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Believe it or not, I ran into a spinnerbait that a friend bought at Wal-Mart for something like $1.50. I only fished it for an hour, but we caught some good fish-and I was impressed with the thicker wire that it was made out of.

It's the edge of a mass of either colder or warmer air. For fishing purposes, I've only really paid attention to cold fronts--the only time that warm fronts really come into play to my knowledge is when they meet the cold fronts. Cold fronts typically bring wind and maybe rain, and when they meet up with warmer air(like, every time they make it into the south here) they can form storms. In my very limited experience, and from what I've heard, the fish seem to want to chow down before the front passes through, because afterwards they will tend to be more passive and not eat as much. The few hours right before the storms come through, when it's just starting to rain and the clouds are getting darker, have been the most productive for me. wunderground.com/US/Region/US/2xpxFronts.html ^copy and paste, I apparently can't post active links yet :-/ I think I'm right about all that, but maybe someone who knows more can break it down better.

I have more Roostertails, but I bought a pack of those Blue Fox ones when I was on a trip once to use on a pond. There's one in sexy shad that absolutely tore up everything: catfish, bream, bass, you name it.

If you highlight everything following the blue "KEY", you can see some text that explains it, and that wasn't visible to me to start with.

I'll have to remember that ;D

Yeah, I meant hyacinth : I've just had too much trouble trying to fish through the hyacinth mats, a lot like some other folks: I end up setting the hook into the stuff trying to rip my worm out, and it's so incredibly tough where I am. I definitely fish the edges though, and I've caught some fish off of it. Hydrilla's a totally other story--I love the stuff

So do y'all actually do well fishing hydrilla? There's quite a bit around where I live but besides fishing the edges, I've stayed away. Now that I think about it, I don't know why I've done that, so I'd love it if I found out that people do indeed catch fish off of the stuff(like I said, it's plentiful here).

^That's how it is for me. I'm not really new to bass fishing, but I've only really been possessed with it for a year or two, so you could say that I'm a newbie. If I'm fishing worms or senkos I'll reach for my little medium-light spinning setup w/Fireline--I'll sacrifice a LOT of hookset for being able to feel everything on the bottom. Part of that may come from the fact that I can't afford the more sensitive, more expensive heavier-action rods, but I've found it's improved my feel and patience on even my $60 MH combo: I know how much underwater stuff I'm hitting and how much distance I'm covering if I move the line so far for instance.

Good advice, thanks! I was in the Rio Grande for trout the other day, but I might have to get back down there for those pike.

I know this is a long shot, but I'm going to be in the San Luis Valley in Colorado for 3 weeks, and I'm trying to find out if there's anywhere to bass fish up there(preferably towards the west end of the valley, but any place someone has for me would be much appreciated).

A trick worm junebug/chartreuse t-rigged with a 1/8 bullet weight is my go-to rig. I love pitching it into laydowns and bushes and jiggling it out, fish often murder it on the fall. IMO the chartreuse tail makes a big difference, it waves really nicely while the worm sits.