Stalking bass

Largemouth- 1. Sieberts dredge custom G2 jig 1/4 oz bama craw color with a strike king rage craw bama craw trailer. 2. Same jig and trailer. 3. Strike king tri wing buzzbait white. 4. Manns baby - 1 in grey ghost. 5. Producto tournament worm 8" black grape. Smallmouth- 1. Same Sieberts 1/4 oz jig as largemouth. 2-4. Rapala DT6 in bleeding olive shiner. This would have been in the number 1 spot but I didn't set my drag on a true monster.....tears are still flowing. 5. Berkley 7" black power worm.

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This year I focused mainly on jigs which paid of big time for me. But I took two months off jigs and learned the dropshot technique and hollow body frog speed walking. The dropshot rig is really productive. It catches not only bass but huge bluegill and huge perch. The hollow body frog was the most work to figure out. Walking it fast resulted in reaction strikes which really paid off in the early morning.

From my experiance there are so many factors that determine what the bass will eat. Wind direction, water level, water color and moon phase. Also changing forage. Are they eating frogs, crawfish or shad? Was there a hatch of some sort? I try very hard to look at the details of why. But it should work again. We have used the same lure year after year on the same lake around the same time depending on water temps. And it consistently works every year.

I agree. I'm so close on price to the steez sv tws that I will just pick the steez instead of the zillion. There is also alot of replacement parts to justify the money spent on the reel. So within the next month I will have the steez and an aldebaran. The one that feels better pitching I will use for that and the other I will use for a jig casting reel.

I'm going to purchase the aldebaran 50 and try the smaller size shimano. That way I can give a smaller shimano reel a try.

I really appreciate the info. I can understand the good points of each reel. It really seems to come down to personal preference. Since you guys talked me into it I will order the diawa and a shimano. I'm going to order two of the same megabass rod one for each reel. Not for sure yet which rod type.

I live in the walkerton area. I fish St. Joe river, Tippicanoe river ,Potato creek, Bruce lake, lake Maxincuckee and quit a few surrounding lakes. It's great to meet other anglers from Indiana and from other states. Any questions or any help I can be let me know.

Thanks order placed.

I'm going to pick up the 735c for strickly frog also.

Thank you guys. I did as much research as I could on the web. Bass pro shop is about two hours away. Between my work schedule and family time I can only go there once a year. I started upgrading my rods selection last winter. I have a long way to go.

Thank you very much. I will order a couple zillions.

Really good lure choices.

I have a question about the reel size difference and the braking system comparison between the curado 70 /scorpion 71 and the diawa zillion sv tw. I am wanting to purchase a couple reels for pitching lures up to 3/4 oz. Has anyone had both of these reels? Could you please give me your opinion of which one was the better of these options. I really appreciate the help. Thank you in advance.

I agree 100 percent. I use bama craw and pb+j and black and blue. Don't forget the rage craws.

Thank you for posting those pics. I was a little on the fence about new reel choices also. I had heard rumors about parts used.

His jigs are the best IMO. I only order jigs from him. And I order my rage craw trailers from him to. Sieberts jigs are very well made. I beat my PB twice this year using his jig.

The rage craw is a must have with me at all times.

Congrats!! Really nice bass!

Hello. I fish alot around northern indiana. If I can be any help let me know. Nice to meet you all.

I was wondering if anyone has experience using the Megabass USA Warhammer or the orochi xx Aaron Martins 7'9" flipping rod. I'm planning on purchasing one of these rods. I'm going to pair witchever rod I buy with a shimano chronarch mgl. Any info will be greatly appreciated thanks

Taking the time to actually master a lure type is the most important part of fishing I believe. It made me alot more proficient as an angler. I started this 2017 season working on jig and hollow body frogs. Though I do not consider myself a master at either yet. I have beaten my PB twice. And I owe alot of thanks to the fisherman on this sight for their helpfull posts.

Really nice bass! Congratulations!!