BrianMDTX

Overall PB was caught on 1/2 a nightcrawler on a #6 Eagle Claw snelled hook. No scale but by measurements should have been between 6-7 lbs. Weighed was over 5 lbs. (I think 5 lbs. 2 oz.) on a Zoom Trick weightless Texas rig on a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG.

FYI- TW is on back order. Coincidence? 😂

Interesting that he uses a MLXF. I think most anglers I’ve seen post about the WR use a MF (I use a MF). I wonder what @roadwarrior has to say about that! 😂 Never tried those Missile baits. I hear the siren song of the Monkey.

I know. I just spent $10,000.00 on Senkos! 😂

I use KVD on all my baitcasters with mono or hybrid. As mentioned in another thread 😆 I rig my rods the night before a trip, and I spray each spool. I release the spool and let a little line out and make sure I spray the spool 360°. Does it make a difference? Compared to the past before I used it, I’d say so. It seems to keep the line more supple.

I’ve used Yum Dingers and tried Trick worms, etc. I’ve yet to find a bait for a wacky worm that works as well, consistently, like a 5” Senko. Any given day one may work well, but it’s a cold day in Hell when a Senko doesn’t catch a bass. This past Saturday was a cold day in Hell. 😂

I am a pre-rigger for sure. Line conditioner on mono and tie on new baits/hooks for the next day’s fishing.

Neither perseverance or idiocy helped me today. First skunk in a long time. Not even one bite.

I mean this in all sincerity. Anyone who claims the wind is their friend does NOT fish in an inflatable boat! 😂

“Son, you got a chance to sell an old lure I bought for $0.35 for $500.00, that never got a bite, and you said no? That’s it! I’m coming back to beat your behind!” 😂

I’m going to make it easy and just say “anyone who fishes when it’s below 45°”. As much as I hunted in sub-freezing weather, I loathe being bundled up against the cold, on the water, trying to cast accurately. Hell, just staying warm lol. For you guys and gals that brave iced-up guides, bless you. That ain’t me! 🫣

Imagine that minnow. Getting “eaten” numerous times. Probably die from fright!

If Texas, its NW of Houston.

Nothing beats the skunk more than perseverance. Except sheer idiocy. 😆 Yeah, it’s a nagging feeling that after hours of nada that that striped mofo is hot on your heels. It’s always good to beat him into submission!

Just think: the day prior you were bummed that you couldn’t find any 8” lizards! 😂 That’s a beautiful bass.

Welcome to BR! I assume Tomball, TX? Ever fish Lake Raven in Huntsville?

I have a MF rod that IMO feel more like a MMF, but the reel is spooled with 10 lb. Big Game mono. Might be worth a try respooling it with lighter line.

I know there are some here with 30+ rigs. I have 6 baitcasting rigs and three spinning rigs and that pretty much covers everything from frogs to jigs to finesse. I do NOT need another rod and reel. But I want one lol. I love fishing with my baitcasting rigs, as I find it more comfortable over a day’s fishing, but a lot of the waters I fish tend to be most productive with weightless soft plastics. Which aren’t the greatest with such light baits unless it’s a heavier soft plastic like a Fat IKA, Neko Macho, etc. Do I need a BFS rig for weightless baits like a Zoom Trick or are there standard baitcasters that are suitable for such light baits?

I was going to say plenty of places online have them…then I saw “tomorrow”. That may be tough!

Worth a try! They seem like a versatile bait.

Have you ever tried rigging it like I did? I was surprised how many bass attacked it, and that the bait was still usable (barely beaten up at all).

So I fished with a lizard the past two days and caught 11 bass, so not bad. But I did not have them on a Texas rig. I was going to Texas rig a lizard, but the night before I had just tied on a new 1/0 circle octopus hook on my wacky rig rod, and it was sitting right there with an empty hook, so I decided to just hook the lizard in the head from bottom to top and try it weightless. I’ll say this- it has a ton of action with little movement. I caught all 11 on the same bait and it’s still fishable. That’s hard to beat. I’ll be doing so more experimenting during this spring. I’ll Texas rig one for sure. But that simple hook-in-head rig worked pretty well.

Overcast and really breezy today. The bite, which has not been great, was really slow today. Caught one on a Rage Craw TR and another on a lizard. That was it in 4 hours.

I’ll add this: every bass was caught on the same lizard bait. And it’s still fishable. That’s either an anomaly or they last a long time. I was impressed.

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times (apologies to Mr. Dickens). On March 3rd, I started a thread about lizard baits. This morning, I posted in the Biggest Bag thread to remind me when the Smallest Bag thread started. Oh, did I jinx myself! 🤣 I went to the big pond that’s normally overgrown with grass. I figured this early it would be manageable, and it was. Started with topwater, then a jig, an A-Jay Special and a Texas rig with a Rage Craw. Got one tap on the jig and that was it. But hey! I just bought a pack of lizard baits yesterday! Let’s give them a try! I was going to Texas rig it, but I had just tied on a new circle octopus hook on my wacky rig rig, so I decided to hook the bait in the head. And that did it! I caught 5 bass in less than 30 minutes. And I bet the total bag weighed 1.2 lbs! This guy would have been proud! Needless to say, I was a little disappointed. So I packed up and left around 11:00. I decided to end the day at my normal pond. Launched the boat and followed the same routine (minus topwater) and the results were the same. So I figured let’s try the lizard again. Wow. Two ponds and this bait caught them all. No giants, but the four I caught weren’t bad and the last and biggest was almost 3 lbs. So, lesson learned. No more jinx posts! 🤣