Shanes7614

Is this in salt or fresh water? If salt my number one bait would be fresh clams. Number two would be bunker/menhaden depending on where your from. Use elastic string to hold the clams on your hook better and if using bunker/menhaden and there are bluefish present them use the heads mostly as the blues can't get their mouths around them. Hope this helps.

Haha. The fuego.... Got the STX from another Grant. Lol

They don't always hammer baits like you may think. I can feel small ones hitting the blades of my spinnerbaits and totally missing the body. That's NOT something your gonna feel with an ugly stick.

Gen 2 STX is what I got from you???

Fuegos brand new???

Looks like an old Heddon Crazy Crawler with a prop on its ass..... Lol

If these never fail to catch fish.... Wouldn't they be the only baits you use?

It sure can be a great place. After sunset there always seems to be a small transition time when fish move from deeper water to the shallows and vice versa.

Snook can be caught on a lot of hard baits used for bass. Live mullet arebalwaysba good bet if you have a cast net. Then you just need terminal tackle and your rod.

What lake is this?

You can also fill the bottom cross section with concrete and no need for tying it to blocks.

If its that shallow grab a snorkel and some fins and mask and check the place out!!! See for yourself where and what these fish are doing.

In the fall try throwing a LARGE lipless. Just make sure your holding on tight!!!

Haha.... I was gonna say sit back and have a beer. If the fishing sucks might as well sit back and enjoy nature.

Braid with flouro leader.

Buy a few sample packs of different hooks and weigh each one and use the closest to the manufacturer weight and the action should remain the same. Otherwise loosen your drag as previously stated and use your rodbasbmorwnofbabsteeringbwheel to get the fish moving in a direction away from obstructions.

Check the clearance bins and pick out what you use the most of.

Most Wally Worlds have been having the smaller sizes on clearance for 5$. May wanna check that out also. I got lucky with my two local stores and found 3/4 and even 1oz for the same price.

Most bass pro models of other brand ne lures are pretty decent. Otherwise hard to help you without knowing your fishing style location and favorite techniques to help you choose.

To the best of my knowledge.... Even private ponds unless licensed as "pay to fish" waters are still the property of each individual state. I would contact your local marine biologist and make sure this is not the case. As removing large bass from one pond that maybe state owned into a "private pond " could still be considered illegal. Also think of the possibilities of spreading any disease that may come from the supplying pond and the effects it may have on your private waters may do more damage then good. Best bet is to fish for such panfish and take as many as legally possible out each time you visit. What you do with them after is only your business. An old friend used to fertilize his garden with "garbage " fish and till them in each spring and grew tomatoes theorize of cantolopes. Lol

Too many guys are stuck on the ratio ratings of each reel. However not many actually pay attention to the rate of inches per handle turn. Like Francho said. A 6:1 spinning reel can have a greater inch per turn than a 7:1 BC reel. Hence its faster then the BC reel. As far as flipping and pitching and such. Maybe think outside the box and use a rod that isn't JUST designed for freshwater ratings. A buddy of mine uses a tsunami airwave in 7'6" heavy action with a 3500 series reel and can pitch and flip with the best of them. Again, it's personal preference. And controlling a cast with a spinning reel is as simple as Francho stated before with lightly fingering the line as it comes off the spool. I think one of the biggest problems guys find problem with is the price comparison to a BC reel that will keep most beginners from back lashing all day is double the price of a quality spinning reel. Somenguysbjust can't afford to spend hundreds or even thousands on gear they may not use more then 5-6 times a year. But to limit and stand behind " you can only throw this kind of bait on a certain reel is asinine.

I two oz tungsten to the boat or skier may make them think twice about doing it again...

Favorite nighttime bass lures are a black buzz and spinnerbait with an oversized singe Colorado blade. No better feeling and sound when a fat pig comes up and slurps your buzz bait underwater.

Carolina rig large worms in the deep water.