Brian_Reeves

I dunno what it's for...it looks cool though ;D I think that having less cork on the grip will increase sensitivity a bit. Mainly I want it because it looks cool though lol. Not the most scientific approach, but the bait monkey says that I must have a split grip for my jig rod and I must obey! I'll put together another thread for jig fishing later on. I'm really out of it right now thanks to medicine. I don't think my posts have been as easy to follow as they should be. Big-O's post is a good one to follow as well as that link that someone put up.

So what size jig are you using? Most of my fishing is in 0-12 ft. of water. Although there is water out to 30 ft. in the lakes I fish. I have been using mostly 3/16 and 1/4 oz. jigs with curly tail grubs as trailers. Mostly FLW or Booyah brand jigs. (probably need to upgrade? ) I have not had a chance to get to BPS for the Rage Tail craws and chunks. Will make that a priority. The thing that drives me crazy is that I catch fish on a jighead and Monster worm,,,,just cannot get one with a jig. By that I meant that I don't throw 3/8 or 7/16oz jigs for some reason or another. My jig rod is a Daiwa Medium Heavy 7footer that cost me around 60 bucks. My NEXT jig rod will be a custom made spiral wrapped, split gripped Medium Heavy, Xtra fast 7footer that will probably cost me 300 bucks ;D My technique differs from Big-O's a little bit, but not by much. All of my football jigs are my deep water probes. They range from 1/2 to 1oz, favoring 3/4oz. I'll use them in anything that is 10ft deep or greater. If there is a ton of vegitation, it's hard to beat a home-made bullet jig (Do-It Molds), an Oldham's jig, or Micromunch tackle's grass jigs. In really heavy grass, use a flordia rig, honestly. But for those 3 jigs, I only keep in sizes 1/4 and 1/2. I would like some lighter ones (1/8, 3/32nds maybe) but I'm going to have to make those myself. Those would be for REALLY pressured fish in REALLY clear water.

I started catching fish in gin clear water about 3 or 4 years ago. I'm by no means an expert, but I've gotten pretty good at getting bit and detecting the strike. I started out with jigs using a thin skirt, 30-40 strands, in perch colors. I don't put much stock in craw colors for 99% of my bass fishing, but this is probably personal preference. I used my favorite soft plastic at the time (GYCB Hula Grub in watermelonseed) as the trailer and I fished it exactly like I would the hula grub. Long pitches/short casts to cover in about 10ft of water and watch the lure on the fall. I'd swim it back along the bottem...trying to stay about a foot or less off the bottem. If I hit a tree or rock, I'd kill the lure and hop/drag it around, looking for that infamous T-Rig style bite. I still do this today. If you're going deeper than 10ft or want to try getting some vicious reaction strikes, try a 1/2oz jig. (I rarely use anything between 1/2 and 1/4). The 1/2oz jig rockets to the bottem and will help you feel the bottem better. When it's falling on the inital drop or on a big hop, bass will often hit it like a freight train. It can take some guesswork out of the equation, but always watch your line!!! As for trailers, it's getting hot outside and fish are pretty active. I am REALLY liking the rage tail craw on large profile jigs and the rage chunk on light, small profile jigs. Summer craw color matches the skirts that I like pretty good and that is my go-to right now. I like action-style trailers much, much better than straight-tailed ones. I feel like the extra action is an attractant and helps the fish hit the lure a bit harder. A BIG football jig (oldhams 3/4oz) with a rage tail summer craw has gotten me much harder strikes than traditional trailers, making deep water fishing a layup. One thing to consider is controlling the attributes of your jig. Thinning the skirt out (to make it more subtle) or biting a bit off of a rage tail craw will help you control the profile (overall size) of your jig. Using the craw instead of a chunk will help slow the fall rate. For clear water, I really do not like using a rattle. They add weight, speeding up the fall, and they alert the fish too early. The reaction strike comes when this bad boy sneaks up on them with pincers and skirt flying every which way. If you like subtle trailers, I'd recommend a beaver from * or something similar. Chunks, for the most part, don't have much action and do little to control fall rate. I just don't like them, but then again, that's me. Those types of trailers seem to work better for me in the pre spawn and spawn. When post spawn hits, I start using stuff with a lot of action, and very little compares to the rage tail craw or chunk. I hope this helps. I'll check this thread later to see if you have any questions or you can PM me.

