Luke Barnes

Wow. Ive got a cheap jointed BPS brand swimbait ive struck out on but got a super cheapey multi joint swimbait off Wish and caught some studs on it!

The only plastics I'm concerned about are swimbaits because they will be going on an A Rig. I'm good with the weight of it now but if going to a Zako or paddle tail Zako adds another ounce it would be pushing the weight I would be comfortable throwing on the rod in using. I'm guessing at the moment with small Yum Pulse swimbaits its over an ounce and a half.

When the weather gets nice I'm driving down and going fishing with you and we should throw nothing but this box!! Haha

Never caught a fish on a hard jerkbait. Whether suspending, floating, or sinking. I have a Rapala Husky Jerk which I like, but havent caught anything on "Yet"

I second this. What brand is that paddle tail?

When you have five baits on one setup a quarter ounce difference adds up fast. That's an extra ounce and a quarter. Both of those scales listed were way cheaper than I ever expected. I just may have to pick one up!

Wait, what?

Ive looked at baby bullshads for about a year. I watched a video with Mike Bucca and KVD and KVD said the key is to wake them right at the surface like a fleeing shad. So if you do give them a go maybe give that a try.

Thank you! Also that's cool he mentioned Bass resource and @SteezyFishing I like the idea of it. Seems like it would mimic a craw walking on its legs along the bottom pretty nicely.

I bank fish ponds 99% of the time so I have a feeling it would be a bit overkill. But...... I doubt the fish in the ponds have seen a big ol glide bait before.

So .33 oz is about 1/3 oz?

Never fished with a glide bait. Does that count too?

Thank you good sir! Answered a few of my lure questions. Didnt see the Zako, swimming fluke, or maybe i should add paddle tail Zako as well. I need some black swimbaits for an A Rig for dirty water and it seems like not alot of companys make a black and blue or all black swimbait. I have black blue flake Zakos but from reading that thread I bet they are heavier than I imagined. Five of them at close to a half ounce plus the rig itself and jig heads would be really pushing the weight I would be comfortable with on my rod.

Check out a site online that I cant type on here without it getting censored for some reason. They sell the Shimano SLX rod and reel as a combo where you can pick which reel ratio and which rod. Big selection of length, action, power. They give you a discount for bundling them together.

Has anyone weighed actual soft plastic lures? Ive though about throwing five GYCB Zako swimbaits on an A Rig but they seem awfully heavy and I'm trying to keep as low a weight as possible. I know it would take a gram scale then some simple conversions to oz. But I dont have a gram scale. To me things like Swimming Super Flukes seem really light and like a Zako heavy. Not too concerned about craws and worms and such.

Heard it before, what is Rage Rigged???

Would be cool if we could make a sticky post and title it, Now I Have, and see if people change these this year. I have intentions on throwing a carolina rig, but ive got a hard jerkbait tied on to change never having caught with it. I had a wacky tied on a spinning setup dedicated to catching a fish on it but it got retied for a drop shot being cold and all that.

Did some digging on you tube on this subject and found a few good videos. This one really stood out to me so i thought i would share. Brian Latimer, while being a FLW Pro, is still like us and wondered the same thing.

Forgot about the carolina rig. Ive thrown it on three outings and nothing. If I did get any bites I couldn't detect them so I gave up.

But they sure are purty!

Ive used them for float and fly and on a drop shot. Both ways have caught me fish. They are my go to when it gets really tough and slow. I hate that the Panfish bite the tails off though!!

Ive got an Optimum Boom Boom line through but ive yet to throw it.

What have you NEVER caught a bass on? Especially popular lures that get alot of praise. I'll start. Never have I ever caught a fish on a hard jerk bait or never caught a fish on the wacky rig.

Yeah yeah haha. I thought about a combo dedicated for casting Roadrunners, mainly for crappie but caught bass on them. But its low priority.

Ive told my wife several times after a $50 BPS trip that ive got all I need so dont worry. Then I just have to get this new setup for this specific technique but I'm good after that. Well...... I now own a dedicated ned rig, frog/jig, chatterbait/spinnerbait, and crankbait setup. I'm actually pretty close to being good on combos. BPS is one mile away from my house, something new comes out, I get interested in a new technique (current is swing heads) and yeah I have way too many lures. Oh wait i havent been on Tackle Warehouse in a day!