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Now thats some good stuff. I tell ya I went to the bassmaster elite series weigh in on sunday ... i heard this kid go nutz when he saw IKE.... omg its mike icconelli omg omg its the ike. Great stuff. Its stuff like this that makes our sport keep growing Good to see your doing well LBH ... i just got back from a nice vacation in NY fishing smallies ... (why i havent been on the forums lately) keep them lines tight

I agree with skillet he hit it on the nose for me. One of my favorite plastics now. I often use the Regular Brush Hogs over any others in Bullfrog color hope this helps. Tight Lines

Like Clayton said, fish get used to these surroundings. The only thing that may effect your fishing is the wake from these boats and what not may make the water a little murky. I make my own buzzbaits and ive caught numerous fish. Just don't lose your focus and keep your confidence they will continue to bite. On a side note if you can throw the buzz bait up on shore and come into the water that way it makes the fish believe more in the action of the bait. IE its a snake / frog / mouse or what not. Just my 2 cents

Yum Dingers are wonderful also the bass love them... Tight Lines SteveL

What do you think? Has anyone used them? How do you personally use them? What is your favorite color? I just bought a pack of these thought they looked nice and figured why not. Ill probably just texas rig them and fish them like a normal worm. The color was potato pie .. hehehe .. don't knock it till you tried it ;P it's great SteveL

I can see what *** is say and i don't believe he said anything negative about any company or anyone in particular. I also believe we strided a bit of topic here and think we should return. I saw these baits yesterday in gander mt. I thought about picking up a pack but im really not a big swim bait guy and well not really a big senko guy. Yes i do use them but for the price i can get two bags of Wave Tiki Worms for the same price ... personally ive had great combos with them. For the senkos i use i like watermelon with a red flek , pearl is always good. good luck to ya bud and tight lines SteveL

That is def a great idea. I must say im very intrigued and when you get the stock let me know ill buy a few to try them out. Keep up the good work. SteveL

Very nice fish. I have to agree with every here on the fact that smallies have the best arangement for color. i bet the fight was unbelievable, gosh i can't wait till i head back to NY on sunday where i can do some major smallie fishing Grats again SteveL

Aye nice catches there bud. Keep the pics coming i love to see what others catch . SteveL

Welcome aboard. SteveL

EEK ya i think i would of told him to shove the camera where the sun don't shine ... hehehe but on a side note did you get it lol jk... The worst injury ive ever had i would say is probably when i caught my 46 inch muskie. Like an idiot i figured i could get the lure out without using any pliers, lets just say 3 stitches later and now im using pliers all the time. SteveL

Welcome friend. Tight Lines to ya. SteveL

Ya im also a spinning guy ... i do have a BC but im terrible with it . I can cast over head and side arm ... no flipping or precise casts for me. I carry 5 spinning rods and 1 BC when im on the boat for a tourney. I also carry 2 extra reals and 1 rod in my storage compartment. Anyway good luck with the BC it is def. a challenging art that needs to be honed Tight Lines SteveL

Hey welcome. I fish for smallies a lot in upstate NY and i use mostly cranks. I do have to agree with RW on the fact that live minnows and live frogs work rather well for them. Anyways welcome to the boards and tight lines. SteveL

That is so cool. Grats on the catch. It is def. the same fish which is just amazing in it's own sense. I do have to add i think it is a great thing that your going to lengths end to thank this kid. That is what helps promote the sport we all love and helps it grow in the direction we all desire it to grow. TIGHT LINES ALL SteveL P.S. - I know smallies fight a lot harder than large mouths do. How was the fight on this pig? Im betting it was a good one. Heh ... only fight that would of been extremely crazy would be catching that fish on a ultra light rod/reel combo lol can you imagine...

Depending on the temp of the water the fish will also have a variation in color. By your description i would say it was a smallie. To bad you didnt have a pic of it. I will tell you that they fight like monsters ... thats why i love em. SteveL

I think it is just the angle of the camera on the fish and its eye. Great smallie. Im heading back to upstate NY to fish and all ill catch all summer long is small mouth bass. My largest is just over 20 inches long ... never weighed though. I will tell you what though... smallies put up a better fight than any large mouth ehhe Grats again SteveL

Grats on your new PB!! SteveL

Here is a link to the article its called the okeechobee rig. The weight is on the bottom instead of above the hook. I only say reverse because that is how ive heard others use it. I will honestly tell you this rig is great for punching through mats. Anyway enjoy SteveL EDITED ... Just google Okeechobee Rig .. i cant get a link to work on here for osme reason :/

Wow .. completely amazing. Do you sell them or have you thought about sending a few to anyone. I can honestly tell ya i would love to try these. PM me if you are selling these or whatever id really love to try one. Ill be fishing a lot in NC and upstate NY. Thanks and look forward to hearing from ya SteveL

you have most of the ones ive used there ... i also use a floating rig .. there is also now a reverse texas rig called the okeechobee rig or what not .. sorry i dont have the catalog page for ya. Tight Lines SteveL

slow down!! I know you think you are fishing slow enough, but you're not. I don't care how slow you are going you are not going too slow. sometimes stopping may even do the trick as I have had bass inhale a senko as it sat on the bottom motionless. Also, you need to become an avid line watcher, never lose focus because when you do, you will lose fish. I dont think i could say it any better ... SLOWER is BETTER . This goes with any plastic you will use not just senkos. GO GO GADGET SENKO heheh STEVEL

Im sure they will work in fla since ive heard of a lot of people fishing with Shiners and what not (live baits)... i just watched a basspro show that showed stacy king fishing with 6 in live shiners and catching 10 plus pound bass. anyway tight lines to ya and best of luck. SteveL

I hear ya Avid... I watched it also and couldn't believe the bass were hitting something as long as that. It was HUGE. I dont know i guess i wouldnt have the confidence to continuesly throw something like that. To me it looked every bit of 10 - 12 inches long. I do know they had 3 different treble hooks on them. Anyway something new to me and not anyhting ill be purchasing soon .... Gotta love the good ol pig and jig though .... im Routing for Derrick Remix or whatever WOLVERINE .... that kid knows what he is doing... gives me some hope

My only problem with going out and spending 20 - 50 dollars on a bait is i dont see to many people here in NC using swimbaits. I thought it would be fun to try it but it seems to be more of a hassle than anything . I still may go for the hud but i dont know just hard to do when your on a college budget lol thanks everyone SteveL