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Hey Sqhertz. The fish have definetely gone deep for the summer. I have not been having much luck on topwater the last few weeks at all, and find myself fishing deeper earlier. Large T-rigged worms have been a great bait for me lately, as well as the jig n' craw. Slow n' deep is how she likes it during the summer. One thing I don't buy into is the bite "turning off" at anytime during the day. If the O2 levels are down, you should expect the fish near some sort of vegetation, my first pick would be thick lillies, no matter how shallow they are. My second pick would be deep grass. Good luck

Cool story BFM. Way to figure out where they were holding. You picked your technique, stuck with it, and were rewarded. Good job I don't do much deepwater fishing, but I'm sure more info will be coming your way......

Nice fish caught on your last retreive. That's why you should always throw one more cast, just one more. I agree the length/ weight don't seem to match. Verify your scale like someone mentioned above and problem solved.

Very Nice Fish

This shouldn't be a suprise or a disappointment, it's been going on for years. How many people would tune in to watch a pro fisherman cast for 30 minutes without a catch? Not many. The question is what are they selling, and are you "buying" it

Yep Anyone one can catch bass when they are active and biting anything. Finding them when conditions are not ideal.. that's what seperates the men from the boys

Yes the "wind blown" bank would be the one receiving the wind.

Try puting the craw on a jig just like Big-O has in his picture above. Thats a great bait for me. Also as much as I LOVE rage tail, if I spent five days fishing it without a catch I would have to switch baits. Have you tried anything else?

Jigs can be worked through thick grass I do it all the time. But you have to go slowly or you'll lose em' all day. And get one with a weed guard. My first choice would be the t-rig though

Yep. And not to be disagreeable but I use a football head through thick grass and lilys with no problems at all....

In my mind when you say they've gone deep that means: 1. Jid with a rage craw trailer fished very slow 2. Texas rigged large worm slow (thumper would be my pick) 3. Carolina rigged large worm slow Good luck!

yep

We keep our five largest for weigh-in for the tournament, and have a side pot for largest fish. All weight based, not length based. I think that's the standard format.

Put the rage on a 3/8oz jig with a matching shirt... awesome bait

I agree they are much more productive, I just wish I hadn't spent so much money finding this out

Dang you're organized! Your plan sounds like a good starting point, but don't be afraid to deviate if it fails. Stop at a local bait shop before you fish, there you will learn lake specific information. Good luck!

I have been fishing the craw on a jig for several weeks now. The size of the fish I have been catching has definitely gone up. And today caught my PB at 4.5lbs. I tried a few other trailers on the jig with little success, put on a rage tail and bamm! it's like I flicked a switch that makes the bass feed. Also been using the thumper and the anaconda T-rigged with very good results. But that craw on the back of a jig is one sexy looking rig. My goal is to break 5lbs and I'm thinking now rage tail is gonna be the bait that gets me there....

google it?

That of course is an autographed edition, it also comes with your first bass free of charge

You'd probably make more money for your upgrade teaching summer school for one summer than guiding for three. I believe guides rely heavily on reputation as well, and unless your known around your neck of the woods as a great fisherman, your walking a steep path. I wish you luck whatever you decide.....

Down here you see mudfish breaking the surface all day long. Along with the occasional gar, and of course bass when they are giving chase. I like to throw a topwater like a pop-r right into the action if I can see that they are bass feeding.

When I started fishing a long time ago I only had a spinner. It stayed that way for many years. Asking a question like that on a board like this will leave you overwhelmed by different answers. Get yourself a nice spinner, buy some good baits, and go from there. You can add to your collection along the way. But in my opinion if I could only have one pole to fish with it's gonna be a good quality spinner on a medium or medium light rod every time. Despite what your buddy tells you and what you may read, you can fish any type of lure on this set-up.

I don't know why they don't inject, but I would have to agree with the sentiment "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I like thier product as-is.

Thats a good looking set-up you got there... Let us know the most important part, how it works.

The owner of the local bait shop here told me Charlie's worms is out of business. Don't know that this is new news, but it's the first time I heard it. I don't use Charlie's to much anymore, but I have always seemed to have a bag or two around. Anybody else heard anything?