scaleface

BASS needs a good play by play man. Right now Scott Martin and this guy ,, I dont know his name, are dry as can be.

I remember that guy.

Terminator , Excalibur and Strike King Spin Dance with the Oklahoma blades all caught loads of bass. I make my own and try to copy these three. The Fleck Weedwader with white Indiana blades is another favorite. Next time I order blades I will get some white ones to copy it.

I remember forgetting my soft plastics once. Searching through my gear I found a bag of Gitzits. I texas rigged them up with a 1/4 oz weight and didnt skip a beat . Caught largemouths shallow in cover and deep on points that day.

I havent fished a jig much the past few years. The places I've been fishing , Texas rigs have been so effective that I get tunnel vision and forget all about the jig.

Glad I'm not in the audience waiting for the weigh in to start.

Its not a competition. I fish for enjoyment. I can have just a good a time in a plastic boat as a bass boat. Social interaction is for bowling night .

Maybe the sun will shine tomorrow and he wears his shorts. He always fishes better in shorts.

I am stoopid for not throwing them more. Cast for cast I dont know if I ever thrown a more fish catching lure.

Cool lures. When I was a kid and never bass fished, I would go to the sporting good stores and departments and just stare at the bass lures . They fascinated me. The first one I bought was a jointed Mirro lure. Second Storm Thin Fin. Dont know if i ever caught a fish with the Mirro lure but caught a lot on that Thin Fin.

The best spinnerbait fisherman I fished with threw the Manns Classic most of the time. He just made them work .

This has been the biggest change in tournament fishing ever. I remember when Flipping changed fishing , that shift pales in comparison to beam shining. This is modern tourney fishing, I dont like it but it is what it is. I picked Cox the first two events and that was like opting for Fred Flintstone.

Lunker Lure.

I dont mind fishing after a front , as long as its comfortable.

Most of the time I use a lipless bait its put in deeper water and hopping it off the bottom . The Red Eye Shad is what I use and it gets big bites.

What do you think winning weight will be? I went 68-10. Thats a big weight but these beam shiners catch a lot of big fish.

Muddy water has two advantages that I know of. The fish are shallower and tighter to cover.

Most of the time I use premade skirts. I cant make them that good and they are easily changed. I do have living rubber , the elastic rings and a tool that spreads them but rarely use it anymore. Store bought skirts are the way to go for me.

I'm not convinced more vibration is better.

Largemouths thrive in the mud. During spawn they will seek out stumps , logs or other hard materials to nest. Like others have already stated, I caught them with muddy bellies.

I do exactly the same thing with a bicycle innertube.

When I fish from bank I carry one rod and a lot of times just one bait. The bait has to be cast easily and perform where I'm fishing . Crankbaits dont get a lot of playing time for me. They are just not versatile enough plus snag frequently. Spinnerbait's and Texas rigged worms cover pretty much anything I encounter.

I must have read the same article and bought one too . Never caught a fish with it. Couldnt cast it very well either because my equipment wasn't sufficient.

Another wormer here. Texas rigged 5 inch Yum Dinger in either Junebug or Bamabug. 5/16th oz weight.