IdahoLunkerHunter

I would take all advice with a grain of salt. Us fisherman are all compulsive liars! Just kidding... Not really I would have all levels of the water column baits. Top water, sub surface right under top water, 2-5 foot depth bait, 5-10 foot diving bait and a bottom bait. If you have all these you will get bit. I would definitely listen to RW. He knows what he is talking 'bout.

X2. My kayak is great. I can't really fish tournaments or anything but my health is better, lost 20 lbs this summer, and I don't have any problems. The only problem I have had is one bolt fell off... replacement bolt 15 cents. HAHA

Jeff, Glad you liked them! PS:I am so thankful for Glenn taking me out and allowing me to help with this video. I learned a lot and the spinnerbait is now one of my go-to's.

Awesome... Great to see them getting the attention JJ's deserves!

Kenny, my go-to spinnerbait selection is a 1/2 oz head custom painted chartreuse and green, large willow leaf gold blade, small colorado silver blade , 65 strand 7" white lumaflex skirt with chartreuse and pearl flashabou. I can make the skirts to order if you are interested.

Water temp in the creek was 78-80 river channel was around 76-78

I threw a couple rattle traps and cranks in between. No takers

Able, I think I understand what you are asking. Why use a larger spinner bait than a smaller one? A larger spinner bait is a much more practical all year presentation. As Glenn said, he only downsizes after spawn. With the larger spinnerbaits you can throw these things through the thickest trees, "Crashing them through" that a smaller weighted spinnerbait would hang up in. I also find it a little easier to slow roll these baits when you are fishing deeper water and you also will ctach all sizes of bass on a 3/4 oz bait. When we were fishing the 8-12" fish wouldn't keep off them. It was getting so bad by the end of each day we were yelling at the dinks, or reeling in faster before they hooked themselves. It was pretty comical. Larger baits will attract the mid sized fish just as well as a 1/4-1/2 oz bait will.

Or trying to squeeze a fart out lol. Try smiling next time!

That's awesome Russ! Two Thumbs UP!

I think you might be looking at the pic the wrong way. I believe he is holding the fish vertically which is no big deal on a fish that size. At least he isn't jacking the thing up vertically by the jaw. That's a whole 'nother ballgame... X2

So I went out yesterday and found fishing to be very tough. I started out in a creek channel busting a spinner bait through reeds. I had one good strike but he just hit the bait and didn't close his mouth. Changed blade color twice and skirts three times nothing. Moved back a little farther in the creek to a pocket with a little deeper area with some downed trees. I thought that they would be hiding in the brush. Tied on a space monkey and started banging the brush. Had one follow but nothing. Threw back into a grass pile in about 1 foot of water and bang got a 2 lber. I thought I had found a pattern. I banged the grass line for about 30 mins and nothing else. So I wasn't seeing much action in the creek channel in water between 3-7 feet. I moved out to the main river/lake channel to the first drop off. 6-7 feet to 12 feet. Heavily weeded I threw a spinner bait for about 15 mins but just wasn't feeling it. Changed to a owner twist/space monkey and was getting nibbles from smaller fish but no luck. Moved to a deeper ledge in about 18-25 feet. Started throwing a 6 inch shakey head motor oil. Started getting nibbles. I was like finally I found something. After about 20 mins of fish nibbling on the bait I finally hooked one and it was a 8 in smallmouth. I switched over to a smaller profile craw and threw that for about 30 mins and nothing else, just nibbles. I was going to try drop shotting a 4 in stick but had to go. Any suggestions. I tried locating the thermocline but no success.

Here are some quick ideas of lumaflex skirts as Glenn mentioned. I have white in bulk if there are people who want to buy them cheap. Will make them to order. I have polarflash and flashabou in some colors.

I have Lumaflex in white in bulk. It's all I use and dye to specific using JJ's here are some ideas. I also use polarflash and flashabou in my skirts

Well got out for a change of species for a couple hours. Was visiting the grandparents and their lake is just loaded with Pike. Cuahgt this nice one and lost one that was about 20 lbs... Couldn't do much on the kayak with the bigger one it just kept jetting in and out of brush and finally snapped the line. Was raining like a monsoon also and of course forgot the rain gear so had to buy a cheapie at the gas station. This one was a great fighter! [img width=500 height=375]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j241/caffineman29/000_0014.jpg

Well... I think the pictures worth enough. SHE JUST HAMMERED IT! Went out to do some testing of some new Lumaflex JJ's Magic skirt combos I've been working with and all I can say is their awesome! I will be working on more over the next week and will have some for people to buy if there is any interest. I had a perma smile. I usually only catch dinks around this area. And the Release!!! Enjoy

IMO there is always room for getting better. I think that people will always miss fish. You see every pro, through every tournament, miss fish. I think it is what makes fishing exciting. You never have a 100% chance of landing a fish, or even hooking a fish for that matter. I would say that sensitivity, and feeling a fish strike comes from experience on the water and can be learned. Yes, there are those that will pick it up sooner or faster than others but you have to be patient and learn as you go. Over the past three years I have been fishing, more and more, and I have spent much more time on the water this year than any other. My sensitivity for feeling the strike has gotten much better but there are always strikes that I miss. It makes me want to get better. One way I think a good way to get better with feeling strikes is going crappie/perch fishing with a heavy pole. When I take my wife out crappie fishing I always bring my heavy pole and she has her light. Trying to feel a strike on a heavy pole from perch and crappie is a good way to get used to subtle bites.

Sounds like a bluegill swimbait option. Bounce it off the log and hold on tight.

WOLVERINE STRIKES AGAIN! Nice fish and grats on the catch!

Here is a good place to start http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/tournament_tactics.html

Got out for an hour last night and I am impressed! The smokin' rooster is going to be an absolute must for people. The bass sure hold onto this bait. The okechobee color is amazing, like always, and I caught about 10 fish in one little cove probably an acre. Flipping overhanging trees and reeds will be an absolute killer for this bait. If they didn't grab it on the fall they were slamming it on the first hop, and I do mean SLAMM IT! The one to two pounders felt like 3-4. Fished it with an 1/8 oz bullet and bobber stopper. I would recommend to people, fishing your baits this way instead of pegging your bait with weight, Bobber stopper and bullet does not hinder the action of this bait. WAY TO GO ON THIS ONE BIG-O!

X2 X2 X2, I hear ya buddy! The other thing that gets me, I am a Non-Boater, and I have two friends with newer bass boats and they are too busy going to the bar 3-4 days a week, than to go fishing. Its a bummer, I have a crap load of tackle and always let them use everything of mine and usually put them on good fish. Some peoples priorities

X2 on the extra effort. Like most I assume, I buy in bulk and this is awesome because I never have to worry about any ragetail losing shape. TWO THUMBS UP BIG-O!

One thing about fishing top water is a lot of fish will bite on a reaction bite. They see something moving across the top of the water and they will miss the bait completely. Always have a worm ready to throw right back where the fish blew up. I will guarantee that you will get bit with the worm 95% of the time after a miss.

Had a pretty good weekend at a new pond I had never been too. Pretty small only about 200 acres. Most of the water is around 5 feet deep so it was a lot of sight fishing. No Pigs but fish were very healthy after coming off the spawn. Low pressure is coming in this week with rain. Will reports later this week on the catching. We have had three weeks of no rain so this week should be stellar! Enjoy. Patrick