John105

I've been thinking about buying one of the old Deps 175s on eBay and having a someone who does custom jobs repaint it. I guess the first question, having never handled a Deps before, is would that even work? Can he body hold a new paint job? The second question is what color. I've been leaning toward carp or something similar since I'll prob be using it a lot in ponds. Thanks

Is the XH going to have any noticeable downside when throwing hard baits with treble hooks?

I'm a big fan of the weedless shad, but it's becoming hard to find them. Are there any suggestions for alternative but similar small swimbaits? In retrieve style, size, etc

I caught this and managed to have a broken scale, and a ruler that wouldn't bend to get a girth measurement. The fish was 22 3/4 inches long. Any educated guesses on girth or weight? Guess it's time to pony up for something other than a $10 scale. Thanks for the help

I'm going to be fishing some deep, clear (visibility down to 15-20 ft), water areas with grass along the bottom. I've had some success reeling a Hudd weedless shad over the top of the grass, but I'm looking for other ideas to try. Are there other weedless swimbait options besides Huddlestons? Soft plastics are tough because using a bullet weight texas rig gets it caught up in the weeds too much for my taste. Thanks for the help!

I've decided that my next swimbait purchase is going to be a 9" Slammer, but the color decision is really giving me trouble. I'm mostly going to be fishing strip pits in KY that range from really clear to slightly murky. Some have shad, but all seem to have a bunch of bluegill available (though my hardgill floater isn't doing very well so far so who knows). I was planning on just getting the baby bass version, but then I read suggestions about getting trout colors because they work anywhere. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

I'd like to get a Huddleston 6" in baby bass, one of the Mattlures bluegill, and a jointed rat bait. Is it worth saving a bit more to get a hardgill or would a floating U2 be ok?

Been looking at TW, and I'm not sure if I should buy a floating Mattlures bluegill/Floating Huddleston or just buy a sinking version of those two and buy something like a Lucky Craft Sammy for topwater. Any opinions?

Thanks guys. I never would have thought anything about it, but somebody saw the pic and said it could have been a spotted bass. As I said, I had no idea how to tell the difference at the time so I figured I'd ask.

Which ones are considered quality?

Posted my first outing with the new Spro BBZ-1 in fishing reports. Good day! http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/126141-first-outing-with-a-swimbait/

Ended up with a pretty good morning. Caught a 3.4, a 3.9, and the crazy part, a 7.4 lb catfish. Can't say I've ever had a big catfish hit a bait I'm waking across the top.

So, spots have more of a dispersed/diffused lateral line?

I can never seem to figure out how to tell the difference (even though I've researched it). Don't remember what the tongue was like unfortunately

I thought Swimbait City had them available

I went ahead and ordered the Spro in rainbow trout. Next will prob be the SWaver, and eventually, I'll pick up a Mattlures hardgill

I know there are a million swimbait topics on here, and I've read most of them. However, I'm having trouble figuring out which best suits my particular needs. First off, I'm looking for a starter swimbait (around 20 bucks) that's either a slow sink or a topwater. My biggest problem is that I can't figure out the baitfish in my lake. It's a clear strip pit in KY, and the only thing I can see available to eat is bluegill/sunfish. I was planning on getting the Spro BBZ-1 6 inch, but I don't know if any of the available colors fit. Are there any color schemes that work regardless of baitfish available in the lake? I've heard someone say that trout works everywhere, but I have never found anything to back that up. I guess my best bet would prob be a mattlures bluegill, but I was kinda looking for something bigger and with the jointed movement. Thanks!

I'm fishing from a boat. I've seen a couple of really nice bass trolling along the edge of the steep dropoffs, but I haven't been able to figure out how to get them to bite. Will definitely try the senko idea.

Recently found a lake that used to be a strip pit in KY. Water is extremely clear with thick grass along the edges (Comes out about 5 feet from bank) and really steep drop-offs from the bank. Basically, that grass comes out 5 feet and then it goes to 30-40 feet deep. I searched and read a lot about punching, but I'm not sure whether it's a good strategy with that little grass. So far, I've used black/blue jigs and caught some small fish, but never along the steep parts of the bank. I have no experience with fishing this type of lake, clear water especially, so I was hoping someone might have some ideas for an approach to try.

Well, I only caught one on natural colors in the three times I tried. It just happened to be a nice one haha. I will try the buzz and wacky rig senko the next time I go

The bass look normal once you get them out of the water. That's the weird part. The staining makes it look like you're looking at a photo negative of the fish. Anyone have a suggestion for best color jib to use? Caught a 4#er or so with natural colored jig and trailer, but that was only cause I didn't have any blue ones with me at the time.

I've recently been fishing a nice golf course pond (with a member of the club), and it's stained green to the point that the fish you can see under the water show up white (they look like ghost fish). Anyone have any info on what the cause of that might be, and if so, what the best bait colors would be for that type of water? Thanks!