bassguy

use a good strong knot that u know works. i use the palomar and the trilene knots. i have lost many bass pitching jigs into bullrushes by trying new knots and doing them incorrectly. also with 8lb. test u should wet the line before u sinch the knot cuz if u dont wet the line, the part near the lure will be damaged and will snap very easily

thanks..ya i have been trying crankbaits with some success

where in cali do u live cuz im in southern and i want to be in a club too. im a youth too

i wouldnt recommend doing that unless u have the rod in ur hand because i have had too many rods dragged into the water by lunker bass. the cool thing is i always got em back with the fish still on ;D

i fish a lake that is fairly shallow, but has some deep parts(up to 36 ft.) and i was wondering how some of u guys find baitfish without a depth finder when they aren't busting up on the surface and how u would find suspended bass Thanks

irvine..lol mybad

southern cal

first try hoppin them down long points and then anchor on top of the point and hop up them if u get no bites hoppin down

i tried using the shad colored super fluke weightless and texas rigging a creature but came up with nothing... these bass are very finiky ???

thanks for the info, i tried fishing a green 1/8 oz. jig with a crawworm trailer this morning with no results the water that i fish in is stained with bluegill and shad as the main forage. do u use a porkrind trailer when flippng into cover or a crawworm trailer? what kind of retrieve do u do when u fish points? dropoffs? hopping retrieve? slowrolling? do u use attractants?

i want to join a bass club in southern cali or get some people together to start one :

Jimmy Houston cuz he seems like a ton of fun to fish with and he is very deadly with a spinnerbait and plastic worm o ya.. and cuz he lives on his own private lake with tons of lunkers ;D

i usually fish with spooks and poppers. how i hookset with these is when the fish hits i count to 2 or 3 depending on how explosive the strike was, reel in the slack line and set the hook hard to the side. i remember i lost many a fish getting excited and pulling the lure from the fish, but stick with it and itll pay off

try locating structure on structure such as a humb or ledge on a long point these can hold tons of bass if the baitfish are there also. if u find the baitfish u find the bass good luck

i live in southern california and most of the lakes down here are heavily presssured. i was wondering if anybody could give me some tips on how to fish jigs effectively in these kind of conditions and what size, color work best. trailers?most of the lakes have some cover with lots of points. also do jigs work best on afternoons? : any comments would be greatly appreciated thanks ;D