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@RRocket I mean I guess it's possible, but we don't have anything like that up here. its such a clear lake with so little vegetation I don't think I've even ever seen a sunfish there. There's lake trout and salmon, but they usually hang out 80 ft deep But perhaps it was something else just messing with me. Either way I now have one of each size Jitterbug on the way, I will figure this out haha

Why? I might try the ewg, I just figured the longer the dangle the more likely to get the hook. I might assign my 7'2 MHMF St. Croix Victory target crank rod to do the job. Maybe it was just the blackness of a new moon on a cloudy night and they just didn't get their aim right? Yeah, maddening! What are you using to attach the split ring after drilling new hole? Honestly I think it was the drawing power of the Jitterbug that really made the action so hot, I tried the spinnerbait and swim jig and didn't produce. Only one on the spinnerbait, but I think it's because I brought it right into the bass' "too close for comfort" zone. Also I think the pause made a big difference

Let's do the Jitterbug If this has ever been a place you've gained from somebody sharing their insight, or you've helped others grow by sharing yours let it be now. I had like 25 misses last night on a black Jitterbug. Not hits and then I missed, they just never put tension on the line. I felt a couple ticks from some of the hits, but they never brought the lure underwater. Most of them were just noises with no feedback on my end. I'll admit I was blown away by the amount of strikes, because I've only ever gotten 8 strikes at most in one night. I did try a part of the lake I don't normally, maybe it was that, but maybe it was the Jitterbug magic! Only 1 created tension and came off, but I wasn't ready for it cuz I had to reposition the yak. New moon pitch black with cloud cover. The few I caught managed to loose the blade and I lost a screw. It was the 650 jointed version. Was it too big for a small mouth to get a grip on? Should I add a swivel to the front hook, or at least a split ring? How you you position your front hook for best hook up? What do you guys do to modify your Jitterbug? What size hooks? What is your set up? Would you change your set up fishing from a kayak? I should wait to feel tension before setting the hook right? TIA

Won't work on soft plastics I've seen spike it deteriorate some of the Berkley plastics, basically if the plastic will float it likely won't react well to the dye. Have you tried sharpie? Also for lead I use nail polish, sometimes a topcoat of Sally Hansen hard as nails, sometimes I don't bother

I canceled my first order to order more and re-order everything else with extra discount 10% vs 30% is a big difference, plus they put the Hematoma cone thumper in half price in the meantime - I ordered two 25packs at that price

You got me sold, but I only saw a total of 10% off at the end, nothing like what you had happen with those trick sticks (like 30%) - that was BBB10?

There's no way to know that up here in MA, I talked to a guy who owned a tackle shop - he told me it took him over 60 years to finally hit 8 pounds. This is a guy who's livelihood literally depended on fishing - I got nothing on that. But, I'm hoping to explore some more and find the ONE. I'm scared to throw trebels at night, especially some size 1 or 1/o on a big ol musky jitterbug.... but I might take the risk, I keep hearing how that's been the trick for decades down south. Just saw that post, I got the pages mixed up replying to specific comments and being bumped back and forth while others were posting too. Yeah, definitely cool to see, but probably to boost the Pegasus Project - not cool at all So moon set and moon rise are best, moon over head is good, and moon on the other side of earth is no good? Scorpions are striking you?? Bro, I would only fish in steel toes if I was you

Nope, where did you post that video? That isn't a constellation in our universe

Straight up pickle juice It's delicious

I'm far less concerned with this than I am bumping into one or 2 guys that see me as an opportunity with certainty there will be no witnesses. I now carry pepper spray, might get a night stick soon too Can you PM me how to obtain this? @Catt when you two say that, you mean you prefer to fish when the moon is above?

I've had to somehow exit my kayak and get back on a few times with no shore to sneak around on. Tuck the yak under a dock and climb on, unstuck my lure from the dock ( or someone's boat), and get back on without it drifting away or tipping.

