I have never been much of a worm guy, just was never good for it. I have always harbored an affinity however, for soft plastic jerkbaits and crawfish imitating baits.  Recently, while fishing in a shallow farm pond I came upon an area with a plethora of shallow, cut, close to shore trees.  I considered running cranks through it but bass were holding to thick sideways branches half of which were sticking out of the water.  The bass in said pond do not have a distinct favor towards spinnerbaits. I figured I should fish a soft plastic jerkbait, but the water was so muddy.  Low and behold in my tackle box I stumbled upon the answer.  I took a blade off a beetle spin, attatched it to the hook of a Texas rigged, gulp smelt, a caught a ton in no time.  This is now hands down my favorite rig for shallow muddy, snag rich cover where only a jerkbait will do.

wow nothing but crickets on this ones huh?

Were you asking a question? Or just posting a new way you rigged a bait that worked and caught fish for you. Well...............as un-jerkish as I can say this, good job figuring  out how to get them to bite that day. Go  fish it some more and tell us how you do. It's always neat to read when someone thinks outside the box a little and has a good day on a new experiment.

Yes the way you rigged it does sound interesting and inovative. Did the blade spin or wobble more like a spoon?.

 

There are so many post on what's your favorite "fill in the blank"

Yes the way you rigged it does sound interesting and inovative. Did the blade spin or wobble more like a spoon?.

 

There are so many post on what's your favorite "fill in the blank"

it was a little Colorado blade off a beetle spin, so it spun, but for really muddy water I might use an indianna blade or big Colorado blade.

 

Were you asking a question? Or just posting a new way you rigged a bait that worked and caught fish for you. Well...............as un-jerkish as I can say this, good job figuring  out how to get them to bite that day. Go  fish it some more and tell us how you do. It's always neat to read when someone thinks outside the box a little and has a good day on a new experiment.

I was aking a question but I guess I got caught up in the excitement. So, officially, what are all your guys' favorite soft plastic and how do you rig 'em n fish 'em

I've never had to do that.

If I can't get a bite on a t-rigged worm, I go drink beers on the dock haha

A wacky rigged senko un weighted gets them all the time here, I use different color o-rings also. A red o-ring on a 5 inch green pumpkin won me a lunker tournament last year wieghing in almost 7lbs

favorite soft plastic: I like the havoc craw fatty. usually t-rigged but you can also swim it. If that doesnt work a 4"-5" sneko wacky either on a dropshot or weightless/flick-shake. hard to beat a zoom brush/baby brushog. too many to pick one, i guess the one that is the most productive would be my favorite. 

 

Mitch

I've never had to do that.

If I can't get a bite on a t-rigged worm, I go drink beers on the dock haha

beer and fishing aren't exactly mutually exclusive

 

favorite soft plastic: I like the havoc craw fatty. usually t-rigged but you can also swim it. If that doesnt work a 4"-5" sneko wacky either on a dropshot or weightless/flick-shake. hard to beat a zoom brush/baby brushog. too many to pick one, i guess the one that is the most productive would be my favorite. 

 

Mitch

I pickup up a pack of havoc fatty craws (watermelon w/ red flakes) I've been wondering if they were good.

has anyone seen these? i wore them out on them for the first time yesterday they are flat out amazing! better then a jig on football head? lol idk i got them from flipitbait.com