Quillback

Hooked up Tackle is running a 20% sale right now.

I agree with jeb - more durable finish please.

They've been working well this spring so far. Great big bass bait. I like dragging them through chunk rock.

Used to make them myself when I lived in the Pac NW (had to do something with all that salmon). Can't remember the exact recipe, but it was bread crumb mix, onions and an egg or two, it wasn't very complex. There's gotta be a recipe like that out there on the web.

Cabelas has the Revo STX for sale at $159 in the Bargain Cave.

I don't have a problem with the Netbait Paca chunks as trailers, they seem to be reasonably durable to me. I used a Ragetail Baby craw for the first time last week, c-rigged it, and it held up well also. I think to get claws that flap easily they can't be molded with plastic that is thick and rigid which would give you durability.

I like the SR 5, bluegill is a great color, as is the Shad color (not sure what the name is for it, white belly blending into a green back), I recommend upgrading the trebs.

I've had some luck with the SR 5 (floating) this spring. I changed out the trebs for Daichi Deathtrap trebs. It made a huge difference in fish to the boat.

My buddy and I fished the White river arm near Big M yesterday, took us a few hours to figure things out, but we finally came up with a pattern of c-rigging small craws (Zoom Spped craws and Ragetail baby craws) - same pattern Wookie was using - on long gravelly points, well actually only 2 points, we ended up boating 40 bass, mostly spots, with a few SM's, Meanmouth and LM's. No bigguns however, all in the 12-14" range, still a lot of fun on light tackle, those spots can pull! Funny thing was the fish we caught were spitting up small shad, but they liked those craws. Not a tournament winning pattern, but if you're fun fishing it's a hoot!

I like it, I see you have it in GP/Purple flake, my favorite color.

BTW, if you're looking for a sunscreen mask for your face, do a search on Buff sunscreen mask. It's a lightweight (feels like silk) mask that you can cover your face and neck with. If you've watched Shaw Grigsby fish, it is the mask that he wears. I wear one sometimes during the summer. I have no ties to Buff or anyone that sells one, just recommending it if you're looking at a sunscreen mask.

Yikes!

I've had good luck with the Zoom Fat Albert as a trailer. I haven't tried the Creepy Crawler, so thanks for the heads up Iceintheveins.

We have half a dozen community lakes here where I live. We also have a former Arkansas G&F bass biologist who is now the community lake biologist, the bio also gets assistance from a water quality expert with a PHD, and has a couple of interns working for him, our lakes are sort of a "lab" for thse guys. A couple of our lakes, despite heavy angling pressure, have excellent bass populations. A couple of the lakes do not support healthy bass populations. One big issue is water clarity, clear water, though pleasing to look at, is, at least in our lakes, is not good for our bass. Clear water indicates a lack of plankton, the base of the food chain. Clear water also allows easier sunlight penetration and encourages the growth of undesirable algae and weeds. Our fisheries team spends quite a bit of time managing water clarity and encouraging plankton growth. They do this primarily through the application of phosphorous and nitrogen. Their target is 3-6 feet of clarity measured on a Secchi disk. So it's a complex issue, and as the others have said, to do it right you'll need professional advice, and even with that advice you're looking at a long term project.

I like shows that fish public lakes, and name the lake. I like to see the lure that's being used and the presentation. Give an expalantion why that lure is working. Talk about water temps/time of year/weather and it's effect on the fish. If they're going to fish a sponsor's lure I have no problem with that as long as it's a named public lake. Shows where a guy is fishing in his private pond have no crediblity with me, and it won't lead me to buy whatever lure you're tossing. And please, no screaming and yelling. As they say in football, don't act like it's the first time you've been in the end zone.

Premiers selling for $199 is a sweet deal. I'm going to watch the auction sites also, might find some even better deals.

Glad to hear you got into the smallies, they are a blast!

I think it's food for thought on the way some people misunderstand things...

What works for me as far as c-rigging, is a sensitive rod, floro main line (I use a mono leader below the weight) and tungsten weight. When a bass bites, I detect it about 95% of the time. I can also tell what I'm dragging my rig through (rocks, wood, mud, etc.). With a good c-rig set up you can work your rig blindfolded and know exactly what's going on with your stuff.

I have a few Zillions, great reels for the reaction type baits you're talking about throwing with it.

Cool, good luck on your trip!

Nice one! The wacky rig strikes again!

Good post on that forum today, title is "Trip to Table Rock 6 -11 May." One of the guides who has fished that lake for years has some good tips.

I think the TR locals are happy to not have stripers, not a popular fish with some of the dedicated black bass folks. I think Big Cedar is near the dam, supposedly good smallie fishing in the dam area. I haven't fished it myself, but the locals are always talking about dragging tubes and grubs. A local who is an experienced TR fisherman tells me that mustard is a great tube color for smallies in TR. Cotton Cordell Redfins are a great surface bait for TR, they can be a pain because many of them won't run straight out of the box, the hooks are lousy, and to get them to wake correctly you have to keep your rod tip high, but if the surface bite is on the bass will eat them up. I'd also have some Rebel Pop-r's, Zara Spooks, Sammies, and Gunfish.

Alabama rig - Best brush pile finder ever invented.