OkobojiEagle

No more than many less trivial topics... oe

Suspending jerkbait or skirted jig with an action tail trailer oe

I've been satisfied enough with the 4" Swimmin' Ribster for several years that I've not looked further... 4.49/9 pack. oe

Pure Fishing... Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick, Penn, Spiderwire, Stren, Mitchell, Pflueger, Sebile, Shakespeare, Van Staal, Ugly Stick and there are several other brands under their umbrella. oe

dressed on jig heads oe

^ Wisdom from experience

Fishing with a 2nd angler is a great time to explore new lakes or new areas of this lake... oe

Yes, I've found the tag shorter than I cut it on many occasions. oe

Excellent! oe

I fish very clear water and this might slant my perspective but, I don't want a "noisy" splash anytime... except maybe in my toilet. oe

... I wacky rig without using o-rings. oe

Two o-rings cost close to what a stick bait costs... maybe rigging hook through the bait would be just as cost effective. oe

Oh my... you drank the entire pitcher of Kool-aid didn't you. oe

What jigheads do you have? Other styles of jigheads work as well as "tube" heads... oe

Had one in my quiver a couple decades ago... don't remember anything special about it. Its probably in the covey of rods that are leaning in the corner of my basement hobby room gathering dust. oe

Not even the OP can choose just ONE bait as requested... oe

Depending upon the diameter of the leader, yes it could. oe

Guys... you're better off just letting it go while waist deep in the drink than dangling it out in the weeds. oe

Yes, in years past - often. More currently I wear chest waders or waist waders depending on water temp and location to be waded. If I do "wet" wade I still wear long length jeans and water footwear WITH socks. Too many ticks and leeches... and my wife has put her foot down and refuses to help pick them off when I get home. I also fish some locations floating on a float tube... an extremely comfortable alternative. Bulldog1935, can you direct me to an outlet that handles that tackle pack you're carrying in pic #2? oe

I think many (possibly most) "current" anglers fish much too fast. 6.8 is my burner... oe

Brewer Spider head dressed with 3" piece of worm, 3/8oz dark colored single Colorado blade spinnerbait (Indiana blade if you've got one) hopped as a skirted jig across bottom. Good Luck oe

Different silhouette and sound/vibration. Doesn't seem to make a difference where I fish. When one slows I put on the other. oe

Suggested retrieve to try with a fluke... cast to cover, let the bait fall on slack line to bottom, give a 4-5 second count laying on the bottom, snap sharply upwards, let settle for only 1 second, snap sharply upwards again, let settle for only 1 second, continue until you've worked the bait to the surface, let the bait fall on slack line again to bottom, repeat until you're certain you've fished it completely away from any bass holding cover. Don't be in a hurry to end your retrieve and cast to a new spot, that PB bass may need to watch your dying bait for a bit. Give this retrieve a try on a couple of occasions, who knows... oe

Develop a little patience... the seductive wiggle as a fluke SLOWLY falls will entice out-sized bass to take a closer look. oe

Let's include a dry pair of waders. I'll often find a protected stretch of shoreline and wade it for a couple of hours. oe