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You probably don't get a reading on your sonar unit above idle speed either. The transducer is not level with the hull bottom.

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My favorite is the Bass Buster Scorpion in 1/4 oz. They were discontinued many years ago but I still have several dozen.

IMPY03, I use 30# braid for finesse presentations. I'm glad to see that the schooling action has picked up. My best producing presentations for those fish are a 1/2 oz Rat-L-Trap and a Super Fluke. I always have those tied on a few rods when I am there. This rain from Hanna will drop the water temp and increase the schooling action.

I think the Chinese used dry ice (CO2) to seed the clouds so the rain would happen before the clouds got near the event.

While towing, your boat and trailer is covered by your auto insurance unless you have some fly-by-night insurance company coverage.

Bobby megastrike, I have Bullfrog and Coppertone sunscreens. I check the list of ingredients before I buy them. Neither has any oil as listed in the ingredients. Both companies do have a line that contains an oil, but I don't use that type since it makes my hands slippery.

RoseAngler, for a test, the next time you fish that way, mash the barb down and see if you get better hook ups. If that works OK, and you prefer to have a barbed hook, downsize your hook to a 2/0 or 3/0. You may be "trying to drive a spike with a tack hammer" so to speak.

I'm setting in one of the target areas at the N.C. outer banks. I'll be pulling out in the morning headed back to central Va. I ain't waiting for Hannah.

Since no one has asked, what brand and hook size are your using? Lots of fishermen use even lighter line for soft plastics with light action rods and catch bass.

A large cooler with an aerator installed works fine. You can get both at Walmart. I have that setup for small lake tournaments when I use my 12' jon boat.

Most of my spinning outfits are spooled with either 20# or 30# Stren Super Braid. I don't care for Power Pro or Suffix.

The bass will do fine, the B.A.S.S. pros jerk them in the boat with their fishing rods, drop them on the floor, and spend some time showing them to the camera. Most seem to survive the ordeal. They set such a fine example of fish care, :

Tungsten is too hard for split shot use. Tru Tungsen has some small worm weights that will suffice for that purpose as you can peg them with a rubber band. http://tru-tungsten.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=2&category_id=4

Yes Garnet, I have a couple hanging in the garage with the white props. An addition to make operating the motor on the front easier is to add a Big Foot switch to the positive side of the battery connection so you can turn it on and off without turning the handle. Then you can leave it on one speed setting.

Thanks for the picture, it looks familiar. It has no connection to the bottom and is a very small floating plant. The worse thing about it is that it prevents light penetration and can cause the water temp to rise due to the solid cover absorbing the sun light. It has other bad qualities: http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/database/floating_plants/common_duckweed.htm Where this stuff is common is not worth fishing.

bubba77, if you didn't notice, the hook bend is not thru the body. The hook bend is placed between the legs and then the point is skin hooked on the back. That way the plastic does not interfere with the hook penetration and the frog just swings out of the way allowing for positive hookups. The Zoom Horny Toad hook is rigged the same way. Good luck <*)))))<(

The Gammy G-Mag Oversize hook does a better job of being a keel than the Gammy Superline hooks for the swimming frogs. Also its the perfect length for those baits, has a bigger bite and the wire diameter is equal to the Superline hook. I didn't do it for this photo, but I open the bend of the G-Mag a little to get the point more parallel to the frog body and that improves the hookup ratio also.

If Michigan duck weed is like Virginia duck weed, just fish the lake like it isn't there. That weed is not a heavy cover like milfoil, hydrilla, pads, or standing timber. The little floaters can be moved about easily so you can use Tx rigged baits, jigs, etc. Horizonal baits may be a problem such as spinnerbaits or crankbaits since they will catch on the line and drag down to the lure.

I was wearing long pants and socks. They bit through the socks-OUCH !!!!

The biting flies were active at Hunting Run Lake yesterday. They seemed to prefer my ankles.

I use 30# braid on spinning reels all the time, mine are 2000 and 2500 size.

Sandy River Lake: I rarely fish the part of the lake near the dam or the arm with the bridge crossing it. I have the most success fishing the man made drop offs at various places about the lake. Most of those can be identified by the cypress trees growing along the top of the dropoffs. Also the creek channels at the upper end of the main lake and the one at the back of the major feeder creek cove about 2/3 uplake on the left that has the standing timber at its end. Its an easier lake to fish than Briery. Crankbaits can be utilized for some pretty good action.

Micro has a good suggestion. I would recommend the Pro Spider Slider with the heavier hook for his application though. The Original has a weeker hook for presentations with light line and light action rods. http://www.fishingworld.com/Slider/Details.tmpl?ID=96851897317507&Cart=12200534722141551&SKU=Pro%20Heads

Donnie, the hook is a 3/0 Gammy Octopus hook #02413. SimonSays, put the hook eye deeper into the worm and you can rig it straight. Having it straight makes no difference though, so don't worry about it. I just makes a prettier picture if is straight. The hook in relation to the worm would be like this: edited: I forgot to mention, I don't use solid colors when rigging this way, I use colors with lots of flakes in them as they are softer. The white worm was used for photo clarity.