Wayne P.

About 10 minutes earlier, I caught this one in about 15' with a wacky rigged finesse worm after seeing it with my sonar:

I downloaded some of the free maps on the Lowrance website for use in my H2O. I downloaded the chosen lakes to my computer in a file folder and then copied all those files to blank SD card and installed in the H2O- works fine. The lake selection is very limited for my state. Lowrance map software works in Lowrance and Eagle units.

These things are getting to be a nuisance at Hunting Run. I thought I was going to spoon up a nice bass today and got this.

A brand new 1972 Sears 10' jon boat with a Shakespeare trolling motor.

The specifications are here: http://www.daiwa.com/Reel/baitcasting.aspx

I had my C-4 changed to a C-5 with C-3 gears.

Pumatrac, October is easy fishing, just go to the back of creeks and main lake coves and look for shad schools. Crankbaits, buzzbaits, and spinnerbaits.

I just got some Pro's Soft Bait Glue for that purpose along with the instructions of how to use it since it came with the new style bottle cap. From what I could tell in usage, it is just regular ole super glue and dries hard. The instructions said to use it after rigging, and I tried some repairs before re-rigging and couldn't get hook back into the bait where I wanted it. Following the instructions, the next tear of a repaired bait is a lot worse than the original tear and you end up with bait and glue residue bonded to the hook. Have any of you ever gotten just one drop and one drop only when applying any liquid super glues while fishing? Well one drop of Pro's is recommended for bait repairs. I got my fingers stuck together a couple of times-- From the advertizements I have seen for Mend It, the liquid is not a glue but a substance that bonds the plastic to itself and the repair is the same texture as the rest of the bait. I am going to order some of it for a try as I am not pleased with the "repair" using the Pro's.

I have the same experience as avid, when I go fishing I want to catch fish so I use finesse worms a lot. All the bass I have caught over 8 pounds except one has been with a Zoom finesse worm. That includes three over 10#. So basically I catch bass from a few ounces to double digit size using finesse presentations. I want a presentation to attract small fish whether they are bass or not, that way I know I am in an area that has bass food. On tidal waters, I use a small worm with a bright colored curly tail to attract the small bait fish, that way I know were the food is and can cover the area a little more intensively.

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I saw a bald eagle doing the Eagle Claw commercial at Hunting Run Lake a couple of weeks ago. He caught a good one.

Since no one answered part of your question: the side image display runs from top to bottom instead of right to left like the vertical display.

fretfishman, I have found that bait colors have no effect in catching results no matter what the water color is. I carry at least 10 different colors most of the time for no other reason than whatever color is in stock where I buy them. I will use bright colors when bed fishing so I can see it and not for any other reason. When I finish a package of a particular color, I just pick up another pack without bothering to check to see what color it is. I was fishing at a lake Thursday that had 6'+ visibility and my most productive presentation was wacky rigging finesse worms. I ended up using up two 20 piece packs of finesse worms in watermelon with red flakes, and junebug. The next package I picked up was bubblegun and I still was catching them with that color when I quit. I prove it to myself all the time that it's the presentation that attracts the bass and not any particular color to match any water conditions. My total bass count for the day was 90. Last week I fished the same lake and used green pumpkin, pumpkin, watermelon with purple flakes, and red shad with similar results. I experience the same with all other bait types and the most important feature seems to be size and rate of retrieve.

fretfishman, yes, the top rigging in the picture is using the tubing like an O ring. I did that picture as part of a discussion with a guide about wacky rigging Senkos.

I forgot to put the brand name. It is available at Lowes in the electrical dept. This is a picture of the package for reference ( these parts are for a Trick worm using the 1/4" ) the brand is the same.

It is 3/8"

Just read the posts of the previous thread started by 'warmer' about this same subject. There are some good replies to help you.

Try weightless soft plastic lures allowed to fall down the sides.

You didn't chip/wear down a rod guide insert by having a too tight drag using braid, no matter which brand you use. You dropped/hit it on a hard surface to crack it. Or you may have reeled a lure line tie into the insert and cracked it. Walmart carries rod tip replacement tips in sets of three, with one that may fit your rod. If the guide set doesn't include the hot melt glue, get some of that too.

Where do you live?

The width is an important factor also. The wider it is, the less it will sink in the water.

If you use circle hooks, let us know your hookup ratio of hits to catches. Of all the hook types available, that is the least desirable type of hook I would use for artificial lures.

When the barb is mashed down on a quality hook, it will break off most of the time and if it doesn't, just maintain pressue with the pliers and rotate the hook a little and it will be gone. A Gammy Octopus or Owner Mosquito hook are my choices.

Take your present one to a glass shop that does plexiglass and have one made to match.

All of the fad baits/colors are just playing on the gullibility of fisherpersons that think there is some magic lure that will overcome their lack of fishing ability.