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Ok awesome! I'll try the frog and swim bait for sure! The guy im fishing with basically will only throw a stick bait so I'll let him try that and I'll work the others!

Hmmm ok never thought of the hollow body frog for an initial bait. I've had some hits with it but no success. Do yall work them in open water or the edge of the pads also? Some of the pad fields are so thick it never touches water lol

So I'm exploring a local trail tomm that starts and stops at two good sized lakes with ponds all along the way. They are known good spots but not overly pressured . I'll be bringing a M/H spinning and baitcast combo. Almost all our ponds here in FL have hydrilla and lily pads and cover. These are also known very Clearwater lakes and ponds. My go to is always a weightless trick worm or yum dinger on one rig. What would yall initialy rig for a second combo since it's my first time there.

Was just in a local shop got some of the f2 dingers on clearance. And a pack of the new dingers. There is no difference same great product. Buy with confidence boys!

Anywhere anytime. Huge confidence bait and easy to make into a confidence bait. I weightless texas rig it, or wacky.i literally fish them every time out anywhere

Lol I forgot the sucker fish man I'm seeing a lot of them in the canals also. Man that's a great color and bait I can't believe they won't bite on it

Man I haven't seen bass in known decent spots in a couple weeks. Just tilapia everywhere! Ugh!

I also did fished Walsingham lake in largo. And a new small canal no notes not even a follow. Just saw a lot of tilapia

Awesome!! Gonna give it a try next time out about hot my bait and presentations I wana try this year hammered out

I'll have to try and find some then!

Well aren't those some neat looking lil baits! On my list lol. A lot of the water I fish is scummy!

I have no rage tail shads.............im looking now!

Haha actually I get them for a steal at a local tackle shop. I love the gambler stuff. Yeah I'm the weird super patient guy who will throw plastics al day. Today I actually mixed colors and condensed bags lol. And I actually have some of the silver and gold and black rapala minnow lures I like them a lot. I do not have any tilapia colored baits. Only some smoke, and light light purple nd smoke stick baits. A couple of the large lakes near me have huge tilapia I. See spawning a lot!

Lol yeah I keep a mixed bag of light and dark stick baits, and kinda the same with ribbon tails, there's some mixed creature bags also. I could cut down on my color selection of swim baits some. There's also a assorted plastics bag in there. Using a Plano box for plastics is something I've thought long and hard about. It would actually make life easier!

Thank you! This is also my main bag when I go to any new pond or out on my canoe or friends boat. I'm working hard to perfect a few techniques I like this year. Trying keep it light and effective. My biggest battle right now is color lol

Thanks alot man! Hopefully this helps someone lol

Fish! Put the time in and be patient. It takes time to catch the big guys and learn the waters near you. Always take advice from others, and be polite. And pick techniques to try and perfect!! Be patient!

So as most of you know I've been trying to trim down my bank fishing equipment to fighting weight! But I'm just one of those people who likes to be prepared and have options. Especially since I fish nasty ponds, canals, large lakes some clean and deep some heavy cover. And since I fish a lot after work I like to always have a pack ready to go and not have to load up different stuff. So got a new bag a lil bit smaller. Tactical back packs work well and can be had cheap. Plenty of pockets and good stitching. I dropped 2 pounds in changing bags alone. I'm condensed down to 2 Plano boxes. And then soft plastics bags. I combined colors of similar looks and bait type. By cutting them in half and mixing them. This lets me carry variety and ample supply. I'm carrying creatures and ribbon tail worms, stick baits, and some soft plastic swim baits. For terminal tackle I have plenty of hooks and sinkers light to punching weight, jigs, chatter baits, frogs in a couple sizes, several minnow type crank baits of size and color, and several colors of red eye shad rattle trap. And a few colors and size spinner baits and inline spinners, and a couple size top water poppers. I'm carrying pliers, a scale, and scissors. It's not for everyone as I have several rattle traps, spinners, and minnow cranks in each compartment. But condensed like this im basically prepared for anything anytime of day my local florida waters can throw at me. And I've condensed it down to 7-8 pounds and easily carry able. May be a pointless post but I hope it helps some of the newer guys who want to pack efficiently for bank fishing. Let me know if anyone wants anymore pics.

Hmmm maybe there is something to this lol

Why are you changing te worm every fish? They used to be pretty durable. Are they still moist I. The bag with a form of scent?

Thanks for the replys! And thanks for the great article. I guess maybe I should move a lil more instead of aimlessly working a particular area

So me and a co worker fish alot of ponds and canals. I'll work a spot a long time. He will make 2-3 casts and move along. How do you guys approach this?

Awesome thanks a lot guys! This is something I'm gonna make a hard run at this year

Essentially rigging a soft plastic on a swim bait hook for a horizontal presentation

I fish some decent size florida lakes. Nothing huge, but I love my canoe. When by myself I sit backwards in the front seat and put a 5 gallon bucket with lid full of water in the front of the boat to add ballast and keep me from being blown around to bad. Always have a life vest and good organization in the boat makes the day easier. I've also fashioned some Rod holder to cut down on the clutter