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So I fish the bank and carry a back pack, I have a Plano for terminal tackle and one for lures and spinners and such. But the rest of the time I fish soft plastics. That's my house to. I fish gambler swim baits, stick baits, and ribbon tail worms and trick worms. It gets a lil heavy but my question is how do you narrow down your selsction and colors. I carry up to 5 colors of each lol trying to be ready to pond hop the clean and dark water ponds. So what do yall carry and how do Ya decide on a full day of pond hoping?

That's about what I'm thinking of doing!! Awesome!!!

Haha I thought about that! That's a very good point

Yeah there is always that also. I struggle with stuff like that since I fish a lot of trails and bigger park lakes. So I'm far away from the truck after a while. And I'm just that guy who has to drag the whole house..........ugh lol

Hmmm interesting. I suppose an alternative would be cutting bags in half quantity wise

Ahh forgot all about reds!

So I know that mixing anything with white is a horrible idea. But as far as mixing greens and dark colors and stuff together. What's yalls opinion? I'm trying to condense my bank fishing back pack and wana cut bags in half and condense them so I can carry a max variety with less bulk and weight in my pack. I'm mostly talking gambler, and yum and culprit baits. No elastec tech stuff.

Lol I hear Ya I get we aren't hunting big game.

Oh ok very cool thanks for the reply. I've never messed with any kind of scents im a newbie to that.

A lot ofm he yum and gambler baits I fish are scented already. But I've been looking into megastrike, hog tonic, and berkley. I get covering up our scent after we touch it but doesn't it just wash off after the first cast? Is it ok to mix a scent with pre scented baits?

Had a day I was fishing a local lake. Fishing a flat cove crystal clear two feet or so deep. Small one pound bass where coming out of the cover and kind of starring and entertaining the idea of my June bug ribbon tail worm. But would not commit. I switched to another identical worm but in St. John's river red (red with blue specs) and it absolutely slammed it first pass by texas rigged. I have no idea if they can truly tell that's the first evidence I have. Was it the way I worked the worm, the color or action. Had I pist the fish off just as I switched and it finally hit it. Who knows! But bait colors sure do sell a ton of tackle lol!

Lightning rod shock or halo starlite. $39-49 rods great quality and sensitivity. Excellent bang for the buck. Those are what all my reels are mounted on. Can be had at walmarts and online. If Ya no with a berkley lightning rod shock at Walmart when Ya check out the 2 year replacement plan is $3.

I was just lookI g at them on yum site. It's the swurm! Very cool I fish a lot of nasty ponds like that here in Florida I may have to try some. But to contribute to the thread a good ribbon tail or sticks bait with a 1/4-3/8 ounce worm weight will normally finesse through matts no problem.

I love my black blue laminate dingers! But that ozark is amazing! On my list!!!

Thanks for the awesome replys even everyone. I guess I won't have to change things up much. I've got a week off work in two weeks im gonna hit the clean lakes real hard then

Very nice!!

Ok so im kinda on the right track I'll add some whites and smoke/shad xolors

Oh ok excellent! Thanks for the reply

So I've looked at the searches and articles. And I've been fishing some new local lakes I found that the water is insanely clear excelent visibility. In the dirty lakes and ponds I've been fishing, I use black/blue laminates, watermelon red, Carolina pumpkin with a chartreuse tail, and even black. I see a lot of guys go to lighter colors in Clearwater. Since I've never really fished it what is working for you guys?

I've got a 7' M/H berkley lightng Rod shock there $39 at Walmart regularly and make sure you ask for the two year replacement plan. It's $3. Great sensitive rods for the money. It compares excelent to my more expensive halo rods. And I also basically fish all M/H rods for my apinners, jerk and minnow baits, and finesse soft plastics and swim baits. I prefer the stiffness. Don't care for whippy rods.

Used to do this to jig fishing rods when I pier fished for pompano a lot. Cut it off draught and a lil silicone or epoxy to hold a cane or walker cap on done right it looks nice

Excellent post ad I will third it. Tho place I amazing so much knowledge to be had. Thank you everyone!

Yeah they sell dingers an trick worms and flukes and creatures the same way in all colors

Local tackle shop in our flea market here has keitek 3.8 in several colors for 5 for $1 gonna try them

Thank you for the great replys Everyone! I'll keep at it and try all these techniques. I grabbed another types of bait to try also