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You can catch fish on just a small setup of tackle that you get to get started with. First off I would suggest you getting a smaller soft-sided tackle bag. This way you can organize things in the various plano plastic utility boxes that are available. Things that I would suggest you can buy to get started: -A few packs of senko style baits. Yum Dingers, Bass Pro Stick-Os, Yamamoto Senkos, anytype will work. I would get some darker ones for muddy water and watermelon or watermelon/red or green pumpkin for clear or stained water. -6" ribbontail worms and 10" ribbontail worms, same color ideas as above. -Beaver type baits or other creature baits in a few different colors. -Zoom Trick Worms for shaky head technique. -A few spinnerbaits. I prefer 3/8 oz. up to 3/4 oz. Chartruese, white or a combination of the two work well. -A few shallow crankbaits. I love Bomber Square A's. -A few medium crankbaits. -A few hard jerkbaits. I love Rapala X-Raps. -Some buzzbaits and topwater poppers. Also you will need some terminal tackle. -EWG worm hooks ranging from 2/0 up to 4/0 should give you a good start. -Offset worm hooks are a good addition too with the same sizes as above. -Bullet weights from 1/8 oz. up to 1/2 oz. My favorite and most common size is 3/16 or 1/4 oz. -Shaky head jigheads. Hope this helps. Just some basic stuff I would start with if I had to start form scratch.

I mainly fish with baitcasting setups. Even light techniques like weightless senkos, shaky head, etc. I just am more accurate casting a baitcaster and feel like I get better feel bites. I am worried that I may be missing bites or not allowing specific techniques to be used the way they should be. I am thinking about getting a nice spinning reel setup and transitioning some techniques to it. My question is for those of you who mainly use baitcasters and use spinning setups for only a few techniques. I realize some of you use spinning for everything or majority of everything, and that is great, but I really would like to hear from primarily baitcast lovers. What techniques do you only trust a spinning setup on? What rod/reel setup do you use? And what type/brand/size line do you use for your specific technique? I appreciate any advice!!!

How have the worm gears stood up on yours? I have 2 LH versions and one of mine just had the worm gear wear out. It now only winds line back on the right side of the spool. Had to take it out of the fleet. The other one of mine works just fine.

I am moving to Wichita this summer and have been doing research on the area and Mr_Scrogg has been very helpful for me with information about the area. Might want to hit him up for some info! Good luck! Let us know how it goes, what worked and what didn't!

What's each of ya'lls go to frogging setup? Rod, reel, line, and type of frog. Really wanting to get into this technique this summer.

Thanks! I appreciate the advice! For McPherson or Butler do the lakes have a lot of wood cover, vegetation, or rocks? What are some common techniques that may be successful at them?

Hey all, Moving to Wichita in June and am trying to get acquainted with the various bass lakes around and anything fishing related in Wichita. I prefer LMB and am currently a bank fisherman, but will be getting a pontoon kickboat soon, and in the near future a 16-17 ft bass boat. I've heard good things about McPherson State Fishing Lake and Butler State Fishing Lake. Also is anyone familiar with Chisholm Lake in the north part of Wichita? Any help would be wonderful!! Thanks! Layne

It's not a bad lake. Was better a few years ago. The fish in my profile picture is from Wilson. I grew up fishing there as I am originally from Hays. LMB in the reeds and the few laydown trees you can find. Soft baits work well and so do spinnerbaits. SMB on the rock points and drop-offs you can find. Crankbaits work well for these. Can do fairly well with buzzbaits and other topwater in Marina Cove and Marshall Cove early morning once we get into summer weather.

Hey all, Just wondering if I can get some quick advice. I am from Kansas but will be moving to Houston for the summer for an internship. Does anybody know of any good smaller lakes or city lake that provide some solid LMB opportunities? I am going to be in the Katy area. Any ideas or advice will be great!!! Thanks!!

Still got 1 more year of undergrad at Fort Hays State University. Looking at the University of Tulsa after that. Haven't decided for sure but as of right now, it's #1 on my list. Would still be another year before I go down there, but I just hafta get an idea of where the fish are at around there!! ;D

I myself am from western Kansas, but am looking to be moving to Tulsa for graduate school in the near future. Any good lakes or city lakes around the Tulsa area that produce some nice largemouth?? Any info would be greatly appreciated!!

a kickboat is a pontoon style inflatable with a bladder on each side and a seat mounted in the middle there are 2 oars, but you also move the boat with flippers on your feet. and to answer the other question... im willing to spend $200-$400 range... a little more if it is worth it...

