Avalonjohn44

I use it on a Gammy Jobe Hook, which is essentially a T-Rig. Works like a charm.

I have a Megabass Grifon-zero wakebait that is tiny - only slightly bigger than a dime. Sunny and Dink Magnet, but fun when fishing is otherwise slow.

I have a bunch of Rapala lipless cranks that catch nothing. SK Red Eyes, SK Diamond Shads, Yo Zuri Vibes, and Cordell Spots all produce. But the Rapala version? Nothing. I don't know what the difference is, but this is the only rapala that I flat out refuse to fish anymore.

I'm going up the the Cove Campground this week with my father in law, fishing from a canoe. Does anyone have any experience fishing the group of 3 small lakes there? Since I'll be in a canoe, I figure we'll pretty much beat the banks and any lay-downs. It's difficult to tell the lake depth from google maps, but figure I ought to be fine with mid-range to shallow lures, with a few DT-10s thrown in for good measure. Any suggestions or good info anyone can share about this place?

Right side, 2nd one from the top is a Bagley Killer B 1, medium diver 3-5 feet. With the exception of the SK WW2 mentioned, the rest look like various Bombers medium divers. Except for the top left, that ones looks to be a Mann's crank. Don't know the model.

I use a baitcaster with them, and all three sizes of the Koppers frog as well. It gets dicey on the tiny koppers, but the medium size (which is the same as the bronzeye) whips them out there pretty good.

Ha, that's a coincidence! Depending on who you ask, watershield is a sign of a healthy lake or is a sign of a mis-managed lake. I dunno. I do know that it is pretty and makes for some good froggin' at times.

I fish Sleepy Creek Lake in WV from a kayak. That lake gets pretty well covered by water shield the farther along in the summer you get. Up there, the shield grows in great 'mats' parallel to shore, leaving about a 5-10 foot gap between shore and the edge of the watershield. I hit that gap hard with spinnerbaits and with sluggos and do OK. Working the inner and outer edges with a sluggo, senko or dropshot worm is good too. Sometimes a frog across the top of the shields will produce strikes, but it is tough to hook up. My favorite thing about the water shield is that if I can find a good target near the shore, I can 'park' my kayak in the middle of the water shield which clings to my boat and prevents drifting - that way I can cast to any target multiple times.

Haha, reminds me of the of Flying Lure... Since the Havoc line is so inexpensive, I'll probably give it a try.

I just bought some swim jigs and some grass pigs to pair up, glad to hear it was a good combo. Haven't gotten to use them yet.

I don't know that I want to look at the tally, I would bet it would depress me.

They are jerk baits, and they work well. I weightless T-rig them mostly, but have also tried wacky rigging them. Sluggos are my favorite, I haven't tried the Berkley Slugs in many years, but they used to work well. Give them a shot, if you find that you don't like them, throw them up on Ebay and somebody will buy them from you, I'm sure.

I'm a recent War Eagle convert, I love these baits.

Bomber Model B is the most consistent balsa bait I fish. I love them, but they are getting hard to find for a good price. I grew up with Bagleys of all shapes and sizes, and they will always have a special place in my tackle box.

I guess it's time you just went completely hookless.

Bandit Footloose, 100 and 200. Those three will cover the top, middle and bottom. Can't beat them. And the KVD1.5 if you want to go a little more silently..

I don't think a little bit hurts, but it accumulates quickly, so clean it off after every cast. Some people say some products like megastrike will make it come through vegetation more readily, but I don't know if those claims hold up to the snot-like algae.

I used to fish the Upper Potomac river near American Legion bridge, rock hopping my way downstream. It was always productive, some days we caught 100+ Smallmouth on helgramites. Most were not of any great size, but there were some fatties in there. It was always a good, long day fishing. That is, until a nudist began showing up rather regularly. At first he was easy to avoid, then he must have gotten his courage up and began coming in closer to talk, making no effort to cover himself up... creeped me way out, and I've since abandoned going down there to fish.

To give the fish a more sporting chance, I am cutting off my left arm... Seriously, just mash the barbs on your trebles down, no need to do away with them completely.

I don't know if we have Spotted Bass where I am (Winchester VA), but I have caught several LM bass with red eyes (I have checked for tongue teeth, something I've heard Spots have). Most often these bass come from a man made pond that I fish fed by a pretty good size creek. I don't know if it is a SM/LM Hybrid (doubt it) or some sort of local genetic drift.

Have never seen one while fishing, hopefully I won't ever. I have seen Peta-type protesters at the local KFC, although in rural VA they are (so far) pretty meek and mostly polite. I have joked about buying them a bucket of chicken, but my wife said it would be a waste of money.

I am wary of eating fish where I usually fish. People may say the Potomac and the Shenandoah have gotten much cleaner than they used to be... But I saw them at their worst and that kind of sticks with you... I have caught and cooked bass before, a few different ways and they are not bad. I prefer other fish - trout, salmon etc.

AMEN

I most excited about the Rodent beaver style bait getting the 'Roadkill' color...

There you go, that is my point. Maybe Kopper's did tweak your idea, however, it is just as probably that they came up with it a while ago around/before/or just after you did... The case you've laid out of them stealing your idea is tenuous. It is not a stretch to believe that they saw the A-Rig craze of last year and decided to make their own multi minnow bait. This is why I think you should stop going around claiming so on youtube. That kind of talk can cost you. Especially if you don't already have the $$$ to defend your ideas in court.