roadwarrior

This is how I was fishing the GYCB Kreature yesterday: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1180909581

I fish shiners on spinning tackle, a split shot rig, 1/8 - 1/4 oz weight, #6 Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook, and #6 Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft. Cast on or near cover or structure. Allow the bait to fall to the bottom or at whatever dept you want to target, retrieve slow and steady. When fishing a circle, simply lift the rod when you detect a strike and reel. Do NOT set the hook.

Wrong. I look forward to some more pics, but there is nothing "small" about the hawg in that picture.

Nice catch! 20" equates to about 4 lbs.

Congratulations!

Mother Goose! Russ... Man, am I impressed! Great fish, video & pics!

Moby bass, I think you should give the outer edge a little more attention. Big bass often come in shallow to feed on baitfish, but they tend to patrol and stage in deeper water. Some of the bass I caught yesterday seemed to be in the gunk, but the bigger bass were caught on the ouside.

....and the Shimano posse doesnt do that huh? Good one! ;D That post is a perfect example of hypocrisy at its best. Whiskey for my men And beer for the horses...

Use line strength within the parameters of the rod or more importantly, adjust your drag to 25-30% of rod strength. (If the upper band is 12 lb test, measure your drag at 3 lbs or no more than 4). Smaller diameter line is generally recommended for 1000 & 2000 series reels. Smaller diameters are less likely to "jump" off the spool. This is not an issue with baitcasting equipment. The issue with baitcasters is small diameter lines digging into the spool.

WOW! GREAT fish, outstanding story and a nice pic to boot. Dude, that's awesome!

No, I don't just referee, but my posts on line selection are redundant: Spinning tackle: Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #6 (11.9 lb test). Besides strength and abrasion resistance, the best feature of this line is an almost total lack of memory in use. Baitcasting gear: Same line, but #12 (19.5 lb test). Yo-Zuri Hybrid and Hybrid Ultra Soft are bonded (not coated) fluorocarbon/ nylon copolymers. p.s. The fat smallmouth was just over 7 lbs. and the strongest freshwater fish I have ever caught. The other fish was almost four inches longer, but only a pound heavier.

Try a spool of #6 (11.9 lb test) Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft. That's what I fish and you might like it, too!

Welcome aboard!

I started out with 021 (black with blue flakes) and finished with 208 (watermelon with black & red flakes), but I don't think color played much of a role on this outing. Whenever I put this lure on fish, they struck...hard! The Kreature weighs a little more than a Senko, but it seems to be made out of the same plastic. It surprised me that this bait seems to be a little more durable than some of the other GYCB products. Maybe that was just the luck of the draw.

Excellent! 8-)

Welcome aboard! I'm from Germantown, too! ...well, Germantown, Tennessee :

Welcome aboard!

My main pond has become a disaster zone. The region is more than 12" of rain below average. In addition to being low, the banks are a blanket of snot grass (spiragyra). Slug-Go and frogs are about the only lures that can be fished right now, or so I thought... I rediscovered a bait today. Soft plastics have always been great producers on this pond, but right now it's nearly impossible to get through the gunk and if your lure makes it to the bottom, that's worse! I tried swimming a jig, but that was a mess. That's when the light went on and it dawned on me that I might have just the right bait: Something that can be worked through the weeds; can be fished with a steady retrieve and an occasional twitch; will not sink quickly to the bottom and has "presence." My rediscovered Magic Lure is the Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits KREATURE. I have always fished this bait with a bead and weight, sometimes in grass, but deep. Today I fished it on the edge of the scum, though the grass and maneuvered around clumps. I fish most soft plastics slow, very slow, but with the Kreature today I fished it like a swimming jig in the upper water column. I rigged it the same as a Fat Ika, tentacles forward on a X-Point #4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hook, weightless and weedless. This is the BOMB! However, the bite is not your normal tap-tap, it's WHAM-BAM-THANK-YOU-MAM! Today's bite was the most aggressive I have had on any lure. After an incredible morning session, I changed rods and went back for more this afternoon. This time I opted for a different rod with Moderate Action as opposed to my regular soft plastics rig (medium power/ fast action). I needed some cushion! 8-) Give it a try, but pay attention so you don't have your rod ripped out of your hands or your arm broken. Good luck!

I use Gamakatsu or X-Point 4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hooks for most soft plastics, including the GYCB Kut Tail.

+1 8-)

Part of it is just personal preference, another consideration is where you fish. Heavy cover and structure sometimes requires you to move the fish. I fish all soft plastics on medium power/ fast action spinning tackle.

Slack line sags between the rod tip and the water.

Nice fish, great pic! 8-)

ooh grasshopper... Da Senko do have Magic Pow-wer... The "magic' does not work on every cast. There may be better options when choosing baits or lures on a particular day and under various conditions, but if you continue to fish the Senko, over time it will out-produce all of your other lures combined. The knock on this bait, especially from seasoned tournament fishermen, is it makes catching bass too easy.

If you buy another brand now, you'll probably still end up buying a G.Loomis sometime down the road, but if you buy a Loomis now chances are you won't buy another brand "down the line." I fish other brands including a Fenwick Techna (AVS70MM), three of my rods are St. Croix and I have one Lamiglas. Over the years I have owned All Star, Lightning Rod and a number of Zebcos. If I had it all to do over or just moving forward, I would buy G.Loomis. Specifically: Spinning: SJR783S or SJR843S http://www.reedssports.com/Product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=1271 If you hit "Add to cart" you'll see a 10% discount, no sales tax and free shipping= $220.50 delivered Baitcasting: MBR844C http://www.reedssports.com/Product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=555 $234 delivered