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zero . I havent been yet . Just too many sick people in my family all at once . I'm a month behind in work .

The bottom between the two should be saddle shaped . Some of the best structure there is .

There should be a saddle between that point and island . I'd hit it from every angle with crankbaits and texas rigs .

That lure has a smiley face on it .

I only heard it happening one other time by Chuck Norris .

I dont fish jerk baits much but the X-rap saved my day once . The bass were just slashing at crankbaits , . I face hooked a few . Tried an X_Rap and the fish were all over it .

Welcome to the 500 club .

Are you parallel casting ?

Check your rod guides . I had a cracked one that caused the same problem . It was a shaving off a little line on each retrieve .

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I use to use them a lot for shad . Just the cheap wal Mart ones . I would just drive around until I saw a pod of shad . Most of the time just straight out from the boat ramp . Thats how thick the shad are at Mark Twain Lake . It usually took one nice throw and then i'd drop them on ice . They are impossible to keep alive , at least I never figured it out . i used them for catfishing . and the ice kept them fresh ..

Try it at night .

This happened to me in the 70's or 80's . I was standing on a culvert overlooking backwater that once flowed into the Mississippi river. Now its blocked by a levee. There were numerous large carp motionless just under the surface . I thought it would be a good idea to try and snag one . I tied on a Bomber long A minnow made my longest cast then started violently ripping it through them . As I reeled in the slack and gave another rip I set the hook on a big old bass that had hit it during the pause .One of the largest I ever landed That bass was using the carp as cover .

Hopping a Texas rig like the rest of the year .If I do happen to see a bedding bass then i will crawl it through the nest .

A jig is not just a close quarters lure and any lures can be pitched and flipped . I use M/H rods from 6'8" to 7 foot and mostly 17 lb test Trilene xl .

I wear a vest and stuff the pockets with small boxes . I carry one combo so all the lures must fit into that rating .

Starts Thursday .

Picks are in for Ross Barnett Defoe B. Lane Kennedy Reese S. Grigsby

LOL . I remember reading that article .

There are numerous good lures including the two you mentioned . Spinnerbaits , crankbaits , floating minnows. The list goes on and on .

Rogers Big Jim .

The second from the bottom .

All lures excel on windy overcast conditions .

Bass do have seasonal patterns but I know a spot that produces almost every time I fish it , no matter whet the season .

1 Texas rigs 2 crankbaits shallow and deep 2 Lipless cranks