those days that inevitably occur. I agree with bigbasshunter that the fish usually hook themselves on treble hooks.

Just curious why you're using a floating-diving crankbait as a topwater.

I use spinning gear, medium power. I've successfully used sizes 5, 7 and 8, both the Shallow and Deep Runners. Most colors have been silver, firetiger, bluegill and crawfish, but that's arbitrary and I'm positive other colors would be just as good. These are my highest confidence crankbaits.

Original balsa Shad Raps.

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Thanks BB, as soon as I read your post I recognized the name. I guess they cast long because of a relatively heavy weight inside.

This is a Rapala, maybe 15 years old and has been discontinued. I don't think I ever caught anything on it and it'll probably never get wet again. Nevertheless, I'm curious about its name. Based on a test with a bowl in the kitchen, it seems to float with the tail down.

I always use trailer hooks, willing to put up with some extra hangups here and there. Most fish are taken with the main hook, but I catch just enough on the trailer hook only that I have no confidence using them without trailer hooks.

Congratulations. If you stick with them there'll be many more.

I haven't. A search doesn't bring up much information.

There are many of us who have always fished in the north and fishing lakes with pickerel and pike is something we get used to. Most of the time we are disappointed catching them when targeting bass, but it goes with the territory. In my opinion, pickerel fight better than largemouth, so I try and appreciate them when I catch a decent one. They are found in the same areas as bass and will readily take any lure that exists, so you might as well just accept it. What's the alternative?

It's been a long time since I've poured plastics, but I used to melt some and re-pour. It worked great with black but translucent colors all got duller. I'm talking colors like motor oil, grape and the like.