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What kind of swimbaits do you have?

Other than just telling him to grow up, you could buy one of these... http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=58161&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults They're good for landing bass with a mouthful of trebles too (cranks, topwater, jerkbaits...). I don't know if you have pike or pickeral in your lakes, but the lip gripper comes in real handy with the little ones of those as well. Just a thought...

ditto. bullshots are awesome! 8-) http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=37410&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

I think he means something like what KenDammit wrote. A foot long (12 inch) bass can swim at 7mph, a 24 inch bass can swim at 14 mph, etc... according to the formula. 7 mph for every 12 inches of bass --> 7 mph per foot :-?

70 percent power fishing, 30 percent finesse fishing

Congratulations Lee! ;D

Sometimes deep weedbeds, I don't know if that counts as cover... Structure like drop-offs and humps are good too.

Are you sure there are bass in those lakes!? : Seriously, spinnerbaits are my favorite lures for bass, I've caught more on them than anything else. Sounds like you've tried pretty much everything. I don't really know what to say. In clear water I like silver willow blades, in muddy water I like silver colorado blades, stained water I usually use copper colorado/willow blades. For clear water I like white skirts, or match the hatch. My best stained/muddy water producer is probably a chartreuse/blue skirt. In murky water, I have my best results swimming the spinnerbaits slow, but in clear water I usually pick up the pace. Also in cold water I reel the baits super slow. In Heavy cover I also uas a slower retrieval, because it gives the bass a longer time to come out of their hiding spot and smack the bait. Always use a trailer hook wherever you can get away with it (which is almost anywhere) and keep those hooks razor sharp. What size of spinnerbaits are you using? Downsizing the spinnerbait will often get you a lot more bites, especially in small ponds (I don't know what waters you are fishing). Terminator Tiny T's are great smaller profile spinnerbaits, and I also like Strike King 3/16 oz redeye spinnerbaits and Booyah pond magic's. If you add a little weight to the hook of these spinnerbaits, you can get a deep presentation while still keeping the small profile. Keep on chuckin'! Hope this helps

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?virboard=gen_bass;num=1133376419 This link should help. Click on the green links below the "How do I add pictures" bullet point.

Strike King Mini King spinnerbaits. These baits will catch a lot of bass, they are practically weedless, and you don't have to worry about losing them because they are very inexpensive. http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=15608&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=58845&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults Hope this helps

Peter, Like stonewall said... Hair jigs are a subtle bait and they have an awesome pulsating, breathing action that a silicon/rubber jig doesn't really duplicate. Don't get me wrong, there is difinitely a place for silicon/rubber jigs, but for cold water smallies a hair jig works best for me. If the smallies are really sluggish, you can even deadstick the hair jig on bottom and the river current will give it action without you even doing anything to it.

Along with what everyone else has said, don't forget hair jigs, especially if the water is cold... Good luck

I like fishing them both, but like Mike Harte said, I fish cover more often because I fish from shore a lot and from a canoe without electronics. When I do get in a boat with electronics though, I usually focus on structure.

My best night fishing color is black. For lures I like black jitterbugs, black spinnerbaits with a big single colorado blade, and lipless crankbaits. You want to use something that the bass will be able to find easily in the dark, so you'll want lots of thump and vibration. Hope this helps

I agree. Just set a date a day or two from now and if no one's got them all right by then just go with whoever has the most correct.

1. Spinnerbait... white if you want a color 2. Slow-roll 3. 9 feet 4. drop-off next to flats 5. the drop-off ...instinct

I lost two big fish last year that I think could have broken my personal best. :'( I'll get 'em this year though... I know where they live

Are you thinking of a lamprey? :-/ I've heard of them but I don't really know what they look like.

Or you could put it in your livewell for a while.

When you cast overhand are you holding the reel horizontally? I had a tough time learning to overhand cast and then I read somewhere that if you hold the reel in a more vertical position you will backlash less (handles up if you cast right and reel right like me). I tried it and wow... it solved my problem completely. I don't know it works (someone on here probably will), but it was like magic for me. Couldn't hurt to try... good luck

Thanks Roger I'll give that a try...

My main plastics are senkos and tubes. I usually t-rig or wacky rig the senko, and I usually use an inserted jig head for the tubes.

When I'm picking out a crankbait, size is not as much of an issue as running depth, action, and colour. In general, a deeper diving crankbait is bigger than a shallow diving one (just look at the Rapala DT series). As long as the crankbait isn't ridiculously big or small, I don't really pay attention that aspect. If I need a crankbait to get down 15 feet, I'll be throwing a pretty big one because I don't have any small ones that will do that.

Welcome to the forum Ron! ;D

RoLo, Does that mean you hook the minnow on upside down? :-? I've never heard of that... What does it do?