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I think cotton Cordell makes some cheap ones. Of course there's rat l traps. Strike king probably has a KVD and I absolutely love their squarebills. Unfortunately I haven't successfully fished squarebills before so I'll just shut up now and let someone more expirenced than me give you some advice.

I typically fish shallow water so I think this is a good reason to choose the 4 inch.

Oh d**n. I'm fine with small fish. Big fish will come but I like catching lots of bass rather than looking for that 6+ pounder. So 4 inch is the way to go if I want numbers? Is there any reason to use the 5 inch other than for bigger bass?

That looks heavy. I bet if GYCB made that it would be 29.99 for a pack of 5.

should i just go 4 inch for numbers? i dont care how big a fish is as long as its a bass.

I fish for largemouth but the fish are pretty small, rarely over 2 pounds. Also typically stained to muddy, small ponds.

Yes I read the FAQ but I did not find an answer. Is there really much of a difference between a 4 and a 5 inch senko. I was thinking of downsizing but I was wondering if it was really worth it as 5 inch is easier to find. Also RW's post said to start with a watermelon colored senko. I typically fish more stained waters. Would there be a better color for stained to muddy water that is still versatile? Green pumpkin? Black/blue? Thanks!

oh i didnt know that. everyone just talks about the "shimmy" so i assumed thats what they were designed to do

yeah i noticed that last weekend and i was wondering why i had never heard about it!

Just make sure you don't get sucked into buying a ton of lures at first. Learn one technique...then another...then another...then another.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Top: fluke Mid: Spinnerbait or lipless crank Bottom: Senko Using just a few techniques will force you to focus on finding fish rather than switching baits Those are probably the most versatilest baits I can think of and master those 3-4 baits will get you far. I'd say use a MHF spinning or MF or MHF baitcaster.

Yeah start with something versatile like a spinnerbait or senko or fluke. A spinnerbait would go on your MH caster and fluke/senko on your spinning.

1 or 2 to start. When you feel confident learn another...then another...and so on. Trust me.

for the roboworms, what is a good all around color (or two)? Should i stick with green pumpkin? I like to stick with one color when learning a new technique

Ok I'll start with roboworms, wacky dinger (lol), and Dreamshot . I did look at everyone else's suggestions but I think those 3 is a good starting point. I'm also thinking of trying the split shot rig as well. I already have some tubes grubs and curl tail worms. Will that be enough?

Oh and what is a good all around weight for 1-6 foot water. (Never deeper than 12ft)

Ok I'll look into all of these but I think I'm gonna start with roboworm, dreamshot, and 4in senko.

4" senko t-rig, nose hooked, or wacky?

Ok maybe I'll start with those two then.

Yeah I've heard a lot about those dreamshots.

I'm gonna try out dropshot this year. Can you guys recommend 2-3 good "starter baits" to learn dropshot? I fish mostly small ponds and lakes with small bass.

That's true. But no matter what the cost get a graphite fast action rod. I think 40-70 dollars will get you a great spinning rod But if you're willing to pay 150 then do so. Or better yet get a nice one on sale Wait... in my original post...did it seriously auto correct "last" to "pasta"?! What the hell. Ok I fixed it. That was wierd.

Id say go Darren's suggestion. Using just 1 or 2 tactics when just starting out is probably the best way to start bass fishing. You will catch more bass and sooner that way. 3 years ago I tried to get into bass fishing. I bought 2-3 lures in nearly every category, because that's what the articles said. I would go to a lake and fish it exactly the way the articles and the videos told me to but I just wouldn't catch fish. I would cycle through lures wondering what the hell I was doing wrong but NOTHING worked. After an entire summer of fishing and not catching one single bass on a lure, I finally gave up. Last summer I started fishing again and I finally caught a bass. The lure happened to be a weightless t-rigged zoom finesse worm. I caught 4 bass that day and I was super duper excited. So from then on I rode my bike to that pond every single day with only my finesse worms and some hooks and a ML spinning combo and caught 3+ bass every time. One day I even caught 11 or something. My biggest one was around 4 mayyybe 5 pounds, which was a very exciting fight. So I caught 100+ that summer (a lot for me). From then on, no matter where I was fishing, I was almost always able to get a bite on that finesse worm. It wasn't the worm either; I'm sure that if I caught that first fish on a spinnerbait, then my story would be very similar, only with a spinnerbait. Storytime over. This is a great idea as well, but I don't think you have to spend that much on your first spinning rod. Mine was $20 bucks (originally 40) and it has caught me plenty of bass. Those are all great baits but having all of those would probably be a little overwhelming for a newer fisherman. I do though agree on a M or maybe MH spinning rod with 6lb yo zuri hybrid.

This is actually very helpful for me as I am just starting shakey head/ drop shot. So do all of those shakey head baits float?

so do ALL zman baits float? I'm looking at their finesse wormz for shakey head.