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Hey thanks, I'll keep an eye on that.

Zman - White - 3/8oz - 4"-5" grub trailer. Good for starters.

Hah, Im gonna have to go ahead and sayyyyy........No. I prefer to keep my fishing at a recreational level, therefore my absolute top ceiling allowable price for a single bait, for any fish species, is about $40. And even the thought of that, gives me gas cramps. Even then, I typically choose not to go much over $15 for a single bait.

Anybody have any negative feedback about these jigs?

Night crawlers.

Ok I kinda splurged this time.. > 1-Snagproof Wiggle Wog > 1-Megastrike scent > 1-3" Kalins lunker grub > 1-Rage tail Cut R Worm.

I'll be getting one. Only because Ive watched this scene (that it aims to imitate) play out in nature, and it makes total sense to me. But I would probably use it mostly in open water areas, and not throw it into the slop. I save the frogs for slop.

For anyone who uses these.......Could someone please recommend for me, a proper fitting tube jig (weight/hook size), for the BPS 2.75" Teaser Tubes? thank you.

Yeah, Im certainly satisfied with the quality of most the fish Ive been getting from this park lake. And while fishing from the bank with normal sized baits, does bring with it, some inherent handicaps, I definitely dont expect to be catching loads of fish each time. But man, this 3 fish per month stuff, is getting pretty old. Id be thrilled to find a happy medium somehow.

Already have been. Im in full scout mode.

I agree.....however, I suppose the fish at this particular lake are not keying on 3" senkos yet, like the fish are in most other lakes/ponds. Consider this......This has been an experiment, and the 3" senko is being considered as my "control group," so to speak. Why? Well because it gets fish consistently, anywhere, everywhere, at nearly any time. So with that, it serves the purpose of cancelling out the need for behavioral considerations like, matching the hatch. It has been consistent elsewhere, that regardless what the fish may be keying on at the time, there is always some fish, at some point in time, that is going to whack the 3" senko. So then, for the purpose of trying to understand what is going on at this park lake, the little senko has become sort of a, standard of measurement. This standard gives me a better grasp on what the predominate factors might be that are affecting this lake. And so far, its looking mostly like a people problem....among other things. Over the weekend, I went to another lake that is part of a public park, and encountered the same problem - 3.5 hrs, no fish. After that, I visited a neighborhood lake that is not part of a recreational park.....got 4 fish in about an hour. Actually mightve been less than an hour. I was crunched for time at that point, so I was kind of in a rush.

To be honest, Id be thrilled if this was a case of me doing things wrong.....because that part is easy to fix.

Let me give a brief run-down on what I use, what has been productive, and when. > Most fish have been caught on swimming baits that create vibration and/or flash. So, Spinnerbaits, Buzzbaits, Chatterbaits, and Swimjigs. > 1 fish has been caught on a jig. > The fish seem to have a preference for skirts. So no fish has been caught so far, on any soft plastic bait that was without a skirt. Whether it be a t-rig, shakeyhead, drop shot, or other. Except for a curly tail grub. That happened twice. > I go to the lake 2-3 times a week, for about 3 hours each visit. My last fish was a 2lber caught on June 12. Before that was a 5lber and a 3lber caught on May 25th. Before that was a 2lber caught on May 19th. Then a 4lber on May 8th....etc, etc.,etc. This is kinda how it has been going for about the past three years. > Didnt catch much in June, because in June I started to change things up and investigate this issue. My most productive rig, anytime, anywhere, for fish of any size....has been the 3inch Senko. As mentioned before, it has proven to be a solid fish catcher in other waters (that were not park waters). 5-6 fish that were 11-15" in only one hour, is not uncommon. Take little Senko to this park lake, if I cast it to the right places, I should have the expectation, on average, to catch at least the same as in other lakes, or a minimum of 2 Bass (of any size)per 3-hour visit. So far I am barely making that minimum. The primary difference between the productive waters, and the non productive waters -> public park locations.

Thanks.

Well, never said anything about there being a shortage of bass in these waters. The fish are definitely there.

Bow n arrow.

I have, generally boaters do better, and this is due in part to the fair abundance of off-shore cover, such as subsurface standing timber.

Yes, but there are only one or two other smaller residential lakes that are not on public parks. Then there are a couple of ponds that have been more productive. In those areas I can pull 4-6 fish per hour, average size of 11-15in.

Go bowfishing for carp.

Has anyone played with this thing yet? I was just looking at one of them at Dicks today, and man lemme tell ya. This thing is a big ol honkin chunk of yummy looking goodness. I was surpised at the size of it, its fairly large. Maybe not in length, but it is certainly meaty. This makes me see good things coming from this. Obviously if it works right, it would be a decent buzz frog. But also, this thing should make for a fine flippin bait. Mostly though, when considering the idea of bulking up jigs, and buzzbaits n such....this thing speaks to me. These are just first impressions.

I have considered that as well actually. Its hard to say for sure. On one hand, the DNR says this lake is stocked and managed as a trophy lake. On the other hand, they say its also stocked regularly with Tiger Muskie. Honestly Im thinking the primary reasons for the lack of action from shore, is the combination of over fishing, and plenty of off-shore cover that is available outside of casting range.

Tried that too. Got skunked each time. Surprisingly, but that's got to work eventually. Maybe after 12-15 hours of fishing time.

Did that....many times.