PigFarmer

1/16th oz slider head and a Zoom finesse worm, Junebug/Chart tail or Pumpkin. Worked great in the mighty Allegheny.

I still wade creeks and rivers but only with my 18” rubber boots. So generally no more than shin deep. Even then I try to be really cautious cause I usually fish alone. If it limits my reach, so be it.

I’ve done pretty well with the Trout Magnet crankbait, in the Hawk pattern. I fish it in creeks like a small jerk bait. Catches smallies and rock bass too.

I live near Pittsburgh, PA so nearest Cabela’s is an hour away. Nearest BPS is 3.5 hours. It’s probably better this way. I spend enough dough with online retailers and a great little bait shop about 20 minutes away.

6’ or 6’ 6” M or ML for the creeks and river I fish. Ned rig, slider heads/worms, small cranks.

I started using a beetle spin this year and have done OK with it, mostly in small creeks, smallies and rock bass. But the body doesn’t really seem to have much action. I know this is a time tested, proven fish catcher, but does anyone use anything else for the “beetle”? I’m thinking like a little 2-3” grub or a Bobby Garland baby shad on an 1/8th or 1/16th oz. Anyone doing this, if so, what works for you?

I misplaced a bitsy bug jig in some trees after dragging across the bottom of a stream and not checking my line. It was quite impressive, it looked like the space shuttle going into orbit until it disappeared into the canopy.

Trash for sure is number 1 thing that aggravates me. Another is the “Allegheny River Armada” of crew boats and their coaches going up and down. I rarely go there anymore because of it.

I have yet to catch a fish on a whopper plopper. They look and sound really cool though....

Chuck Darwin. Natural variation occurs among the individuals of any population of organisms

Largemouth Smallmouth Walleye Sauger Rock Bass Bluegill Pumpkinseed Black Crappie Green Sunfish Freshwater Drum Rainbow Trout Brown Trout Brook Trout Creek Chub

I just finished a frustrating 2 days on local creeks here in Western PA. Targeting smallmouth. Caught a nice rainbow 10 minutes into my day yesterday, then.................whole lotta nuthin’. Got a couple small taps, that’s about it. The water is low and super clear. I wasn’t even seeing any. I moved around a good bit, hit a lot of spots. Top water, small cranks, spinners, jig,trick worm. Anyone else getting shut out? Maybe it’s something I’m doing wrong?

Thanks for the input. I’m gonna give it a try.

I know a lot of folks on here upgrade the trebles on their crankbaits, but what about replacing them with a single hook? Will this cause the bait to run incorrectly? Decrease hookup ratio? I was out today and caught a bunch of largemouth bass on a KVD 1.0 around shallow weeds. About 30% had the rear treble stuck on the side of the body somewhere with the front treble in the lip. I think it would be a quicker and cleaner release with a single hook. ...just thinkin’ out loud. thanks Joe