Dorado
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It took me some trial-and-error and I've reached out for help here on BassResource on how to fish spooks, but once you learn how to walk the dog, it will surely win you over. I fish at ponds at night and this color has been exceptional for me. It's a Zara Spook Puppy (3") in Black Shiner. When the moon is out on a cloudless evening, the shining effect gets attention alright. I had the best luck during the post-spawn but it instantly died when the summer heat took its course. I have high hopes of it doing work this fall in shallow water. My buddies do good with the same model in Bone color during the day.
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Changes all the time, but this year, giving lipless cranks or chatterbaits with Fluke trailers a "yo yo" have been consistent from bank to kayak
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I hear you on the bett's spinner blade and single tail grub combo. I caught my PB crappie this year that way and countless bass and channel catfish too. Interchanging that spinner blade with a Roadrunner easily puts that in my top 5 lures of all time.
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Boom - Z-Man White Shad Chatterbaits, Rapala Rippin Rap in Chrome w/ Blue Back, Zoom Super Fluke Jr. in White Ice, Roboworm FAT 4.5" SXE Shad Staight Tail Worm and Zoom Junebug Finesse Worm Busts - Jackall Pompadour Jr., Whopper Plopper 90s, and Megabass Pop- X. (So, apparently I spend too much $$$ on top water lures that I get zero action on). I even had to mail the Pop X back due to a defected product right out of the box. As long as I have my true and faithful black Jitterbug.
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Any early thoughts on the new "bearded" Powerbait soft plastics and "maxscent" line up from Berkley? Im a huge grub fan so those bearded grubs looks interesting with the whole skirt effect. The chartreuse Shad white will be deadly where I normally fish. The maxscent chunk trailers (pumpkinseed and watermelon candy) look appealing for all the jig fishing I want to try this Fall.
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Carolina Keeper
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now that lure has some battle scars! I love it!
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Working great! There are more days than not that this is the first thing I view when I wake up and often the last thing I browse before I call it a day. I can't stop learning here. Thank you all for contributing. And it's free
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These 'search and destroy' hard baits have been promoted to legendary status.
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Personally, I would recommend a Storm 360GT jighead in 1/8 oz. colors are nice and the internal rattle gives it a nice, yet subtle perk. I like the combo by itself , despite what others have said, but now they are finally releasing just the standalone jigheads mid-summer. Just in time grab those paddle tails and burn this fall.
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I've never seen that Owner Ultrahead Finesse Ball before and that looks perfect for grubs and finesse worms. I do like Charlie Brewer Spider Proheads for Zoom swimin' flukes
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This sounds like a dream I had the other day lol. Try an under spin with a white ice or pink Zoom Super Fluke Jr and let it fall for 4-5 seconds. Then work it back quickly like a jerk bait (jerk, jerk, then quick 1 second pause.....repeat that cadence) That would be the 1st weapon of choice for me. Go get em!
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Excellent tips! Appreciate the feedback a lot. Tight lines
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How do you like to work those Johnson Silver Minnows ? Thanks
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Good luck when you go. I absolutely LOVE trolling for trout in my kayak. Kastmasters and this Mepps Comet Mino is my new fav
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How did you work your fluke back ? Thanks!
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Forrest Gump Across the Universe (huge Beatles fan) American Beauty 3-way tie
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I can't offer any help regarding mounting positions but I proudly own a Hook 4 and offered some setting recommendations below. Hope it helps!
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Fly fishing for Gold Water quality bows and browns. Walleye, big catfish, and slab Crappie get my attention over the bucket mouth
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You're so right. I tried a loop knot last time I fished a Jitterbug and I've never looked back. Snap is not as effective as the loop but is conveneint when you are switching among other top water hard lures like Zara Spooks, etc.
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Here in AZ it's all about the time you're on the water rather than what you're using. In the summer I'm fishing from 4AM-8AM. That alarm going off at 2:40 AM hurts sometimes but it's always worth it. Lipless cranks, mid depth cranks, and roadrunners with Gulp!Alive! Black Shad minnows have worked consistently here. I need to start drop shotting Roboworms this year. Bottom line, fish super early!
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If there isn't any surface activity I'll use a chartreuse 1/4 oz (1/0 hook) Roadrunner and a 3" white grub (Zoom or PowerBait) and slow roll it barely off the bottom with the rod tip down almost touching the water. This method caught most of my prespawn Bass this year. When surface activity finally picked up (postspawn) I used the same set up and had the grub wake right below the surface. You need to keep the rod tip High and shake the tip as you're reeling moderate speed. This was especially deadly at night this year. Grubs catch numbers and appeal to the 2-4 lb LMB class. Plus, crappie and channel cats frequently take this lure. I laugh at myself sometimes for paying for $20 lures that never get bit, so I'll revert back to a simple ol grub and jighead and clean up shop.
