backwater4

If I have nothing nice to say............ There's a ton of good info in this forum. If this is serious, it is best to read it and use all the resources.

Wayne, How's it going. I'm on long island also. The largemouth fishing is very good and there are also some smallmouth around. What part of the island are you from? Dominic

X2 on fishingskirts.com

Nice job.

Warm and fuzzy. Looks good. Like others have said, it will slim down in the water. Make some in black and you have a killer cold water bait.

Go to nybass.com, they list a bunch of ct tournaments and a lot of clubs within ct. I personally would look for a club in your area.

Small jigs and hair jigs. I've done well with both swimming them through grass in streams and rivers. I use one's with a thin wire brush guard.

Honestly, if you can sell product or give leads and solicit sales, who cares if you can fish or not. Fishing tournaments gives you exposure to other fisherman. There's no reason you need to fish tournaments to talk with anglers or go to tackle shops and show product.

The Ct River is a very good fishery, but it depends on the tides on the lower sections. It takes some getting used to. Coves with grass and pads and main river grass have always worked for me.

X2 with what Dwight said. I don't think there will be any issues with going to 6 & 10. Maybe slightly lighter drag.

Live on long island, but fish all over ct. Candlewood, Lillinonah, Twin, Bantam, Zoar, Ct River. You get the point. Great state for bass fishing.

Mega, Funny you should say that. A tournament I was in there was won in just that way. A few boats locked through and ran to the upper Chesapeake. Fished a few hours and ran back with a few decent limits. No contest, game over. You just need the b**ls to do it. This was a one day tournament. I'm sure the elites would have no problem with it and some have even realized it already. Good call! The upper Chesapeake, now that's a fun fishery.

All black and brown & Orange.

My son fishes the 4" brush hogs on shakey heads all the time. It's his go to setup and never fails to catch fish.

Find deeper structure, not necessarily 30 ft, but somewhere in the 20+ range. Ledges, rockpiles, foundations, etc. Find bait on these places an you will find fish. Drop shot, jigging spoon, blade bait (silver buddy) football jig and even a slow moving Alabama rig.