Big Bass Chaser

10+ LMB 5+ SMB 1.5+ Bluegill 2+ Red Ear 20+ Striper

The lakes I fish are no water contact lakes so I'm always on the bank. I tend to bring two or three rods: 1 6'6" ML XF spinning (senko, dropshot) 1 7" M M glass baitcaster (cranks, jerk, topwater) 1 7" MH/H F baitcaster (jigs, punching) My backpack probably weighs about 20+ lbs with all the tackle, food, water (and sometimes extra clothes) I bring. Depending on the time of year I could probably eliminate 5-10lbs without missing much, but I always want to be ready for anything. For rod storage I've sewn a sew-on velcro strap from the craft store onto the side of my pack very close to the top, and with the butts of the rods sitting in a side pouch on the same side of the pack, they stay very secure when I'm hiking/biking.

Although it's a spray you're better off spraying into the package of soft baits rather than once it's on the line. I think it only lasts a few casts max.

Compared to the action of other soft plastics of a similar shape, can you honestly say the Rage Tail baits catch more fish?

I currently throw my lipless cranks on 15lb flourocarbon , however I'm thinking I prefer 10lb for casting distance. I've never had a problem with ripping them out of weeds, in fact I often like to dip them into the weeds and rip them out to elicit strikes. I've only ever snagged them on wood, however I don't have heavy weeds in my lakes.

Frog - have to have a top water and it has to be weedless, in this case River2Sea Jig w/trailer - because I can fish it on the bottom, swim it, punch it, etc Crankbait - Either an XCalibur XR 75 or a Yozuri Rattlin' Vibe (both lipless so I can target the entire water column) Senko - 5" Green Pumpkin/Watermelon Drop Shot - because it is so darn effective in clear water

San Francisco, CA Forage : Crayfish, panfish, trout I wish we had shad anywhere closer than Berryesa or Clear Lake. My Staysee 90 is useless around here.

Finding the fish. Once you know where they are, you probably have a good idea of how to target them.

Is this the part where I shouldn't complain because it's 55 degrees out?

You could always move . Caught eight Sunday on a hike in only lake here in California.

I wouldn't suggest northern (SF Bay Delta area) California in the winter, too many sudden changes in weather. For instance, last week on Sunday we had a sudden onset of severely cold weather and rain. To illustrate the change, it went from 65 mid-day Saturday to 35 in some places by Monday mid-day. As you can imagine the bite was turned OFF. The Sacramento delta didn't seem to suffer as bad, but definitely felt the effects. If I had my choice, I'd go to one of the states along the gulf for largemouth or spots. Or maybe to Mexico!

I wish I could study under Bob Lusk for a while, that guy has forgotten more about bass than I'll ever know. Some of the info in that video is pure gold.