Oklahoma Mike

I have a wall with pegboard out in the garage that I use for the same. It works very well and is much easier to stay organized and keep track of what I have. Pretty sure my wife would leave me if I tried putting it in inside the house though lol.

Biggest thing for anglers to learn in fishing jigs is detecting bites. Learn to watch your line and set the hook at the slightest deviance. Line jumps, set the hook. Line moves sideways, set the hook. Line stops falling at 6’ but you’re in 15’ of water, set the hook. As for feeling, over time you will begin to learn how bumping a rock or stump feels versus a bite... in the meantime, when you feel the slightest twitch, swing for the fences. You go to pick it up and feel any weight on it whatsoever, set the hook. A bass will not always hit it and run. Sometimes the fish will inhale and hold it in the same spot, and you will not even recognize it as a bite. Even anglers with decades of experience in fishing jigs miss a lot of bites, so don’t hesitate to swing away.

Haha, yeah, the old saying “Hooksets are free” does not apply in EVERY instance!

Only thing better than Siebert jigs is a sale on Siebert jigs! Will be putting in my order tomorrow.

Would love to hear some opinions on this. Thinking about pulling the trigger on either the H or MH casting rod.

I think I've just about tried them all and have come to the conclusion that there's no reason for me to own any buzzbait that isn't a Cavitron.

One of my favorite baits, along with the pompadaour, soft plastic toads, WP, etc. I love topwater fishing of any kind but especially baits that move fast on the surface. Buzzbait near sundown on active water is the best way to get new fishermen hooked on the sport, imo.

I fish them weightless and also use them as trailers. Catch lots of fish on both presentations.

Bass hitting a topwater lure are reacting to the noise/motion and hitting a silhouette. Have a light and a dark and throw wichever one will silhouette best against the sky in current conditions.

Braid is the most versatile - just tie on the leader of your choice for whatever situation you encounter. As far as a good budget line, I'd go with 832.

I own several pflueger spinning reels including a couple of supreme XTs and would highly recommend them. I don't believe you can find a better value in that price range.

I use the owner hooks that Tom mentioned above in both regular and weedless versions with good hookup ratio.

I would try swimbaits, senkos, and spinnerbaits. I'd use darker colors like greens, browns, blue/black, etc. But first and foremost, I would make sure there is no lightning present.

Yes. My "go to" box contains a variety of senkos, rhythm waves, a couple of jigs and trailers, a couple jackall pompodours, a Cavitron buzzbait, a pop max, and a few spinnerbaits.

And here I was thinking that it was Glenn's big wheeling amongst all the lowlife V-loggers at icast keeping this place up and running! As for Savage Gear, yes, they do come out with some flops, but they do have a solid lineup of quality baits.

This. I catch them on jigs in ponds pretty much year round. Throw them near stumps, downed trees, brush likes, etc. Hop them along the bottom parallel with the bank. Swim them with a trailer. Pretty much like you'd fish them in any other body of water. As as for the hookset, make sure you cross their eyes, and swing the second you detect a bite.

Leaders: Alberto Mono: Palomar or improved clinch Flouro: Palomar or SDJ Braid: Double Palomar or SDJ I use the Palomar on terminal tackle and jigs, use the other knots for treble hook and larger lures like spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. If punching I always snell.

Rooster tail was the first bait I started catching fish on as a kid. When the bite is tough I will still go to it to this day.

Came here to recommend this.

Bring you waders so you can walk out and cast to more areas. As for baits, I would try topwaters, senkos, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits. If there are some areas with structure I would hit them with a jig as well.

Let me know how you like those splashbacks.

What color are you using and in what water clarity? Try swimming them just fast enough to keep the action working. Occasionally kill it and let it fall before picking it back up again. For me they are pretty much a "sure thing" bait in any body of water I fish.

Jackall Rythm Wave has become my favorite. The holo black color is killer. I fish the swing impact fats quite a bit too - as someone already mentioned above, bluegill flash is great and has been my most productive color in that bait.

Ha! I didn't even notice the dates. Haven't been here in about a week, and as I was looking through the first page I kept thinking, Hmmm... lots of new posters and people I don't recognize, did they all pop up this week? Anyway... one more vote for the Cavitron. It's really the only buzzbait I fish anymore.

I like a good deal as much as the next guy, but I don't mind spending up a little for a better quality product. This does not necessarily mean that the higher priced product will catch more fish, but I'm usually paying for better hardware (like hooks and split rings) and a product that will be more durable (last longer). To to me that is value. I'm spending more up front to spend less over the long term. Now this is not to say that higher price always equals better quality/better value. Take Siebert jigs, for example. there are certainly higher priced jigs on the market, but I feel they have the best value as far as jigs go. Most treble hook lures, however, I will tend to buy the higher priced products. I'll spend more on a Cavitron buzzbait because I feel they run better than other brands. I'll generally spend up on plastics for performance reasons too, though there are certainly some value baits to be found there as well.