I've been really searching around for the right thing to get me out on the water and I think that I have settled on a pontoon kickboat. I just have a few questions from you guys who fish from float tubes or kickboats... What kickboats do you recomend me looking at (links would be great!)? Does anybody know of any place that has advice or instructions for how to build a rod holder that attaches to the back of a pontoon kickboat? Thanks for any advice!!

Cabela's online Bargain Cave has some GYCB 4" worms on sale... like a 10 pack for $.88. I got me a handful of them ordered... along with a new baitcaster and some crankbaits.... just thought I'd pass along some information on this deal if ya'll hadn't seen it yet. Don't know how many are left so hurry up and order!! http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0047380122184a&navCount=1&podId=0047380&parentId=cat603614&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat21412-cat603614&catalogCode=OG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat603614&hasJS=true

What weights do ya'll use for drop shotting (not size, but brand or style)... im looking into some new ones that are less likely to hang up in brush or rocks. Right now i just use the regular bell shaped casting sinkers.

Thinking about trying this out for the first time. Anybody that has done this, what rods, reels, line, baits, and techniques have worked well. Im talking about a range of water depth 3'-12' where theres a decent amount of cover (timber/brush) and fish come up to about 6-7 lbs. Thanks!!

Casting Jig T-Rig Spinning Shaky Head Small Crankbait Senko

id say go through this chart and see if you can find what you are looking for http://culprit.com/html/wormcolors.html

Are these things discontinued or what?? Can't find them at to many places. Also, I got a pack of them from a guy who was cleaning out his plastics and gave me what he didnt want, They are about the 2 3/4 or 3" version, but look INCREDIBLY lifelike. How should I go about fishing these. I thought maybe on a drop shot, I could t-rig them also or fish them on a small jighead I suppose. What has worked for you guys?

I was crappie fishing with a buddy and we were fishing an underwater beaver pile. I knew there had to be bass on it, but I hadn't brought any bass stuff and the only thing that he had was a pack of pumpkinseed GULP Sinking Minnows. I only thing large enough for a hook was a large ball head jighead. I t-rigged it and fished it like a shaky head and caught 3 over 15" with one being around 18" and and another one around 12" in about 10 minutes. This is the only time that I had ever fished that bait before, but you can bet I will be out buying more of them and fishing them shaky head style in the future.

I don't fish Paca Craws, but I do fish Yum Craw Papi baits. They look alot alike I can tell but how close are they in action and presentation from any of you that have fished both?? BTW I like green pumpkin and junebug of the Craw Papi's

real rocky bottoms, wood, brush, and weeds can all make detecting strikes dificult. The best way is to just practice, because it is difficult to explain how to feel a strike, it comes more with instinct. Watching your line will really help. If you see it move slightly to the left or right, get real slack, or twitch, then you usually have a hit. Know what your lure feels like when its not getting a hit, and if you ever feel something different or strange, set the hook. Hits will sometimes feel like a subtle tap, just a weight on the line, or a soft squishy feeling. With practice, you will start to tell the difference between a hit and the lure colliding with cover and structure.

Wondering if any of you have used a Senko style bait on a ball jighead and fished it as a shaky head. I think the action on it would be great, and it just might work, but i havent heard of anybody else using it.

heres something i came up with a couple years ago... take some really skinny rubber bands and you just tie a double overhand knot above the bullet weight and cut off the tag ends. Make sure you lick the rubber band before tieing so that it can be tightened without breaking. The rubber band will slide up and down the line when you move it, but otherwise stay put, so it could be adjusted if you need it to be. Also when you hook a fish the rubber band either comes off or slides way up the line allowing the bullet weight to get away from the hook, which reduces chances of a hook coming out.

I have some jigs i just dont hardly use them. I fish a lake that is loaded with tons of wood and brush and the jigs hang up alot easier than a t-rigged plastic. I seem to be able to detect strikes and subtle hits alot easier on a t-rig than a jig also. JMHO though