robsbell

Any information about the restocking of Woodglen and Huntsman?

Ive been catching 1 per outing this year fishing the Occoquan and Belmont Bay area. Biggest so far 16 lbs on a Zoom Speed Craw.

FYI - Tackle Warehouse 15% off sale through July 5. Powell Endurance for $144. You need to be on their mailing list or Facebook.

Checkout the Powell Endurance series when Tackle Warehouse has their next sale. Very light and sensitive with plenty of backbone when needed.

I have been using Neko Rig for a couple of months with good success. I use it instead of a Shaky Head in weedy areas. Where the Shaky Head tends to dig into the weeds the Neko Rig lifts up and out of the weeds and is surprisingly weedless. I have not tried using screw or nails, I have been adding a drop of super glue to Lunker City Wacky Weights. I have settled on using O-rings and Gamakatsu Weedless Finesse Hooks and Zoom Trick Worms.

Woodglen is a great little lake. Almost directly across Braddock Road from George Mason.

These are outstanding lures. Very versatile and every bit as good as described in the Bassmaster article. They now have a plastic version for $17.95, not sure if its as good as the wooden one but even at $24.95 they are worth every penny.

Mann's Sting Ray Grub in 3 inch avocado on 1/4 jighead with Smelly Jelly Bass Feast. I have also had good success fishing the Sting Ray Grub on a 1/8 Scrounger Head.

Smelly Jelly Bass Feast and Mann's Sting Ray Grub. Deadly on cold water bass!

I have had great success using a Yamamoto Hula Grub on a Bass Stalker jig head as my drop shot weight. I use a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm as my drop shot bait about 12 inches above the jig. I usually rig the Shad Shape worm texposed. I have actually picked up a few doubles with this setup.

I have had decent success dropshotting the 3" Gulp Alive Minnows for bass especially during tough bite times. They will catch about anything that swims particularly catfish. The 1" size is deadly on Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow and White Perch.