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I have an excel spreadsheet if you wou want all of my colors ...Bill

I also would try a sharpie permanent marker

None of my baits are secret Bluegill 1.5 tabs 319 dark melon jelly half wire 1 tab 315 blue glitter half wire 1/2 tab 473 mellow yellow (dip the center in orange no scent spike it dye)

My black crappie. Bass Rainbow trout Yellow Perch Bluegill Bream Pumpkinseed (should be more orange)

There is no sensitivety adjustment on down and side scan, only on 2d.

I didnt even know mine had a light LOL.

So you know those craws infringe on strike Kings patent. Even if they are for personal use it is still illegal.

Here is a vid I made of the action of the Basstackle 702 craw. This is only a 1/8 oz jighead.

Fished a jig a couple hours yesterday to shore, docks, and first dropoff with limited success. Figured the last hour I would try my new bluegill scatter rap crank. Caught four decent bass on it. Couple close to the shore and two off a bit. Did not go as deep as I thought on 20# power pro. I will def throw it again and may buy a shad color scatter shad

Airborne and wny are both correct. Heavy salt in a Senko is used as weight so it can be fished weightless. I feel that sticks are the only baits that should have salt in them. And now there is a liquid additive that replaces the salt as balast and actually adds softness and durability to sticks. Big companies will never use it though. salt in craws, worms, etc are used as a filler as it is cheaper than plastic. But the main reason is it makes baits much less durable so you buy more. They also advertise it as a bonus that fish hold on longer. I personally feel this is an old wives tale. As a hobby bait pourer I found it makes no difference. I can add scent or you can add an external scent like JJ's or Megastrike if you think they help.

I use those Mustads with the adjustabke weight. With the weight back they fall very horizontal and work great.

Looks pretty long but not too fat. 5-6

Very nice. Would not have thought to night fish this time of year. Bass here in VA have not even spawned yet.

Hard to get this many colors layered well with the cheapo pen style tool What do you think?

I have just stared playing with the small fish and am enjoying it. I like 1/16 jighead with 2" fluke looking minnow I make. Beetlespin and Roadrunners too. Havnt tried a little crank yet. I use 8# powerpro braid and love it. Its diameter of 1# mono and like sewing thread. Saves alot of baits and retieng when snagged on logs. Just pull and straighten the hook and bend it back. I use a 5' 6" lite Ugly stick and a 10 reel. Not exactly ultra light but cast 1/16 baits well.

I would show that link to fishingskirts.com and see what he says. I have the Watermelon Magic craw #484 and it is very good. More of a green pumpkin than watermelon. ...Bill

Actually the freshwater basses are Sunfish and not a bass species

Our 300 acre lake is similar but most of our fish are 15". They added sterile grass carp about 10 years ago and there is NO grass. Hence no crayfish and fry get picked off rather easily. Plenty of big bream and crappie but not many small ones. We hope the carp will start dying off and the grass will come back. Our lake also lacks nutrients. But adding nutrients causes an algae bloom and green water. Lake comitee said NO WAY to that. Average catch at our tournies are 1.5 pounds. To catch a 3 pounder is pretty rare. County fish expert says what other here are saying. Remove the bass under 15". We have been taking smaller tourny fish to the local pond but state wont give us lenience on the 5 bass per person possesion law.

The last two Major league fishing series with or without sonar would not have made a difference. It would not make a difference in most tournies when banging the bank.

Trolling motor is underpowered too.

The bluegill pattern is really nice. Caught a few on it. Not going to change the industry though. And Pickeral will bite a turd with a hook in it

That is the 702 craw mold from Basstackle. It is one of if not the best action craws you can get. The bulbous tips act like a paddletail swimbait as opposed to the patented ridges on the Rage products Rage Craw also is excellent and right up there in my experience.

8# is not really light tackle and you should be able to move a fairly large fish.

1.5 squarebills are a good choice in shallow water

Suspending jerkbaits would be my first choice.