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My advice is to throw a lot of Texas rigged worms . Throw them in the snaggiest places until you start catching fish . Once you learn that technique "all" other lures will come easy .

I learned a lot about the split shot rig today , good stuff .

i use photobucket to post pictures . Wow , nice fish in that lake .

All the time .

I never use split shot . Seems like it would damage the line . I wont chance it with mono .

I think I understand your question . I dont think there is anything as weedless as the Texas rig

Wait , Storm Chug Bugs are worth a lot of money . I have some wiggle warts that bring a pretty penny on ebay but the Chug Bugs too . I'll have to check that out .

Most of the time I release a fish bleeding from the gills , it struggles and dies .

Never done it but it looks cool . I'm thinking I would use a nail or a cheap crappie jig . I think you could rig a crappie jig and just clip the hook where it leaves the bait .

I usually have a plan before I start . I even have my rods and reels set up before I leave . Then I get to the lake and do something else .

I havent used many . Zara Spook and a few chuggers that I walk . My favorite isnt really a walking bait but I use it like one . The old Dalton Special's .

Mister Twister Twin Tail is an excellent jig trailer ..

You kin to Bill Dance ?

Post spawn is my favorite time to catch a huge stringer .If timed right the females will seem to be on every shallow point , fence line ... leading to deep water . Floating minnows are often a good bait to use . Some days they will be in pockets close to the points .This window doesnt last long because the other anglers will figure it out .

I would hit points looking for post spawn females . A Bomber Long a minnow fished on top is one of my top producers . If that doesnt produce , I would follow points out into deeper water with cranks and worms , still looking for post spawn females . If that doesnt work then I would run the banks that lead to the points with various lures , I fish a 200 acre lake very similar in the same climate and post spawn is my favorite time to catch big fish .

Not many lakes in Missouri are stocked with muskys . I caught them at Hazel creek . Henry Sever and Pom de Terre have them . Where did you catch it ?

I was playing around with the Flying Lure along a bluff . I pulled the lure out and it would swim right back into the bluff . It really is an amazing lure . Anyway , those ravenous green sunfish tore that Flying Lure up .

I dont often use red cranks , its simply a color I have not stocked up on . That being said , my two biggest bass last year were caught at night on a red craw shallow diving Rapala Crankin Rap . I didnt use it because it was red but because I wanted a dark shallow diver .

I have a lot of silent crankbaits , they are called vintage .

The same texas rig hardware that I would use on a worm of same thickness .

Hit the usual structure . If there are long extended pints on the lake the bass will find them .

I'm assuming you're referring to weedless jigs with rubber skirts . Simple , work it through any and all cover you can find . Throw it right in the thick of things , thats what they are designed for ..

I'm not saying there are no bass deep with visibility at just one inch of water but if there are , I'm not fishing for them . With that muddy of water I'm sticking shallow .