NittyGrittyBoy

Im really surprised no one has mentioned bassman spinnerbaits. These have been my go to's here lately, always have 1 tied on. Compact 1/2oz is money dude

I want to revive this dusty thread. Ive been thinking about this here lately, when do yall pick one over the other? Seems to me I gravitate towards foil/reflective baits alot more wether its clear or muddy water

Before reading the comments, I too wanted to guess 4.9lbs, length wise should weigh more but it does look really lean

The karashi is hands down a must for bfs fishing, megabass rods are legit too. The other megabass stuff is ehh. If you want a cheaper version of the karashi try these 1/4oz floating rogues. Ive found that I can fish them basically the same places with the same gear

What's up with Lee?? I figured he'd at least do top 20. And Jason Christie? Why did I even pick him....

So glad I last minute changed to Taku. Between him and Milliken I'm happy right now

As usual Devilshorse in spotted ape was my highest producer, tatula spooled w/12lb big game, 5'6 Phazor for accurate casting

Braid split rings, I've done with success. Quietens the bait down drastically and improves leverage in fighting the fish. Lead around the front? Must be a ffs thing 😆

Sheesh Milikin carrying my team. Fujito showing out!

Berkley Phazor mixed with some new school flare

@fishballer06 I think history will always play a small roll. Take Scott Martin's recent win in the opens. He knows that lake better than most and new exactly where those big females will stage. Home field advantage will always play into it a little 😉 I do agree that ffs has changed everything. Joey Cifuentes win on a dropshot @Seminole this past year, Tyler Rivets win on Okeechobee are both prime examples

Both pictures are the same river. It's constantly changing. For a long time I fished braid exclusively. It worked just fine in both conditions. But overtime I experimented, tried different lines and settled on abrazx. It still produces the same amount of fish braid did. Only thing changed was my confidence. That being said, I throw big game #15 mono almost all my treble hook baits and everything else is 15lb abrazx flouro for moving baits, 20lb abrazx for flipping style Baits. Experiment, try different lines and see what works for you. But I will put in a shameless plug for Abrazx and Big game 😉

#25 big game is what I use on big baits like rats, wake shads, bull shads, etc.. Don't over think it, it's not a finesse application, if #25 is too much, go to #20. No way I'd go with smaller hooks, most of the bigger baits have been tested with the hooks they come with not to hinder the action. With big sharp trebles I want some stretch and strength. Line size will not affect the baits action in your scenario.

If I had to pick one it'd have to be Og slim. I have put alot of bass in the boat with that plug.

I fish a small tight river with alot of overhanging trees. My main rods are 6'6 with micro eyes. Accuracy is King 👑 Shorter rods are more accurate

Seibert Outdoors Shotcaller Golden shiner with Megabass 4" Spark shad has been 🔥 for me this year

~Topwater Fanatic~ I literally throw topwaters all day. Favorite style of fishing hands down. Topwater Charlie Orme is hands down my bass fishing hero. What I would give for 1 day on the water with him.

I'm in again. Did great last year on the southern half, trashed it up in the northern swing.

Ordered several of the hooks suggested here. 👌 I will report back how they do.

I use the heat shrink method with great success, makes my GY sticks last forever! Just gotta work on getting snagged in timber. Thought about gluing heavy mono and making my own weed guards

I will definitely order a pack of em, thanks for the suggestions

I normally fish around alot of current and timber, what hooks have yall found to keep hangups to a min when wacky rigging? I currently use #2 neko weedless vmc hooks, hookup ratio is nearly perfect, but snag up ratio is up there to. Just looking to try out different suggestions. Also to note, I do weedless wacky rig trickworms, which works excellent, I'm looking for suggestions on common 5" stickbaits

I made the swap to megabass 110 this past year and results were less than steller. They may work great elsewhere but for me I've made the swap back to my tried and true smithwick. Just something about those smithwick rogues bass in my local river can't get enough of! The megabass just flat didn't produce. I've tried LC, Rapala, and now megabass, and I'll throw my vote towards Smithwick all day!

Thanks for all the suggestions fellas, gave me plenty to think on and try out. I'm mainly fishing the back of sandbars at my river, so no snags to look out for. I'm wanting to keep it light and around 3" baits. So it's gonna be alot of trial and error, but isn't that what fishing is 😁