C Rigged 10 inch worm T-Rigged 7.5inch worm Jig with rage craw Rage shad Double buzz bait Shallow diving crankbait Colorado bladed spinnerbait

I use them with various sized bullet weights and fish them like a texas rig with a lot of success. Just hop them along the bottem around cover or structure. Steady retrieves around grasslines have also done pretty good for me.

x2 with Roadwarrior. They also work well weightless, skirt down, and fished like a soft plastic jerkbait.

I always leave that little thingy you pull to turn the shower on. I jam it up so that when my wife turns on the water for a bath, the water hits her in the head. Always a good time.

Does anyone make these stupid things in just plain watermelonseed?? Thats the brand that I want. Or does someone make a mold for them?

Now you're ready to start winning tournaments. ;D

Summer Craw Watermelon Red Watermelon Seed Green Pumpkin Red Shad June Bug Black Neon Black and blue That's the basic lineup. Certain lures are bought in only one color that may not be on the above list.

I put a guy's car keys in his work boots, filled the boots up with water, and stuck them in the deep freezer. After an hour of looking for his boots and keys and about a hour and a half of sitting there with a blow dryer, he was finally able to go home. Get some habanero sauce and put it in the ketchup at a BBQ, preferably with no kids around. clear plastic wrap on the toilet seat in a poorly lit bathroom is pretty funny. Twist the bottem of a ketchup packet until it's about ready to burst. Put them on the toilet rim with the "loaded" side facing towards where someone's legs would be. Put the toilet seat down. When someone sits on the toilet seat...well it's pretty embarrasing lol. And the list goes on and on and on ;D

What?? So I like to have a good laugh too ;D

Russ, is there a way to get a sticker for a truck/boat or a patch for a tournament shirt for Cast for Kids? I'd like to get more involved, especially when seeing stuff like that but I'm about to be swamped for a long, long time. (rookie school) I figure that I can at least help advertise.

Another good post. I just bookmarked both of these for future reference.

Same thing as all the other paddletail tube minnows, just with a harder head. It helps keep the bait on the hook for all those days when you're not catching fish on it ;D I'm not a believer in this type of lure yet.

Put some chunky peanut butter in a diaper and chase her around the house with it wide open. When you get her cornered, stick you finger in it and get a bite. Works like a charm

I'm old enough to buy beer...so I must be at least 21. My car insurance went down, so I know I'm at least 25. I don't think I'm 30 yet...so somewhere in there. I haven't had coffee yet, so I'll call it somewhere between 25 and 28.

Thats funny. In all seriousness, my wife believes that women can't be friends with other women because of the drama. ;D

Congrats Randall. You need a pretty darned big boat now lol

Sounds like my kinda tube lol. Whats the website? www.micromunchtackle.com

There wasn't much fishing to be done where I was at. Too dangerous. it's a cool idea though and I think it should be passed onwards to the states for soldier's on R&R.

Yeah that might be why I hate them. I really don't like those screw on hooks that I have. I have some other hooks to try. On a side note, I "caught" my first fish on the baby bass from you matt. It was about a 40-50lb spotted catfish (aka flathead or opolousas cat) that broke off at the boat I'm gonna pick up another one soon, once I have the money. moving is expensive

When I started to make myself noticed. Approaching them with a solid resume and gameplan is your best bet. Big name sponsors have too much on their plate to investigate every angler's attributes and small businesses often don't have the resources to look outside their own stomping grounds.

For deep water fishing I like: 3/4 oz football jig with rage tail craw trailer 1oz brass and glass carolina rig with 10inch worm Norman DD22 Crankbait LedgeBuster Spinnerbait 3/4oz casting spoon And I don't LIKE a dropshot, but a 4 to 6inch straight tail worm is a good choice for suspended fish I fish the football jig one of two ways. One is I will pitch/flip/cast the lure to the area holding baitfish. Letting the jig fall on a semi-slack line or a controlled spool, I'll watch for reaction strikes. if it hits the bottem I'll either drag it like a C-Rig or I'll hop it as high as I can off of the bottem. I fish the casting spoon with the same hopping technique. The deep crankbait and spinnerbait get fished horizontally, attempting to hit or maintain contact with the structure or burned through the baitfish school. I fish the dropshot on heavy tackle (1/2oz weight and 12lb line) and will fish it like a really slow carolina rig. I like my tag line to be about 2ft long most of the time. The Carolina rig is fished very much like a carolina rig ;D

Yeah CJ, it's nuclear for good luck apparently. When it makes a full circle, I'm going to take it to Falcon or Sugar lake lol ;D