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i just reel them slowly over weed beds and some times pump them a little.

Welcome and good luck fishing!!

Nah dont waste nice boxes like those on christmas trees. That would be a lazy way out. Plus christmas trees are not great bass structure and simply will not hold big bass because they cannot fit in it. Search along the bank or in forests along your lake. Look for willow branches or go somewhere else and get branches of fruit trees. They rot slowly and will be their a while.

Owner stinger but the st-41 2x's Yeah owners are awesome i prefer the st-41s too.

I'm not buying it. Just gonna stick to the same three colors not gonna complicate things in the way of colors.

largemouth and smallmouth for me

looks interesting, but i think i'll stick with conventional weights

Imagine would be great for shakin on a drop shot rig too. might have to pick some up.

AGREE AGREE AGREE! Kalins are the absolute best when it comes to grubs. Hands down

It depends. If there is an inflowing stream or a spring anywhere there is going to be a lot of fish there. Also, it depend on where you live. If you live far enough north then the bass may never go deep in the summer.

im in

you said EXACTLY what i was thinking. Its the only fair way to do it. If we do it like that them im in. Also, is private waters in?

The big lake and the Chicago river are ok for bass but there are better choices out there. The mazonia chain of lakes are great as well as fox chain of lakes. If you want to drive a little less try all the lakes and ponds in the cook and will county forest preserve.

nice perch! 8-)

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o yeah and i always fish my swimbaits on heavy fluoro

Yeah I would choose a soft plastic swimbait that is not rigged with a hook, like the bass magic or basstrix if you want to spend a little more money. That way, you can get a weighted hook and vary the weight to fit your liking

soft plastics like craws tubes and flukes work well as well as crankbaits and topwaters, in fact pretty much any thing will work if used during the appropriate time of year and presented properly

welcome!

hate to say it but the dolphins havent necessarily hit rock bottom yet. They were 1-15 not 0-16

agree

I also have kind of a prototype lure, two of them actually. They are nothing huge, more of an improvement on another lure, and I still have a lot of refining to do. If I give my idea to a smaller company like Karu and they like it, what will I get?

Another vote for palomer. Of course another option is if you want to change lures in a hurry, like a different one every few casts, use a small snap swivel. they dont hurt the action of certain lures, like crankbaits.

Yeah probably around 30 yards but it depends on factors like wind, and if their is any accuracy needed.

Rolands wife lived in a town called Momence that is about 30 minutes from my house. I have met her a couple of times when I go to a meeting or convention type thing that Roland hosts. He hosts a lot in my area since his wife lived in the area. I know she can be annoying but she is actually a very nice person in real life.