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Limetreuse sounds like plum crazy. I was that way about Senkos, Trick Worms, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, Jitterbug and several more. I came to realize if they have them in Walmart, they catch fish. At least they do in when used in the right situation.

Here's another good brand. http://www.potentbidness.com/product.sc?categoryId=3&productId=7if you can't find the TW in bubble gum. But these are 6". The Trick Worm is 7.5". And after you catch a couple and the worm is getting worn, you can bite a half inch off (tastes very salty) and reuse it. You can't do that with a 6" worm. I'm convinced the action gets better after you bite it off. LOL

Man, I thought they were such a gimmick until my buddy threw a couple at me. I was fishing with white and he was killing me maybe 3 fish to my 1.They flat out outproduce the other colors. If you can find them, Limetreuse works very well too. Cabela's has them, not sure about BPS, Academy does not. In fact, Academy is out of bubble gum a lot of the time. That's one way to know what's working. I bought some methiolate at Cabela's because I saw a guy on TV wearing them out with a c-rig and that color. They're good too. They used to sell a sherbet color. It has been discontinued, but some people still pour it and swear by them.

I agree with you. But then I'm fishing them a lot. I use them weightless in Bubble Gum and methiolate colors. I used to think 8" Culprit ribbon tail purple worms got the most. Lately I get more bites on T-rigged Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craws in black/sapphire. I suppose I should use a jig with this craw as a trailer to increase the size of the fish. But I just feel so confident about the t-rig with a 1/8 or 3/16 oz tungsten weight.

What kind of reel are you using? Line? A quality reel with quality line should fix that issue. If they'll chase a buzzbait, but won't bite, try a spinnerbait. They're sometimes shy about the surface lures but will bite the SB below the surface. You can also bend the arm down on the buzzbait so that the body rides lower at a slower speed. That will occasionally get a bite. Or you can use a smaller one like a Pond Magic. You can also replace the skirt with a grub or fluke to show them something different.

The closer you hold it to the camera, the more it weighs.

Just by the highest lb test of any of them and you'll have dang near the strongest. 65# ought to do.

Yes! I'm going to give that a try sometime soon. I know they'll bite it just because they haven't ever seen it. But I'm going to rig it with a Trick Worm. I even put some finish nails in my box for when I find the time to try it. I imagine this working around lilies or overhanging limbs.

I got a $50 Amazon gift card from work. I scoured it looking for quality swimbaits, but could only find one. I filled the rest out with frogs and topwaters.

They work well in a local reservoir 3/4 f the year. Now that it's hot, I just twitch and let them fall down into the grass, repeat. They don't seem to catch as many big boys as other tactics, but they work.

7' rod seemed like a cane pole when they were new, replacing the old 5-6 pistol grips. Now they're the norm. I usually have 3 7' and 2 6'6" on the kayak when I go fishing. I only pack a couple shorties when I'm going down a tiny local river (really just a big creek-only after a rain) or I intend to catch panfish. And that's because I've never caught a bass that's bigger than a pound in that creek. I have seen a couple cruising that may have been 2 pounders.

You've probably got to slow down. If it's a big lake, like a hydro power lake, they've moved to offshore structure. It can be hard to find them without electronics and a topo map. Assuming it's a small lake and you know they can't have moved far, this is the time of year for soft plastics. Use a Carolina rig with a big worm-at least 8". Cast to deeper structure. I have a place close to here that we use Rat-L-Traps in summer. Just reeling them fast enough to stay off the bottom in the deeper areas of the reservoir. Look for places where the depth contour is not uniform. Creek bend, points, sharp drop-offs. If you catch a bass in one place throw out a buoy. If you catch several and then they stop, try a different lure. If there's a flat with lilies, try a frog, worm or other weedless bait there. Another summer tip: fish very early and late in the day. They'll bite the topwaters better then. Around here, I can catch more and better fish in the first and last hour of daylight than I can the entire remainder of the day even if it's not scorching hot.

I wouldn't stand in mine. I would prefer the ability.

I have that same kayak and love fishing from it. Can you stand in yours? I haven't tried.

If it's a party boat there are people fishing all around. You can even get your line caught on a line from the other side. I went on one of those. I was sick all day.

This is a great setup. Catches stripers too. You can do a version of it with a small fluke in front and a full-size Spook in the back. Baby bass color, even. Walk the Spook and it looks like a small bass chasing a shad.

I'm gearing toward topwaters too as well as frogs. Around here, the water temp is close to 90. Morning and evening are best. My wife had ACL surgery and I haven't been able to go. So I let the bait monkey bite me and I geared up. Just a week or two and I'll get out again.

And don't hesitate to try something because it looks stupid or gimmicky. The smaller the water, the more likely it is fish will bite something simply because they've never seen it.

Well, without any specifics, I take new ones one at the time. Try them at a time that's well suited for them-find that by asking advice and scouring the Internet. There's a YouTube video for almost every technique. If you go out to try topwaters, don't choose lunchtime on a day with bluebird skies because you'll probably be discouraged and that lure will go to the bottom of the tackle box. Understand that even the "experts" are only drawing from their experiences. Yours will probably be different. Some guys like to take only the lure they want to experiment with. That's OK, but I don't. I like to have confidence baits for backup. Fishing should be fun. And being successful at it is certainly more fun than getting skunked trying something new.

And Welcome! There's a lot of very good advice here.

For $150, I'd go for 2 combos. But I'm a cheapskate. I have a Pflueger Trion that I bought for $40 and a Medium Berkley Lightning rod ModF tip. This is my trebles and wacky rig rod. That was $40. I'll get another Trion later because this one has been such good quality for the price. This action is also light enough for crappie in a pinch. My second spinning combo is a matched BPS combo that they've discontinued, a MH/Fast tip for the single hook baits like flukes & worms. I only have $150 in both and I have all spinning situations covered. Full disclosure: I carry 3 baitcast combos too. The idea was to have all the bases covered and not need to carry the whole tackle bag. Just one little Plano box. Of course, you can spend as much as you want on a single combo. If you're going to only get one, it should probably be about a 7' MH, Mod Fast tip. I find the longer rod helps fight fish around the bow of the kayak. And that power/action is the best for covering most of the bases.

I usually Tex-skin with worms or craws. I never do it from the side although I've heard of that, mostly with tubes. You need a hook big enough to skin hook with. I like an EWG for skin hooking craws. If I'm fishing something weightless like Trick Worm or a fluke, they're Texposed.

I only own one rod in the over-$100 range. That's a 7' Falcon Lowrider MH with a mod/F tip. I misuse it for exactly what you're talking about (jigs and T-rigs) because it's crazy sensitive compared to every other rod I own. It's one of those rods that's 20% tip and 80% backbone. Anyway, I tell you this because that line of rods is still being made and the site tells you what each rod in the line is best at. Lots of manufacturers do this. I think Lowriders sell for about $129. I bought mine for $50 from a guy I worked with who was getting out of bassing altogether. He was getting into custom motorcycles. http://falconrods.com/lowrider20.html

I really would like to see a pic of this waterfall and the pool below. It's mostly flat here. We have to drive a min of 3 hours to see a good falls. There is a small one nearby that we used to walk to that was maybe 10 feet high and you could walk under. It was very cold and refreshing in the summer. But it's gated and posted now.

I have a friend like that too. Their sports and activities overlap. He owns a pond and I fish it more often than he does.