ChrisD46

+1 ...Braid on a spinning reel with a fluro leader has it's place (jigs / worms) as does straight fluoro for drop shotting and shaky head ...Mono good for everything else - especially top water or any lure with treble hooks.

All good replies - but for a Zoom Super Fluke you need a EWG 5/0 hook (4/0 is is small as I would go) . A Zoom Super Fluke Jr. takes a 3/0 EWG hook ... You want to clear the thick plastic and get a good hookset - that is questionable if the hook is too small .

I would throw a beaver style bait in green pumpkin , green and purple flake on a on about a 3/0 EWG hook on 8lb flurocarbon ... cast out , let it slowly sink and twitch it every 3 ~ 4 seconds until it hits bottom - then dead stick it for 30 seconds ...Repeat as needed .

Thanks for the replies ! ... I will give CXX 15lb. or 17lb. a try , if I have any issues my fall back plan is AbrazX 15lb. I use for jigs . * Big difference in line diameter though - CXX is stout compared to flurocarbon (Sunline , Seaguar) in the same pound test !

Academy also has Berkley Trilene Big Game on sale for 50% less than the P-Line CXX copolymer ... Visibility is not a factor as water has been slightly stained for a while - more concerned with feel and stretch ...Anybody used Big Game as a C-Rig main line with success ? Or if you had to choose between Big Game 15lb. and CXX 15lb - which would be your choice ?

Academy Sports has P-Line coplymer CXX line on sale this week ... Of the following line weight choices (12lb. , 15lb. , 17lb. or 20lb.) which would you use for the following C-Rig application / conditions : * NW Georgia Reservoir with smooth clay bottom and occasional scattered rocks (typical of Lake Lanier , Lake Allatoona , Carters Lake, etc.) * Target fish is Spotted Bass and occasional Large Mouth. * C-Rig application is closer to shore (max depth 15 ft. or so ). * Plan to use 1/2oz. ~ 3/4th oz. (as conditions dictate) steel egg weight on C-Rig with French Fry , Finesse Worm , Baby Brush Hawg , etc. ** I am not real experienced with using the P-Line CXX copolymer offering thus why the range of line weights I thought to consider ... I thought those with specific experience in using CXX for a C-Rig could chime in with what has worked best for them ?

The jighead stands up well and can be rigged a couple of different ways - 1/2oz is a little heavy unless you are fishing deep .

+1 BobP is spot on !!

Anything in the Fitzgerald line that would make a nice football jig rod ?

+1 ... Excellent example for using fluorocarbon line !!

Florida has a lot of tanic colored water - can't go wrong with golld / gold flash colors and Junebug in soft plastics.

Traditionally in the SE we rely on shakeyheads with either a strait tail roboworm or zoom finesse worms bottom hopping on a ledge . Docks or shady laydowns are good bets as well to throw a shakeyhead during the hot days later in summer .

With hot weather day after day now moving into more heat in August - what is your favorite Dog Days of Summer tactic for bass ?

Steel egg sinkers for C- Rig , for T - Rig I don't much care ... Lead up to 1/4 oz. is fine - I even like to heat 'em up and powder coat them to match soft plastics for fun .

How bad could a Rocket Craw be on a football jig ?

Thanks for the replies - looks like there are more cost effective choices though ...Anything I can find to work in the Havoc line up is good money spent (along with Big Bite Baits) .

A friend of mine has urged me to try a 4.5" swim senko as a swim jig or chatter bait trailer - he claims it is the best thing sinced sliced bread ! I currently use a Big Bite Bait Cane Thumper as a swim jig trailer ... Your thoughts and experiences with the swim senko as a jig trailer ? Favorite colors ?

How are you fishing them ... T-Rig , C-Rig , Flipping ?

Just curious if Flukes , Super Flukes , etc. color selection follows the typical soft plastics color selection process of lighter shades in clear water / sunny days and darker colors in stained water / cloudy / night conditions ? Some people may only throw a Pearl , Shad and possibly a Baby Bass color ...Recently I read where a prominent Pro throws a dark color Fluke in clear water / sunny conditions and a Pearl color in stained water / night conditions and I thought that logic sounded odd ...Your thoughts on Fluke color selection that works for you ?

WM has a cheap Zebco line I use as backing (10lb. to 15lb. ) which I use on spinning and baitcast ...It is lightweight and soft and never a problem with a double uni to FC or Braid ... If the knot begins to be a problem then it's time to respool your top shot of line !

Barrel swivel on Flukes & C - Rigs ...Also ok for kids - let's them experiment with different lures easier

+1 - look no further ...Red prop with black body / skirt & white body / skirt in 3/8th oz. * Wildcard - try to have at least one in 1/4th oz. to drag painfully slow on the surface - it can drive bass wild at certain times !

Has anyone thrown a 1/4oz buzzbait on a baitcaster ?

For a 4 " Senko, a 3/0 offset round bend is hard to beat !

I'd say fishing for the monster bass of Mexico - you might have an idea of which series Curado would perhaps have the best quality / hold up the best !