Luna2406

Interesting and it would make sense. Part of me wants to throw bluegill color lures but then I think about what if they hit something that’s different because they aren’t used to seeing that. lol

Fishing a new lake that has a crazy amount it panfish! I’ve had luck catching bass, super sharp “teeth” which makes me think the bass usually only eat fish. What do you guys do in lakes like this??? The bass seem to only want to pick soft plastic worms/paddletail off the bottom on the drop. They don’t go after any moving baits. Is this based on how they are used to getting food or more because it’s summertime?? Water is pretty clear, can see about 6ft. Grassy edges with some wood cover.

The Paralyzed Veterans Association will be there this weekend as one of their tourney stops! They are still in need of volunteers (boat captains and boat partners)! Ive been lucky enough to volunteer with them over the years around the country thanks to being stationed in different places. Weather is gonna be rough this weekend but if you can please volunteer and help these great guys!! if you have any questions I’ll try and answer them, below is the link to register as a volunteer!! https://es20.pva.org/bass/waiver.html I have the following contact if you have questions that I can’t answer! Jen Purser 800-424-8200 extension: 7631

Visiting family in a few weeks, I'm currently stationed in Alaska which means I don't have any of those little green fish. I miss em lol I'm going to have access to kayak while im there and I just need to catch a few to bring me happiness haha my family just moved there so I've never fished for bass in the area. Biggest lake I saw near their home is Medina Lake. Can anyone give me some advice on where I could go...in return, if you ever visit Alaska while I am here I'll help you out!!!

I'm using 20lb braid with a 10lb flouro leader

Learned something recently that I hope helps some people. Most of this year I've been fishing deeper water, mostly around 10-12 ft range. I'd been using Texas rigs and shakey heads with a really good hook up ratio. I'd feel the bite reel down to the fish and set the hook straight up. In the last 3 wks I've been fishing shallow grassy water, deepest going maybe 3ft. I cannot begin to guess how many fish/hooks I broke off using a texas rig. It was pretty frustrating and I couldn't figure out why. Then I started thinking, when I set the hook on a bass in 10ft of water I have a lot of line to kind of cushion the hookset, but in 2 ft of water all that power is being transferred to the hook. I changed my hookset and my hook up ratio is back up. What I'm doing now is I reel down to the fish, feel the weight, then sweep the rod to the side. This has even helped me lose less hooks to those pesky pickeral! Haha hope this helps some people out!

I am not a believer in the spinnerbait...until a buddy gave me one of these. I have ordered a few of them now and have caught fish in every single one. I have a lot of confidence in these and the customer service is great, I've only had one randomly break and they sent me a new one right away for free. When nothing else is working this spinnerbait catches fish for me.

Haven't tried them with the regular size trick worm, is the screw lock not to big for them?

@smalljaw67 thanks for that advice man I appreciate it. I do think waiting a bit too get the whole worm in their mouth is something I need to start doing.

Would you guys happen to know the size of the hook?

So I've been using this 3/8 oz Chompers standing jig for a while now, with decent hook up ratio. Recently I'm wondering if there is a better choice for what I'm doing. I'm fishing a zoom magnum shaky worm on this stand up jig, do I need a bigger hook to cover more of the worm? This comes after a big fish came off during a tourney that would have won it for me lol it has me questioning everything. What would you guys use for those bigger worms? Thanks!

Sorry for the late response guys but here is the reason I couldn't just set the hook and hand him the rod. This is a tournament for them in which they win angling points and money. We are not allowed to fish for them. We are there for anything they might need help with. It's called Paraylzed Veterans Association and they go all over the country on their bass tour. If it's near you I would highly encourage you helping out. If you have a boat you can take a disabled angler out, if you don't have a boat (my case) they pair you up with a disabled angler who has a boat. I've done it the last 3 years and its been amazing! I've met some real heroes that just happen to love this country and fishing, what better people are there? Lol this was my last year doing it since the Air Force needs me to go do some fishing in Alaska for 3 years

Junebug wacky rigged is my go too bud. Works in both clear and muddy water, I catch more fish then with and green pumpkin or watermelon colors

While volunteering to help out veterans during a fishing tournament I had an interesting experience. During the tournament I was fishing from the back of the boat and trying to find a pattern and trying to find fish while the veteran was in the front also fishing. He had asked that if I got a bite not to set the hook so the fish could drop it then he could have a chance to catch it. Well this happened 3 times. Once on a spinnerbait and twice on a shaky head. The length of time these fish swam with my bait floored me! I would just stand there and watch my line move for 20-25 seconds! I never realized how long they kept it in their mouths. Maybe it was because they were river fish and aren't as pressured as lake fish? It was just an overall interesting learning experience that I thought I would share with you guys. Not being able to set the hook was the hardest thing I've ever done! Lol

Way in the back is a whole field of stumps that I've caught some nice girls out of. Its just a hell of a paddle for me lol

Went fishing this past Friday and there were no beds or any sign of shallow bass. Fished Monday for a bit in the a.m after work. I ran into multiple beds in about 2 ft or less of water. I could see some males on the beds but no big females yet! Even saw a male making a bed, which was pretty cool to see. Tried flipping into a few beds but no takers. Water was 58° when I got there and 60° when I left around 1030. Saw about 4 other bass roaming some clay flats in about a foot of water. Really hoping to get my first bed fish out of my kayak soon! Good luck guys! Got 3 topwater bass too!

Best day at lee hall I caught 20 in about 4hrs and I had to leave! The spinnerbait bite is on right now there. Still only catching *** bass a trip there right now, can't figure them out lol

I'll carry the tackle if I can come! Lol

It was 23° when we put in at eagles landing...lets just say that trip was more of a scouting trip than anything else Lol we didn't catch anything but that area looks awesome for when it warms up. The channel was 14 ft deep the rest was probably between 5-7 ft.

Thanks for that info, I appreciate it man!

Planning on fishing Chickahominy lake this Saturday, planning on putting my kayak in at Ed Allens. I've fished this area a good amount but being in a kayak kinda puts a limit on how far I go. I want to paddle further than I have in the past, about 4 miles up the lake where it gets real woody. Was wondering if anyone has any experience fishing back there? Seeing how our friendly neighborhood bass have moved up shallow I'm thinking I would do well in the shallow water by all those trees. Im not asking for secret spots just wondering if paddling about 10 miles that day (there and back) is going to be worth it. I've seen some roads that are closer to the area I want to fish but I do not know if they are private property. Any information would help Thanks guys.

No it was Harwood mills, but yea I agree I've had great days at Newport news res, other days I've gone there and wondered where all the fish went lol

Went out for three hours this evening and the water temp was 58, 10 degrees warmer than this past weekend. Decided to fish shallow and I saw something interesting. I got a bite, it was a 2lb bass, then I missed another fish. I moved on from that spot that was in 4 FOW, about an hour later I came back to it after not getting any more bass (caught a 22" pickeral) and second cast I hook up to a 1lb bass. Three casts later I get a bite and bring in a 5lb babe. I'm thinking they are starting to move shallow and making their nests. Gonna go back tomorrow morning and give this theory a shot.

Guess most people do not have a trailer on them, interesting, i'll start giving that a shot too. Thanks for all the input guys!!

So Ive been trying spinnerbaits for a while now and I just haven't had too much luck with them...until recently. After a almost two month skunk I've started catching fish again!! and I started catching them with the the least expected bait, the spinnerbait. I attached a picture of the pretty girl I hooked up with yesterday! I use a paddle tail on mine, but recently i've been seeing a lot of people dont even use trailers on them, what do you guys do?? does it really matter??