Dude I'm just hoping I can break 8# before I die, hopefully another good 45/50 years in me. Crazy to think I'll only have that much time left here with my girls. I'm approaching that more time behind me than ahead of me line, gotta get my mind right and start looking in the right direction... up

I feel inclined to believe it's bait fish leaping as well, but I hear this with great frequency and at varying times. Sometimes it lasts for an hour all around me, and I don't hear any bigger splashes like a bass chasing one and I basically never catch anything casting all sorts of lures. In a hundred foot radius this will happen all around me, I've seen it 5 ft deep and 20 ft deep. Just bizarre

@all What fish sounds like throwing a few pennies into the water, usually happens repeatedly and all around. Only ever hear it in clear water in Maine maybe @ol'crickety will know? I don't think I've ever had that 6 fish in 8 casts experience. I usually hit weed edges or lone pieces of cover - are packs more common in open water or relating more to specific types of structure?

Slightly north of sebago, but it's a lakebwith practically no vegetation. Few areas with some grass, never seen a lily pad in here, and water is at least 15ft clarity. Even the bottom wants for structure and contour. Few areas with Rick piles and boulders, but they're a hike and I'm not exactly sure without sunlight. Like I said, I found 3 bass and I watched them see my lure get close and then they swam away as fast as possible, I know you frequent the unfrequented bog type water bodies, I imagine that makes enough of a difference. These clear water pressured bass get spooky, especially when. The water is in the condition it's in There's a couple spots I bumped into on the map, I'll hit our chat up and ask if you know em.

My latest catch, fishing last night @ol'crickety I hit a clear water lake that is the kowest I've seen ever, has these unusual algae blooms i think I've only seen once if ever before, and was dead calm last night. I didn't see any action at all, and I found 3 good bass with my headlamp... and when I brought my lure by them they spooked so fast they stirred up the bottom and disappeared from the cloud like a cartoon. Any thoughts on how the water's been in Maine lately?

Why is it never Lefty? Right retrieve reels go against the 85%-90% of the market, if they followed reason instead of tradition

Were those caught there? Since you said it first, and it's probably dead now, I'll say this - I saw a bass caught there so big I first thought somebody put a striper in there. I live on the north shore now, but I've pulled up and then pulled away with the algae there. It's a health hazard for sure. Wish I was in the south shore still just for the fishing alone, wish I knew what I had when I was there

Looks like a spinnerbait and buzzbait will be the weapons of choice,maybe a tube but do t have any dark tubes

No electronics, clear water, we're post spawn - what do I do?

@bulldog1935 Respect! Thanks for the explanation What is kamikaze copolymer?

If you don't have a pedal drive it's not essentially impossible, it's just plain impossible. I literally bought a pedal drive yak just to be able to fight fish with less being pulled around - I'm currently training myself to include my feet during /immediately after a hook set like @king fisher It doea take some getting used to, let myself get pulled into a tree recently forgetting to pedal backwards first, then grab the net. By the time I had the net it was too late, wrapped a 5/6#r around a submerged branch and wrestled it for a while until it the line snapped. Fish that size are a really big deal around here, it hurt How did stretched line lock up the reel? Like stretched during the fight while reeling under tension, and then it created an extra tight wrap around the spool? Did the line lock in itself or did the spool lose its ability to spin?

Any particular brand or style I be should looking for?

I responded specifically to a few people, but then it got deleted. Didn't save, so here's the gist Drag set to not slip, awkward standing and hook setting over the short side of yak along the width. I hear you to a degree, depends on the kayak, a beefier one sure. But my man, you just described how the kayak played such an impactful role you had to change your set up multiple times, and I've definitely tugged the kayak in the direction of the hook set on the hook set. What braid are you using for your spinnerbaits? What strengths for what techniques?

Idk about same rate, but you can use any single hook you like, ewg/offset/straight, and use or not use a soft plastic