brian_82

Yes you can get a split ring tool. Most hooks have a coating to prevent rust, or are made of a rust free material.

I wish I would have taken a better picture of it, however, look behind this fishes gill plate. The little piece of pink is acutally a gill, it was ripped off at one end and had healed fine.

WOW, that is actually a really cool idea.

You could try changing the hook to a better/sharper one. Its kinda hard sometimes with jumping bass.

1, anything your heart desires. usually a fluke or finesse bait. 2, usually florocarbon, but again whatever you are comfortable with. 3, I use a medium weight spinning rod. One trick i do is to use a split shot instead of tying a weight to the bottom. That way if the weight gets stuck I can put some pressure on the line and slip the weight off.

so what is the difference between the pound test and average break poundage? shouldnt those be the same number? I purchased 10lb and was a little disappointed to notice the line is a little thick IMO. I like the line, just wish I had gotten a smaller test/diameter.

The line you have on your BC will play a big role in what you are able to cast. Remember that the lure has to spin the spool in order to pull off line, vs a spinning reel only having to pull the line. If your using a smaller lure you may need to go to a smaller diameter line.

I would definately be using a crank.

I have one of the BPS extremes and love it, the low profile is nice for me. I bought a daiwa procaster as a back up to keep in my tackle bag. I tried it a few times to break it in, while its nice I dont like it nearly as much as my BPS.

I like using my craws on a jig head. I try to elevate the body of the craw so its almost standing up.

Ok, heres a question. Do they sink like a senko or a fluke?

You can try a bigger hook, but also try not to keep the tip of the hook in the middle of the bait. I dont know if you are or not. You mentioned the lake is a little weedy, you may want to try completely exposing the hook but needle the tip just barely back into the worm.

I think it will be hard to walk side to side with that eyelet being offset on the front, it will probably only dart to one direction.

yup, just feeding. Ive seen fish with bits of everything still in their mouths.

You probably only had him hooked with the tip and keeping the pressure was enough to get him in. But the barb wasnt sunk in so when you backed off the pressure of dragging it in the hook just came out.

You will need molds, salt, dye, glitter, and the plastic... polymer i think, OH and patience to learn. i dont know the name to suppliers but search around and you will find them.

With the bright sky the fish will probably be holding tight to structure, under piers, logs, lilly pads etc. they may not be actively feeding so a reaction bait or a easy offering may be the ticket.

Muusstt... resist..... (giving in to bait monkey) those look kool. i love using a spinnerbait but some of the ponds, they tend to get grass hitchikers. that looks like the prefect solution.

Have you tried looking on ebay, maybe you can see what some of them end at??

Sweet!!! what is on the handle for that real, and those hooks.... the extra long offset... GREAT now the bait monkeys calling, are they carried by stores?

difficult to do but i did it.

foil around an ewg hook, for a minnow bait .

I wasnt trying to say it was wrong, just comical to me. My thing is why use a hook that is more expensive than a octopus when its prone to being hung up.

Even as clear as the lake is, It would probably surprise you that there are fish there. They're natural defense is camoflauge.

^ thats a good start. With the shore line you have the ledges and drops are going to be your structure. Dont be afraid to throw a tub or jig at that wall of a shore line and bounce it down. Try to figure out how far down the fish are suspended. Or you can throw a ratLtrap parallel, count it down and rip it along the ledges.