Jigfishn10

A saltwater rig making it's way to freshawater.

Size C or D rod builders thread and clear nail polish to seal.

Sorry to hear you can't be there Grundle. How would fishing the Norton Res sound for a future spot?

Awesome. We did this one early for an after school halloween party. Good luck!

Sorry Raider.

Great looking baits BIG M! BTW happy birthday today!

Sorry, I kind of forgot about this thread I started. My son found a pic online and wanted to make a template to be used on his pumpkin. So we fooled around with the sizing of the pic until we could get it to fit on the pumpkin. Initially we were going to just cut out what you see on the pic (eyes, nose, mouth, cracks in the skull) and paint the face, but then we decided to peel the skin/rind off the face providing a lighter color and dimension to the face. So there was some "hands on adult supervision" on this one...LOL Thanks for your compliments. Now lets see some of your creations!

He fried the catfish up and hate it, we'll never know.

That's great advice Mr. Hottle. I honestly would have opted for the deeper and warmer scenario, but you taught me a different perspective on this. Thank you. Sorry A-Jay, I'm not trying to steal your thread, but I had to thank Mr. Hottle on this one.

ROFL! You're killing me Rhino. I'd be up for some meetings on future get togthers. I have an interview on Monday, so maybe a starter boat is in my future. We'll see in the coming weeks if I land that position and maybe I can bring my lil fishing partner with me on some of these. I look forward to seeing you all this coming weekend.

Just punched my ticket and passed the bill thru congress. I'll be at Homer D. Poe's Bellingham house on Saturday @ 7:00 AM. I hope Rhino doesn't mind me on his boat again!

A lot of the time small is better than "normal" sized baits in gin clear water. Try a c-rig or drop shot french fry or a 3" grub. I also like to speed up my reaction type lure. Try burning a spinnerbait or lipless crank. At times that's the ticket.

Awesome read for sure and to have a moment like that with your dad there was a really special momet for you both. Congrats on your day, PB and a special outing with your dad! Fishindaddy, that was a very kind thing you did to share your spots with a fellow member. That was very cool of you to do!

How did you know?!Nice to see you on here again, hope you're having a great season, H-N-H!

Sorry guys, Sunday's are impossible for me. Have fun and Good luck!

Not to steal from Monday Night Countdown, but; "C'MON MAN!"

Very good advice. Personally I tend to use more flipping jigs for most applications. If I'm swimming one and think the weed guard is a bit too much I'll thin it out. The added thickness of the hook doesn't bother me in the least, although the lighter wire hooks on a swim jig is a plus, but to me not necessary. I say this only because I use spinnerbaits a lot and the the hooks are ususally that of a flipping jig. The line tie is usually no more than 30* and the steam lined head will come thru weeds with very few problems. Football jigs in chunck rocks really can't be beat, IMHO. The line tie is usually at 90* and really makes the trailer stand up giving a profile of a craw in a defensive position. At a dead stick, you can rock the head back and forth which has provened to be a great technique for me. The wide head bounces off rocks nicely and adds a clicking noise as if the craw is moving about. The arkie is a great timeber jig. It's line tie is about 60* and has a wide head it deflects off timber. the trailer will stand up as well, not as much as a football head, but yet still gives a nice profile of a craw in a defensive position. It can be used in rocks as well, but I would avoid using this in weeds. It does work, but the flipping head will make the day more enjoyable, again, MHO. All the member's posts provided on this thread has been great advice. Formulate your own theory and see what works for you. happy jigging.

Welcome aboard.

I'm sorry, I got my days mixed up, the 29th works. Now I gotta see if I can pass the bill thru congress. Freebie...welcome to the site.

Don't let the shore stop ya. Keep plugging away, you'll find them. Tell us about your lake you're fishing and what it consists of...weeds, rock, structure etc...any info would be a help.

Sorry, I can't make that weekend.

Glad to have you aboard Zack. That's one heck of a fish you got as your Avatar Pic! Look forward to seeing your posts in the forums.

Hokie Smoke, 2 years in a row? That's awesome! I'm sure you'll have a lot of memories. I know you like to log your catches, did you log them all?

Bassn Blvd is on point. Mix it up. By doing a stop and go retrieve, you're imitating a dying or wounded fish. Prey fish like bass will eat any fish in a school that is behaving differently from that school, it detects an easy meal. Try new techniques as well, no need to be a one trick pony. If you're catching smaller ones on spinners - I'm assuming you're using an inline spinner from your description - try up sizing the spinner. I like a #3 or #4 for bass. Stop and go on inline spinners is a killer technique. I use one with a colorado blade and sometimes on the stop the bait will flutter down while the blade spins and other times the blade won't spin and the bait will act like a spoon.

I'll give it a whirl if you all don't mind.