Blaker87

Ya I think im set. lol Thanks guys!

Good call. Should've dug deeper. Those look cool. Anyone got any input on the new bills rapala has?

Bomber square A's are pretty much the only thing I use in shallow water. I think I have one of every color. Unfortunately none of those colors are baby bass. I looked up the scatter rap and the wiggle wart but neither come in baby bass. I'm also really wanting to find a crank that is jointed. I believe that's also a big part of why my rapalas are so successful.

I love to crank and my best producer has always been my rapala jointed shad wrap in baby bass. This year I was planning on stocking up on a few more cranks with a maximum diving depth of 8ft. And decided to get a couple more baby bass since the rapalas are the only ones I have currently. So I hopped online and found that the market is actually pretty scarce. I really like the rapala shallow jointed shad wrap but the only other crank I could find was the Yamamoto, and I don't care much for that design. A little too "cool", not enough realism. So with that said, any thoughts on what I should get or look for?

I don't use jj's. Tho one day I would like to look into it. I think I'm gonna try cutting the legs off of one and using them as short senkos. I figure it has some great action so it's gotta have a use somewhere

I recently bought a small tub from Walmart and I keep all my plastics, besides swimbaits, in it. My swimbaits I keep in a gallon size freezer bag. Everything else goes into 370 sized boxes from bass pro that I keep in two bags that each hold 6 containers. Has worked great for me in the past and will definitely work since my new boat has way more storage space. I also have my original bag that I started out with. It's an over the shoulder type and I keep most of my terminal stuff in it.

Never used this method before but I watched the same video and definitely plan on trying this a lot this year

I use owner 3/4 oz saltwater swim heads for fishing them deep for walleye but I'd guess they could probably be used for any deep predator.

Pfleuger president definitely has been a great reel for me. So smooth!

I have 2 and it's been awhile so of course I'm a bit fuzzy on the specifics but I believe they are both 5/16

I love the flicker shads! I mainly troll them though. Caught my PB crappie on one. I find them to be very versatile. Normally I throw them on my crank bait rig or jerk bait.

What exactly will you be using the line for? That would play a big part. Overall though I have to say trilene. For braid I say power pro if you can find it, I get mine at Walmart.

Single. I have a double but have never gotten any bites or swirls on it

Chartreuse with a silver blade

First bass was on a bobber and night crawler. My first after I started using artificial lures was on a black and blue jig and yes, I still have it. Only been 5 years though so it's easy to keep track.

For those of you who use these, how do you rig them? I enjoy using them for wacky because I get bit a lot BUT I never get a hook set. I hook right in the middle and I believe the legs are wat get bit. Any tips?

When it comes to wobble heads what's your favorite ways to go about it? Weights, color of the jigs, trailers, line, anything and everything. Just got mine from bluebasser86 and I'm really excited about using them this spring so I'm wanting to get some insight.

Throw more finesse. Get a new PB. And start tourament fishing

I'm trying to get away from using bps personally. I only go there to look at fish and pick up bps brand things I like, such as their kermy frog. But it is nice to have the catalog laying around in the winter

I use the bps 370's and they work ok but I have a real problem with corners bending up. So I recommend sticking with Plano, which is what I want to switch to one day.

I have a bunch of different brands for my mid range cranks. I basically stick to bomber square a's and jointed rapalas for my shallow work. And strike king and Norman for my deep divers. I used to use a sharpie to write the diving depths on the bottom of the crank right where the bill meets the bait but now I just have a shallow box (0-6), medium box (7-13), and a deep box (14+). It's worked well for me so far.

I live in new castle and mainly fish prairie creek, summit, and brookville. This year I really want to take big steps in my fishing game. Anyone got any tips at all for my area? I'm thinking of joining a tournament trail this year that bounces back and forth between prairie creek and summit so I'm sure im going to spend a lot of time on both of them this year.

Hello. I'm another Hoosier fisherman joining your ranks. I reside in east central indiana and really look forward to being a member of this site. I've already learned a lot from here!