Fished today with a black & blue jig. I had only one fat albert left but I managed two 3 pound plus bass and four 2-3 pounders and four 1-2 pounders with nothing smaller than that. When that trailer was replaced with the same color Yamamoto twintail I immediately started  picking up smaller bass and many of them, with only a few of the 2-3 pounders the rest of the day. I was fishing a smaller pond so I was basically fishing the same areas  every 60 to 90 minutes. Do you think that trailer made that much difference or was it just a coincidence?

Hit it again tomorrow with the twintail and let us know. 

I don't know. I know that didn't help any, but I can't come up with a logical reason why. The only thing I know of that it could be, would be that the Zoom Fat Albert wasn't as soft and therefore didn't have as much action. Maybe the more subtle action of the Fat Albert didn't draw the attention of the more aggressive smaller bass as much as the more finicky larger bass. Either that or you just caught most of the big fish. I probably over thought that A LOT though.

Chances are that in a pond that size that you probably hooked  the larger bass on the first pass and with them being sore mouthed the smaller fish were able to get a shot at a larger bait. When you get that many fish on a jig and change trailers and still catch them it is probably safe to say that the fish were feeding pretty good and those type of days you do well no matter what color or type of bait you use as long is it is moving.

The Zoom is a much bulkier bait than the Yamamoto. I'd guess that additional size had something to do with it. 

The Zoom is a much bulkier bait than the Yamamoto. I'd guess that additional size had something to do with it. 

We must be talking about different baits. The 5'' D/T Grub from Yamamoto and the Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tails appear to me to be almost the exact size, but the zoom is a little heavier  6.5g compared to 5.5g 

Smalljaws take mirrors what I often see pond hopping. If a bigger fish is caught its usually among the first to be caught. Rarely catch a bunch of dinks then see a size increase.

Then again, dont know the body of water but a 1lbr and a 2-3lb range fish eat most of the same things.

If you think about what you wrote, the bite was tapering off, the Yamamoto twin tail rejuvenated the bite. The question should; should have started with the GY twin tail!

Tom

If you think about what you wrote, the bite was tapering off, the Yamamoto twin tail rejuvenated the bite. The question should; should have started with the GY twin tail!

Tom

Sorry for the confusion, the bite was pretty consistant all afternoon. When the fat albert was replaced I started picking up smaller fish with the Yamamotos.  I had not caught any bass less than a pound up to that point, once the trailer was replaced  I started  catching smaller bass on a consistant basis and fewer larger bass were caught.

We must be talking about different baits. The 5'' D/T Grub from Yamamoto and the Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tails appear to me to be almost the exact size, but the zoom is a little heavier  6.5g compared to 5.5g 

The ones you have must be different than the ones I have then. The Yamamoto twin tail grubs I have are much thinner bodies and legs than the Zoom's.