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Oo that makes sense. How's shaking on baitcaster feel? People say it's easier using spinning, but i have gotten rid of all my spinning setup. I have a BFS setup so i thought it would work just fine since the rod is light enough for throwing and shaking 1/16th to 1/8th oz jig.

I was looking at this Luck-E-Strike Scrounger Jig, specifically on a 1/8oz 1/0# size. After looking at some underwater footage for scrounger jig, the way the bait moves looks very similar to strolling baits when you shake it. I.e., side rolling motion when the tail is waggling. So it got me wondering if there is a subtle difference that makes strolling make much more momentum. Is the lack of the lip that make it less intrusive hence more bite (because how the head moves similar to chatterbait blade) and more realism? Why would I not use scrounger jig and eliminate the need of shaking (possible making it more viable to use baitcaster setup)? Thanks!

Compton has a pond called Magic Johnson park. It's not known for big fish, likely cuz some people keep taking big ones home, but you can get away with downsized lure or even micro bait for ultralight/bfs. The problem with bringing ultralight is simply when fishing post lunch time - winds around that area pick up quickly west to east. Legg lake/whittier narrows is another one people haven't mentioned here. They were supposed to be big fish but summertime they seem to reside on the most inner parts of the three lakes. Kenneth hahn park has a small clear water pond usually fished more for trout. Years ago, there used to be bass as well, but i haven't been there for so long and recent youtube seaches (people love to vlog) don't have people fished there recently. Balboa lake at Van Nuys harbors the biggest fish i know you can easily reach easily. However, this might be the most pressured water body i have ever seen fishing here so far. Many videos on YT showing they caught 3 to 7 pounders here, from ultralight all the way to big baits, but just like the echo park post earlier, you have to go during down time otherwise you'll end up finessing. Catfish and placos are easily found here.

Used to use #10 for bfs but i found it a bit too thick so i dropped to #8 which is a sweet spot for ultralight to light stuff. #8 just seems to be exactly 1 goh, which is japanese measurement standard (0.165mm - i find it is still thicker than advertised). Overall, loving the line. Limber.

I think it's the same as any other Largemouth. I can see the shape is a bit odd, cuz it's a neighborhood city pond bass, so it might be skinny with a large head proportion-wise.

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Sick! You think the action will be same for casting rod version? Not sure if Shimano tune each version differently for same spec, but I'm digging the bend.

Anyone has ever owned this rod? I am looking specifically at the 4-piece rod medium power. I am curious about how it bends - usually, 4-piece rods tend to have stiffer tips and power than rated based on what I owned, but I am curious if it's fairly lenient to throw some lighter stuff like finesse swimbaits, smaller cranks, jerkbaits, downsized texas rig (don't have to be exclusive to those techniques). Thanks! https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Shimano_Convergence_D_Travel_4-Piece_Casting_Rods/descpage-CVTR.html

Wanted to share my recent catches with my BFS setup. Since everyone and their friends in every single LA pond always uses drop shots, I figured I could have more fun venturing with smaller lures while still being able to cast with bait casters. I have had blasts catching 12" - 14" bass - each bass felt like a fighter. And of course the always welcome guests, the dinks. . . (I did not intentionally make the bigger catch bigger pictures. I just didn't know how to adjust the size LOL)

You don't say. But they are fruit regardless and we eat them. so how do you use differently one to another?

Swim jig, paired with the right trailer, can liven up the bait as the skirt acts as "secondary" actions, such as moving fins and gills. On the other, in similar sizes (around 3 to 5 inches), there are also bluegill swimbaits that literally look like them. (such as Savage Gear RTF, Savage Gear Structure Gills, Berkley Gilly). With that said, what is the point of using one or another? If I were pond fishing and most ponds generally have bluegills, should not I just go straight bluegill swimbait rather than swim jig? Even if weedless-ness is an issue, Savage Gear also has Structure gills and Pulse Tail LB that are weedless. Thanks in advance. Screenshot cr: TacticalBassin

Indeed it did went up. Can be double-edge sword if it did, because it would have make bass fishing more pressured than ever, although I doubt it.

My impression so far; I am not seeing any bass on the trailer. It hit me that fishing has come long way to become popular again especially after the pandemic (I started fishing in 2020 before pandemic, took it seriously at the beginning 2021). I remember when I was a kid back in 2006s playing Fisherman's Bait 2: Big Ol' Bass on original PlayStation, and since had carved my way in into fishing world to pick up that nostalgia. Do you think with the upcoming game like this will further catapults bass fishing even more? At least in SoCal, most people will pier-fishing instead since they are public and no license required. Probably, it will affect more on the other part of the country that have more access to lakes.

Imma test this color tomorrow morning, since the conditions perfectly match all of you all's assumption. WML!

Would you think it fits ghost color category? Someone else mentioned bluegill, which makes sense too.