Mobasser

Nice fish! My grandson and I fish an 8acre quarry lake each Saturday morning. The 1/8 oz spider slider head with a Zoom finesse worm or a Brewers worm has caught many bass for us. We've caught most with the " pull and drop" method, and a few with a super slow steady reeling style too.

Still in production. You can order this book direct from the company. Cost I think is 6.95

I never heard of them untill my grandson told me about them. I think he's watched a few of their videos. It's all for young people, and not my thing.

Around 1982 or 83 I ordered a small Slider worm kit along with the book Slider Fishing by Charlie Brewer. Every so often I re read most of this book, and go over the key points. This book, along with the small Slider worms is what helped me really learn about plastic worm fishing. Charlie Brewer broke down his methods in an easy to read format, for all bass fisherman to understand. Even though Mr. Brewer was an advocate of light tackle, I've applied his retrieve methods to larger Texas rigs, jigs and other plastics. It's a serious study in speed and depth control, written by an experienced fisherman- for fisherman. I still throw the slider heads, with a variety of 4" and 6" plastic worms. Thanks to Charlie Brewer, the plastic worm is and always will be my favorite bass lure. I've wondered how many others got their start on worm fishing through Charlie Brewer? Are you still fishing the Slider methods? I recently placed an order over the phone for some Slider jig heads. They are easy to talk with, fast shipping, and always include a few sample baits to check out. A good outfit, selling good products that work well, and made right here in the USA.

I wish I was there. Looks like the place to be for a fisherman for sure

Mike Long was a good, honest fisherman!

I'll always be a believer in Buck Perry. His theories work, and always will. Too many bass "experts" out there these days.

In almost 40 yrs of bass fishing I've been lucky to fish with 3 guys who were great fishing partners. They were all older than me. 2 are gone now,the other took a new job and moved away years ago. Two of them were tournament fisherman, the other was a skilled bass fisherman. I learned a huge amount from.all 3 of them. Having said that, I've also fished with several guys who, never brought correct tackle, couldn't tie a good knot, used dull rusty hooks, and old half rotted line, or constantly wanted to borrow something, and complained all the time. It used to bother me watching someone tie on a dull, rusted hook, or fishing with old dried out mono. Now, I don't fish with guys like this anymore. My main fishing partner is my grandson, and he's become a good fisherman over a few years time. He rarely has any problems while we fish together. Having a good fishing partner can make for a good day. You can work together, trying different baits, areas etc and get a pattern going. I like to see anyone catch fish, but, I want them to at least try to be ready, with tackle and other items. If not I would rather fish alone. Do you have a good partner?

Color selection charts are a joke! I'll never buy into this nonsense either Catt. Over the years I've tried probably every color under the sun. And, after all My experimenting with colors, it's still inconclusive! Sun and moon phase, still unsure about this too, after almost 40 yrs.

This says it all right here. When I first started bass fishing I had a family of 4 kids at home. My tackle was not the greatest or the best- still isnt! So, I focused on where and how to fish and realized that's the key to bass fishing. Fancy tackle is all good, but you need to be using it in the right locations first

Nice one J Francho. I don't get too worried about colors anymore- and I've tried so many over the years. 3 or 4 colors for me from light to dark, and I'm ready to go fishing!

It seems like so many folks think the most expensive, graphite rods on the market will make them detect more strikes. For some guys this may be true. Catt has mentioned a slack line/ tension in the retrieve with these baits in other threads- and it works. This type of fishing really takes some practice, and at times you may not feel anything- even with a very high end rod. I still miss some strikes even after all these years and I'm sure others do too. Good rods can certainly help, but many times it's an intuition or a slight line movement that means a bass has picked up your jig or plastic bait. This comes with experience. Practice makes perfect

I throw plastic worms probably 80% of the time. The rest spinnerbait or topwater

I fish with my grandson every Saturday morning. Between these trips I fish alone.

Well, it's hard to believe 4rth of July is almost here. Seems like the older I get, the faster time goes. I'm going fishing early in the morning, then later frying up a big mess of crappies for a fish fry. Hope all on Bass Resource have a good 4rth of July??

H20 Mettle from Academy

Good job Flatrock. Persistence pays off! Congrats!

The Zoom U Tail has become a good one for me too. I hadn't used it in a few seasons, but it's working good now. We're using June bug and pump/gen tail.Great tail action on a slow retrieve

I throw less now, than I ever have. Usually not more than 3. Topwater early, and spinnerbait or worm throughout much of the day.

If any one of us were a big name tournament or famous pro fisherman we would be trying to sell baits too. Like it or not, money is the motivator. If I were 20 or 21, and someone set me up in this business to make a fortune, I would have jumped on it. It would sure have beaten swinging a hammer in the hot sun, which I've done most of my life. We can't blame these young guys. This is America. The almighty dollar rules. Always has and always will. I won't buy their stuff or watch their videos, but my grandson watches them a little. If he has his way he'd be fishing a lime green rod, wearing a lime green shirt, and bright red shoes! This is what youngsters like these days. These boys are making money, pure and simple.

I usually start out in spring with standard Zoom trick or finesse worms. Now it's getting hot, and curly or ribbon tail have a little more action and seem to draw more strikes. My fave lake is getting thick milfoil weeds now, so I may change back to a straight tail worm, which comes through the weeds a little better. Zoom or Mann's jelly worms have both worked good

Me too. Most of these worms I've had for years. I gave my grandson a bunch, and I'm trying to use up my old stuff first. Don't know about Missouri bass and purple/grape worms, but these colors have been my favorite for a long time. I try others but keep coming back to grape/purple. Our bass like em, that's for sure.

So far this summer, I've been throwing 3 different plastic worms.Mr. Twister phenom, Zoom U Tail, and Culprit 7.5 inch. Most productive has been the Mr. Twister, followed by the Zoom U Tail. Also picked up some Zoom G tail worms, as I was trying to get close to the old Ditto Gatortail, and havnt caught a single bass on this one. It's day will come. As for colors, for us it's been any in the grape/ purple shades getting bit the most along with junebug. Bass around here seem to always go for these colors. What worms are you throwing so far this summer?

Agree on the Magellan shirt from Academy. Works good, plenty of pockets, and reasonable price.

And , he also earns the money for his own stuff too. So, grandpa let's him buy what he likes.