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Nose hooked increases hookup ratio but I like throwing flukes in grass so it's not an option there. I like a heavy wire Gamakatsu screw lock 4.0 on a MH, the heavy wire hook eliminates the necessity for added weight. Yes, the fluke is going to miss fish, always has for me " other than nose hooked " but it's effective. Try treating it like a frog and let the fish have it.

Someone on this forum said this and it makes sense and also made me laugh. " Color doesn't matter until it does " 😂 I can tell you without doubt that color matters in the gin clear lakes I fish...... green pumpkin candy. Stained water ? Grape, plum apple and ........ " June bug " .

Most of our lakes are heavily populated with bluegill but bass will always eat a worm. BUT the biggest bass I've ever hooked was while fighting a bluegill on ultralight.

I feel for ya' I hate days where my expectations are so high and I only catch 19...... excruciating 😁 Congrats

Wife and I left this past Wednesday for Ocean City MD thinking we were going to scorch. It was the exact opposite. The wife wore a sweater on the beach, probably upper 60's to low 70's. It was due to the cool breeze off the Atlantic Ocean. We rode inland less than a mile and it was HOT 🔥

Summer fishing can be good as long as you get on the water early. Dog days - water temps in the mid 80's the fishing slows down. That's when I like throw 10"+ worms.

2004 Boston Red Soxs is all I can remember coming back 3 - 0 in professional sports.

I definitely fall into a rut of throwing a bait over and over because it produced on a recent trip. I can also say with confidence that I could fish for the next 10 years without purchasing any tackle, maybe longer. Wacky rig, fluke, Shakyhead and spinnerbait is responsible for 98.3 % of the fish I've caught this year.

Yes it's true. Had a relatively nice bass wrap in submerged timber. Sat there and tried to wait it out in hopes it freed itself. The water was very clear and could see down where the fish layed upsidedown motionless pinned to the tree, probably 10 feet in depth. I broke off and that didn't help so I grabbed the anchor and dropped it vertically into the tree and gave it a big heave and actually was able to break the limb the fish was pinned to. Unhooked the fish and he darted off like nobody's business. I'm betting that fish won't hit a worm the rest of the year. 😅 Good outcome though.

I spend a week every year on a lake similar to that lake " steep drops " except much deeper. I've had great success with a wacky rigged finesse worm on a 1/16 head. The idea is the bait with it's slow decent fluttering in the strike zone for a longer period induces a lot of bites. Not directly in the grass but just off the edge.

Growing up in a small town in the 70's we all had muscle cars with headers, Holly carburators, high rise intakes, jacked up with Crager's. We raced every Friday and Saturday night...... and we were always broke. Lol My first was 1970 Nova SS with a 350 that really ran and seldom lost to another small block, vs big blocks was another story. My last performance car and the worst vehicle I've ever owned was an Eagle Talon. It had an interference engine which relies on the timing belt so if the timing belt goes so does the engine, that's what happened. Then I got into off-road and built up Jeep TJ's just to tear them up, another money pit. Still have the Jeep but seldom drive it.

I try to stick with Owner and Gamakatsu but surprised with the variations between bait specific hooks and thin wire vs heavy, screw lock vs EWG.......it does get confusing.

If you're sure you do didn't spray your tackle box, that's some serious OCD going on. 😂

As I was fishing this morning with my 1st cousin, he was quizzing me with questions after he caught a respectable fish. If you were fighting a giant Bass would you have more confidence in landing it on a spinning setup or baitcaster ? I quickly responded - baitcaster due to the drag, smoother. Most of my bigger fish have come on casting gear. What are your thoughts ?

Got on the water early and got off before the heat wave could damage brain cells. My cousin caught a few nice ones on a chatterbait. I could only manage small ones on a Bass assassin in grass. Blue bird skies, water temp 81*.

I was an old school power fisherman before joining this forum, jig & pig mainly. As I became educated here with finesse fishing and the many threads regarding leaders I found holy grail with rod length leaders. I fish very clear water and it works....,. it's non negotiable and non debatable 😂

Forward facing sonar I agree that bass can't resist a worm regardless of mouth wounds. I also agree that the whopper plopper is out dated..... bass laugh at them now.

Amazing display of bass fishing.

To get to the most productive looking area in the entire lake, coming in stealth mode to prevent spooking, only to send a cast WAY off target and hang miserably....... blowing up the whole area. It's me that drives me bonkers 😅

If they fail again you can always root for the Texans.

I use #2 off set hook with 1/8 tungsten bullet weight with bobber stops. It's actually called the Mojo rig and extremely effective in grass. Many fisherman use cylinder weights, slides through grass better but I have a surplus of bullet weights so that's that.

Beautiful day on the water.

I wouldn't give up just yet, take some of the great advice and see if it helps. I'm mostly 15# braid to 8# leader but have a few with a 12# leader. The Alberto knot proves stronger than the Palomar on 99% of snags leaving behind the leader to retie. Something I try to avoid is casting into the wind but admittedly it's worse with baitcasters. Good luck 🤞

I've had days where I'll lose several fish in a row and others where I may only lose 1 fish in several hours of fishing. I'd put a spinnerbait as highest hookup ratio and fluke at lowest. Year to date - 80 % probably.

I pre-spray every bag of plastics with baitmate or the like only because I think it works........ only because I think it works.