Wacky Zac

They're not 9 dollars better. You can catch fish on any plastic if you know how to fish it. Yamamoto is selling the bass fishing world a bill of goods.

I don't get why some people complain about the price of googan baits, but will willingly fork over 2 dollars more for senkos. Both are over priced, but then again I'm on a yum dinger budget.

Sometimes you can use some real nasty stuff to catch catfish. What species are you going for? Live bait works really well for flatheads. 24 hours on ice would be fine. The catfish dude throws hist bait on ice, and he does just fine. I had success catching a carp, letting it sit in a dark trash bag in the sun for a few days, cutting it up and using that as bait. Later I found out it isnt necessary to have super smelly bait, but it worked.

Thanks, gents. I dont think those two differences are worth 10-20 bucks more. I'll probably get the standard president.

Is there any advantage to getting the xt over the standard president? I have some experience with the standard president but none with the xt.

I dont know how to avoid catching pickerel, but I would suggest using smaller lures to attract smaller fish. I know that sounds rudimentary and over simplified, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but try using a Texas rig 4" worm or other small plastics. Heck, for targeting fish that small you could take a 5" senko and cut it in half.

You all have convinced me, I think I'm going to take the lessons and put a new baitcaster on hold. Thanks for the responses!

Does anyone have any experience with this combo? I'm sure the reel is decent but I'm slightly worried about the rod.

Haha money is the biggest reason why I may not persue fly fishing as soon as I'd like. I am learning baitcasting on a cheap baitcaster and am ready to upgrade and that in itself is a money pit. If I go through with the fly fishing I think I'll mostly be going for smallies but will also fish for largemouth occasionally as well.

Thanks for the replies! I'll definitely look into the flies that mimic wacky rigs!

I've never caught anything on a jitterbug. I'm not giving up though. It's my mission to catch one on a jitterbug.

Hey, I also struggle with mental illness. Fishing is by far the best therapy for dealing with mental health. It relaxes me more than anything.

Hi there! Does anybody do any fly fishing for bass? I'm thinking about taking fly fishing lessons, and where I live the closest trout pond is a couple hours away. I'm thinking about targeting bass with a fly rod. As my name suggests I LOVE wacky rigging, but I'm always looking for a new method to catch bass, largemouth and small.