Everything posted by scaleface
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What Is Your Strangest, Unintended Catch
A big bullfrog on a buzzbait .
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Your tips and tricks
Slow down to fish more thoroughly and speed up to cover a more water . Works for me .
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Famous/Popular/Mainstay lures that you have stopped using and what you have replaced them with and why did you change?
I still use my old lures , never seen any reason to replace something that works .
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First time fishing story.
I can remember catching my first fish and where . It was a chute off the Mississippi river . I caught a sunfish with a bobber and worm . I remember how brightly colored it was and when Dad said it was a sunfish I actually thought it was from the sun . Its one of my earliest memories , maybe three or four years old . I was just at that spot a few minutes ago , looking things over .
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Looking for advice
Watch for sales . Also post where you are from . I've given away lots of tackle . Just gave the cable guy two homemade buzzbaits yesterday .
- Confidence Bait
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2 firsts today! Snapping turtle and..
Summer and fall . Theres been times where a fish came on almost every cast for hours at a time .
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2 firsts today! Snapping turtle and..
I have had several 100 fish days for largemouths and smallmouths . I have never caught a turtle on a lure but have caught several snapper with live bait .
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How often do y'all switch baits?
Say for instance you are getting hits on a noisy crankbait but not hooking up, a switch to a less aggressive crankbait like a Fat Rap might do the job . Or the fish are not hitting worms , cranks... but the fish do seem to be active . A switch to a surface disturbing buzzbait , something they dont get a good look at , may start catching them . These were two recent scenarios and bait switches that worked for me .
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How often do y'all switch baits?
Sometimes often sometimes not . When I do switch its its thought out . I dont change for the sake of changing . Same thing when it comes to changing locales .Try to make decisions based on intellect .
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Ribbtontail Top Water
I have used worms , lizards , grubs and like snake95 said craws work well .
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Fantasy Fishing
I picked Hakney .
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How would you fish this?
Texas rigged weightless Senko type worm , with a large heavy hook .
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Is this a skin lesion on the smallie?
All the bass in a local lake have the same lesion .
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Help Identifying Lure
Looks like a Strike King Spence Scout minus the skirt .
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More help with Texas rig.
Sounds like the Texas rig just isnt going to work at that location for you . Dont force it and use what works .
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Unconfident baits
I think I have the lowest percentage of hook-ups per hit ratio with a spook than any other lure . I havent used one for years because of it .
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That one thing you never thought you needed...
Fishgrip .
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Finesse vs power
A lot of pros have made a lot of money by specializing . Maybe finesse is your thing .
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Need some Deep Cranking Tips
I dont use expensive crankbaits but deep cranking is hit or miss for me .Last year was a great year with the 6xd and Rapala cra nkin rap CR14 on points . This year I had one good day in June and then the deep crank bite ended . Its funny how bass behavior has changed from last year to this year .
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Would you rather...
If I got skunked for three months I'd quit fishing .
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Start of fall fishing?
The only thing you found that worked was worms . I've had plenty of bad days only to talk to someone else who had a good day . We can only try to figure things out . Sometimes we get it sometimes we dont . The only thing you found that worked was worms . I've had plenty of bad days only to talk to someone else who had a good day . We can only try to figure things out . Sometimes we get it sometimes we dont .
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need to expand
Sounds like buzzbait heaven plus they are a blast to fish .
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How do you fish shade?
If its a stump or something I usually cast to the shady side first . On a lake sometimes the sunny banks are easier to fish than the shady side . I experienced that two days ago . The bass were easier to pinpoint in the shade of overhanging trees ,laydowns and grass.
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How do you fish shade?
Yes .