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i bought one at cabelas the other day...

you can't keep the smallies around here away from the 3.5"-5" cut tails in color 240...

floating plastics are key IMO for jig trailers, so i use KGM custom baits shot craws most of the time. the fish just can't stand those claws standing straight up in their face.

that's strange, WCCT did have ika style baits for a while. last time i checked they still had em :-?

i've never done it, but i know of people that do. i think they use a dropshot rod (baitcasting) with heavy floro, a texas rigging style hook, and i'm guessing a heavy weight (3/8oz-1oz?). around here 6" robo worms seem to be popular.

my most productive lures are probably 1.) dropshot 2.) hula grub 3.) senko. but my favorite baits are hands down cranks & rat-l-traps.

smallmouth: dropshot GYCB 3.5" cut tail worm, 240. largemouth: Zoom baby brush hog, green pumpkin.

one of the best baits out there. i like to fish them weightless if i can. i also use the baby's more then the big ones, seems to catch more fish but the big ones still hit it.

KGM shot craws or smallie beavers.

yamamoto products a.) fall apart easy and b.) are expensive. but are they worth it? HE11 YEAH!

couldn't have said it better myself! i used to keep them in their own bags and store them all in one of those soft plastic bag/binder things. i found that i almost never felt like looking around, so i would just use whatever was in my tackle box (all my favorites). and because of this i never used anything new! it's much easier to change baits quicker too.

Soft Plastics: KGM Custom Baits & GYCB, it's a toss-up Cranks: Rapala Spinnerbaits: Strike King Jigs: Skinny Bear Top Water: Heddon Line: McCoy

my go-to bait would be a baby brush hog, but lately i've been having a lot of fun on GYCB kreatures.

anytime i'm using soft plastics i try to fish them weightless, including creature baits. creature baits have always worked best for me flippin shllow cover just like i would a jig. i've never tried the type you bought, but some of the ones i have great luck with are baby brush hogs & GYCB Kreatures.

gamakatsu drop/split shot hooks in size 4 or owner downshot hooks in 1/0. i use the gamakasu's with small, thin baits like 3" senkos, and i use the owner's for texas rigging thicker baits like KGM tad poles.

senkos, spinnerbaits, baby brush hogs, GYCB kreatures, etc. good colors are green pumpkin, watermelon, pumpkin, & black/blue.

i second skinny bear.

i know of a prostafer for yamamoto here in WA that won a tourny using them last year with his sample pack of 4 worms. he dropshoted them. i haven't used them much yet.

looks about 4lbs to me....

oh, and the bass wouldn't still be in pre-spawn

if i was fishing florida my new PB wouldn't be 6lbs ;D

looks like one heck of a day!

a 2lb 6oz & 4lb 5oz

another view....

6lber