5 whopper ploppers on an A-Rig.

 

Allen

10 minutes ago, Munkin said:

5 whopper ploppers on an A-Rig.

 

Allen

That's one of the techniques I want to get good at this year... now for the rod to throw it on...

I have used a lot of different rigs but I have never used drop shot or wacky worm.  I know a lot of people that are successful with both.  For some reason I cant seam to pull myself out of my comfort zone for either one.  I also tend to fish large amounts of vegetation anywhere from banks to 20 feet of water (that is about as deep as it gets around here), and the wacky worm just seams like it would snag a lot of that.  For those that do use them, Am I crazy?  what would you suggest to be optimal conditions for these?

6 hours ago, scaleface said:

  Mostly finesse stuff because I fish stained to muddy water with casting gear almost exclusively . Drop shot , wacky rig , split shot rig and  a true Ned rig . I have fished similar things to the ned rig but was informed it doesnt count .

None of this ^ for me also. And I fish clear waters.

Some other techniques/ lures not used/done:

Any thing over 1.5 oz, a-rig, chatterbait, Deep cranks, and others I don’t care about.

 

In all honesty, there are a lot of techniques that I haven't tried or put a lot of time into. Dropshot is one that I want to/plan to/NEED to get experience with. I fish lots of rivers for smallies and I don't know of its the best place for the presentation with all the current.

3 hours ago, FishDewd said:

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- Flukes (this one I will try soon)

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe sooner than expected! I just found two bags of flukes I didn't even know I had!

 

When you find lures you didn't know you owned,

I've never used a large swimbait, or an A-rig.  Limited experience with shakey head because I always end up snagging and breaking off the bait.

Some new techniques that I just started using (that I actually want to use) are drop-shot, shakey head, jig n craw, finesse jigging - I also went hard on the lipless and crankbaits in general this year (starting this winter specifically) after not using it that much in the past.  I recently started using the chatterbait too - keep in mind with all of the above that I just got back into fishing more seriously this last summer.  

There are many more techniques that I haven't used than those I have.  Then there more subcategories within the main ones too which are beyond my experience. 

 

I have used topwaters, but not even close to every type or presentation, never walked a dog (on the water) nor buzzed a bait.  I've cranked, but not often, nor have I tried much variety.  I've used soft plastics, but never Carolina or dropshot.  I've never jerked a bait.  I haven't plopped a whopper, but I have popped a popper.  I've never used a spinnerbait, but I have used spinners.  Never used a swimbait, but it seems that most baits swim in one way or another.  

 

Some of those I will probably never try, others I might at some point.  I still have to get more comfortable with the few that I have tried and enjoy fishing with.  Some are just too expensive or too much hassle to bother with.  Easier to just tie on a popper or T-rig a worm and get after it.  I like simplicity.

Ned rig. Not sure I ever will either, nothing against it just something I'm not sure I'm gonna do. Those big expensive hard body swimbaits. Just not willing to spend that kinda money on a lure and buy equipment to throw it on. 

Never tried the mojo rig, and have very very limited experience with flukes, float n fly, and giant swimbaits... For those who have said drop shot on this thread I have one word, WOW.

I've never tried most of the vertical stuff like jigging spoons, flutter spoons, ice jigs, damiki rig etc. and spybaits I haven't tried, I think I've done most everything else. 

There are many that I have not tired and don't think I'm gonna try pretty soon.

deep crank

A-rig

flipping and punching

Whopper Plopper; don't own one

 

Alabama Rig; got one never rigged it up

 

Ned Rig; have an aversion to throwing open hooks in the cover round here.

Fishing with plastic baits and jigs.

All of you are missing out on the Ned rig! It slays fish where I'm from. It is probably the most boring bait to fish, though.

Ned Rig (although have the gear and will be using it some this year), Carolina rig, A-rig (not legal in MN unless only one of the swimbaits has a hook I believe), and big swimbaits.  I think I may buy a couple medium sized swimbaits and give them a try this year just to see what will hit it up here.

Ned rig

A rig 

real swim baits

 

 

On 3/5/2018 at 10:29 AM, Scarborough817 said:

i have never thrown a wacky rig, i have also never thrown a trick worm but im going to change that and fish a trick worm wacky rigged

Throw a trick worm on a mojo rig just Texas rig it and put a piece of split shot about 8 inches up the line from the hook. Very versatile you can drag it on the bottom, shake it, fish it like a drop shot, soak it, etc. I've even thrown it with the worm wacky rigged if there's not too much cover. 

On 3/5/2018 at 6:06 AM, scaleface said:

...I have fished similar things to the ned rig but was informed it doesnt count...

We are keeping a close eye on you, any more comments like that and your Ned Rig certification will never be processed...

The list of techniques I do use is shorter than the ones I don't.

But dropshot is the most glaring omission. 

Big swimbaits, A rig or most any lure than cost more than, say, $15. 

 

Spybait, mainly because I was raised that a lure with props on it should be floating on the surface.  I could drill a hole in my Devils Horse & give it a go.

 

I am pretty open to giving most every technique a decent shot, you never know what you don't know.  Trying out the Ned Rig following Bluebasser's and Team9nine's suggestions was eye opening after decades of fishing.

Chatterbait. They’be been around for a while, but there are other options that I am confident will work under the same conditions, so I’ve never tied one on.

I have never fished a jig. Don’t even know how to.

Ned rig 

big swim baits