Fishin' Fool

Have you tried the Poor Boys Erie Darter before? I know it's pretty well known for Lk Erie so I'd be surprised if you haven't. That's a solid one too when they aren't on minnow profile baits.

Reins Bubbring shaker. That's a for real thing

I'm eyeballing one of the Spro Fat John crankbaits. I'm looking at either the 50 or the 60 model? Anyone have anything good, bad or indifferent to say? Thanks.

There are certain water temps that are tailor made for jerkbaits. Between 50 and 60 degree water temps seem optimum in the spring and fall that's not to say they don't work other times. They definitely catch bigger fish.

Better late than never. They'll change your worm fishing. Too bad you got in when they are about $9 per package now. They started less than $5.

I'll give you 3 great baits from different lures shapes to try for drop shotting. 1) Yamamoto shad shaped worms 2) Roboworms 3) Poor Boys Erie Darters

Yah you really need to. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Been doing it for about a decade. Great way to catch #'s and size of fish.

Nice post. Here's one I used quite a bit when I was a newer fisherman tubes. Put a 1/16th or a 1/8th ounce jighead in the tube and throw it next to the edge of lilly pads or a weed breakline and watch it spiral fall. It's a killer method. Also try to learn to drop shot this year if you don't know how. I've had 30-50 fish days just doing that. Best wishes.

For me it's the Neko rig and other nail weighted rigs like a chicken rig? I also plain to unleash some of my Rage Tail purchases from the winter.

I have plenty of Erie darters (big fan of those on a drop shot). Are you using the 4?

I'm going to give this finesse Carolina technique a try this year. Doing research on it, it seems that most people use small worms, brush hogs, and minnow style baits. Is this a good technique with crawdad style baits like a Rage Tail or a Flappin' Hog?

Larger topwater baits like a Whopper Plopper 130 would be fine to throw on your swimbait rod. Something like a small popper or walking type bait you probably want on a faster action rod.

So would this technique excel in high pressure, blue bird skies, calm winds to light winds, and pressured fish?

ML spinning rods can be used for drop shot, neko rigs, mojo rigs, finesse worms. I'm sure other uses too.

I'd just call American Legacy if I were you. Like I said you'll need another reel tho

Boy you are in luck. If you order a Powell Inferno through American Legacy fishing they are giving you a FREE Powell Diesel rod. I'd go that route. Problem will be, you will need a new reel.....

Or Bobber stops to peg a bullet weight too.

So you say

Monday was a nice calm day on Lk St Clair. Had it been June it would have been a great topwater bite all day. Here's a chrome/blue Red Eye shad smallie.

Not that this helps your current situation but I think G. Loomis fills in the gaps better with more choices of in between sizes.

What's your favorite worm for that?

The only reason I would pick the CX over the Invizix is I can get a 3000 yd spool of CX for under $50. The best I can find a 1000 yd spool of Invizix for is about $64.

Thanks Mr. Bassresource

I recently read a few articles that were on the topic of split shotting and it mentioned how it had become a forgotten technique. I was curious who is still using it and what's your favorite bait? I was thinking about giving it a shot again as the fish are heading to the flats on Lk St Clair.

I'm looking at getting a bulk spool of 12 pound line for my casting rods of one of those two based on the reviews. Any recommendations either way?