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1. 8-inch Zoom Lizard - green pumpkin/chartreuse 2. Brush hog - baby & mid size - green pumpkin magic 3. Tube bait - Strike King Watermelon Candy Green Pumpkin 4. Culprit 7.5 inch original worm - red shad 5. Senko - dark color black/blue

Tridelphia on Sunday, 6am - 12 noon trying to beat the heat. Was actually comfortable with light cloud cover till around 10:30/11:00. Surprised by all the surface fish activity but no takers on my top water selections. Started the day with an unexpected catch, 13inch crappie on a deep diver. Caught a couple 15-16 bass on some jigs and missed a few as well. The highlight of the trip was a 18 inch bass on a zoom lizard, my new PB on this lake.

My son and I hit Piney Run from 8:30 -1:30 and boated 12 fish, most in the 10-14 range with an 18" as the top bass. Great day to be on the water.

Always have a 8" zoom lizard rigged on MH baitcaster with 12lb invisx every trip spring, summer and fall...........Green pumpkin or black with tail dipped in chartreuse. Seems to catch better quality bass whereas my brush hog set up catches quantity.

My normal boat fishing set up is - 8 rods: 6 baitcasters (5 MH-mod fast to XF and 1 H-F) and 2 spinning set ups MLXF and MXF. But the majority of the time I am T-rigging with a 7'MH-F BC and when it is slow I fish a 6'-10"MLXF spinning setup for wacky worms (avoid the skunk) and I always bring those two when bank fishing. So 2 would work for me.

double pitzen, Invisx on baitcasters and tatsu on spinning gear

I had a decent day on Wednesday at Piney Run, fished 7:30 - 12:00, boated 6 fish, 18 incher, 2 16 inchers, 15 incher, 13 incher and a 10 incher. The majority caught off points on a t-rigged 8" zoom lizard.

Wacky rod - 6'10" LTB ML Fast spinning rod, T-rigged senko I use a 6'-8"Bass-X M Xfast baitcaster and for all other T-rigs various MH Fast baitcasters 7'.

For spinning reels - Tatsu, Baitcasters Invizx

Spinning reels on ML and M rods - 6lb and 8b Tatsu for wacky and dropshots Baitcasters on M and MH fast action rods - T-rigged plastics 12lb and 15lb Invisx Baitcaster on MH MF for crankbaits, spinnerbaits and topwater 14lb Suffix advanced mono Baitcaster on H F frog rod 50lb Suffix 832 braid No leaders on any just straight line

I always have a 8" Zoom lizard rigged on the boat usually green pumpkin with a bit of chartreuse marker/dye on the tail and usually this rig produces the larger bass, but not always. My zoom baby brush hog is a close second.

Zoom baby brush hog Zoom 8" Lizard Strike King 3.5" coffee tubes Culprit 7.5" original worm - red shad Yamamoto 5" wacky worm

I use a 6' 10" MLXF St. Croix LTB spinning rod with a Shimano Stradic 1000HG loaded with 6lb tatsu for my dedicated wacky set up.

I generally have 8 rods on the boat but these I use 90% of the time: Baitcaster St. Croix AvidX M Fast 7'-0" Diawa Tatula SV 103HF7.3.1 Invisx louro 12 Trig -BabyBrushhog Baitcaster St. Croix LTB MH Fast 7'-1" Diawa Tatula 150 7.3.1 Invisx louro 12 Trig - Lizard Baitcaster Falcon MH Fast 7'-0" Diawa Tatula 200 7.3.1 Invisx louro 15 Tube/Jig

On the boat 8 - 5 BC and 3 Spinning pre rigged for the days lake. Bank fishing 3 - 2BC and 1 Spinning

I have always used the ramp off of Triadelphia lake Rd (off 97 in sunshine) and it is really never busy, usually more kayakers then boaters. The ramp does suck (weird angle and to shallow) with low water level, but I think this is why not many people use it. I also love that end of the lake with all the brush/trees growing up in the middle plenty of cover to fish.

Fished Triadelphia Sunday and Monday 7 to 12:30. Sunday was the better day with overcast conditions and 9 fish boated with the largest a 18.5 inch LM. Monday the sun was brutal and the bites were few and far between, only 4 total fish landed.

Suffix 832

I only use trailer hooks on spinnerbaits when I am up north pike fishing, not so much for bass fishing.

Tube 3 " senko wacky worm Zoom Lizard

Yeap, ML is my preferred as well. Just not the Victory line. I have the Mojo and LTB in 6'10" MLXF and they are great, they just changed the formula on the Victory line so I would go up to Med.

I have the 6'-10" MLXF and definitely too wimpy for small mouth, maybe the the longer one is better but I would go with the Med power if you stay with the Victory line.

Thanks GaryH, that is good news

This little park pond was known to have some large bass (no personal experience, my biggest was around 3lbs) but people would talk and occasionally produce a picture. Anyway, this last year they were working on the park and drained the pond and I believe they dug it out some. Have not heard how of or if they cared for the fish or will the pond be starting from scratch. This is very close to my house and working from home will give me opportunities for some mid-day spring fishing, just wondered if any fish are left. Thanks for any input.

St Croix Mojo 7'-4" HF Daiwa Lexa 300 7.1.1 Suffix 832 50lb