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I asked the question at a fishing seminar years ago.... When do I throw a specific weight of a jig? The answer was it depends on ROF, depth, temperature, etc. Basically what has already been mentioned above with one exception. Water clarity as it pertains to what the bottom is made of. What he was saying is that if you have a muddy or sandy bottom and big jig, a bass might avoid it as it stirs up more stuff. Just like us, they don't want to breath/suck in a mouth full of mud and sediment. So go small, be patient, and make smaller movements with the jig. This why I take both a 1/4 and 1/2oz jigs with me when I go jig fishing. In the summer, when it's hot and there is a lot of vegetation, I might go smaller and heavier with a 3/4oz for weeds and lily pads and a 1/8oz BFS jig for shallow water. When none of that maters, 3/8oz for everything.

I have a set of the markers. They're ok. The dye doesn't last as long as the dip. I like using them on transparent swimbaits like the 3in Hazedong Shad.

Awesome catch. I will say, that scale looks a little bit familiar.

Have a bathroom plan Go big and then go small - BFS Fish the conditions you are given and adjust to them as needed When in doubt, throw a wacky senko Learn from your mistakes - adapt Don't be a one trick pony

This a good thread. Really enjoy it. Going with @TnRiver46. I will say one of my fishing buddies likes to fish the worst conditions.... sunny, no wind, clear water and warm. He's a fair weather fisherman to say the least. He thinks if it's the ideal conditions for his own personal well being then fish should feel the same. Then he complains about not catching fish as he is a flip/pitch fisherman as well. He thinks off shore fishing is 75ft from the bank. Stubborn and stuck in his ways. He did catch a bass on a crankbait once that was about 15 feet deep, around 150 feet from shore only because his trolling motor battery died and I switched it over to the cranking battery. He said that fish must be sick to be out here all by himself. I caught three more in the same spot. 😄

You got me curious.... What color or bait do you miss?

7.x:1. I can always reel slower if need be.

One more....😃

I know. I cropped out the type that said this was an April Fool's joke. Thought it was funny 😁.

From Yamamoto's Official site...

Nice catch but...... Always wanted to use this one.

A couple of times a year, depending on the reel, line and what it's used for. A cranking reel with FC might get it twice but a frog reel with braid might get it more often depending how dirty it gets. Keeping it clean is equally as important. Grease tends to attract all kinds of gunk.

I use TSI 321 on spool bearings, Bantam oil on everything else, Cal's on drag washers and the Daiwa blue grease on gears (except level wind).

I have the older version on a G Loomis 802c NRX+. I use it for shakey heads, some paddle tail swimbaits and small jigs. I would say it's not quite a BFS rod. It would handle what your trying to use. But if you want to go all out, I would wait for the new Megabass Evoluzion rods to come out in July. There will be, I think, 3 BFS style rods in this line up.