In a calm protected cove anchor the boat at the mouth of the cove, cast a no. 7 rapala silver or gold color close to shoreline cover and don’t move it, leave it for five to ten minutes, then spend that time fishing a drop or split shot on the points and deep cover areas, bad will explode that rapala 

Ok I’ll bite. What makes you think that’s gonna happen? I think I understand that you are implying that Rapala setting lifeless is gonna get crushed?

8 minutes ago, Spankey said:

Ok I’ll bite. What makes you think that’s gonna happen? I think I understand that you are implying that Rapala setting lifeless is gonna get crushed?

A lure just sitting there will attract...nothing.

 

Second problem - at least my state, as well as a few others, make it illegal to have more than one line in the water unless you're using tip-ups while ice-fishing. So letting the Rapala sit there and fishing a drop-shot or something else on another rod...the fine is more than I can afford - and yes, the water patrol comes around often enough to make this probable instead of just possible.

Not in Texas as far as I know, crappie anglers fish 8 or more rods at the same time called spider rig,

 

Back to bass, it really works I’ve caught lots of bass that way, once we had tied up our boats in a calm cove to eat lunch, I was fishing a 4 inch gold Redfin similar to a rapala and had left it tied on hanging over the boat about 10 inches from the water and as we were eating a nice size bass jumped out of the water and tried to get that bait.

 

ive seen videos where a pro was fishing top water pencil poppers like a devil horse and caught lots of bass just laying it out there for 5 to ten minutes!

 

I said it was a crazy method!

I think that reflective silver or gold in a calm cove makes them crazy and hit out of anger, idk but it does work best in fall and winter maybe it imitates a dying shad

 

 

Other strange methods that work 

 

every one fished crankbaits on riprap or frogs in pads or jig n pig in grass and heavy cover so I like to find something different, completely different action size etc. 

 

I fish pads and riprap bassackwards

i fish a small frog, really a weightless dbl tail grub on a 1/0 hook along riprap and a big fat floating crankbait in the pads, edges and lanes 

 

 

The more I think about this, the more sense it makes, cigar baits get hit while sitting still fairly often for me, but it has a prerequisite in that a fish has to be following/aware of it being there for it to work, that is a risk I don't often want to spend 10 minutes doing when I may only have 2-3 productive fishing hours available on a given day, that's nearly 10% of a 2 hour outing, and for me I'd rather seek out active fish, but I do think this could work in theory. 

14 hours ago, Sissyfishing said:

In a calm protected cove anchor the boat at the mouth of the cove, cast a no. 7 rapala silver or gold color close to shoreline cover and don’t move it, leave it for five to ten minutes, then spend that time fishing a drop or split shot on the points and deep cover areas, bad will explode that rapala 

Nice idea, but that wouldn’t be legal in my state, generally speaking... unless you buy the additional permit to fish with two rods simultaneously, and it is only valid on selected lakes. ☹️

My most productive retrieve with a floating Rapala in the river is to "do nothing" or dead stick it.  It might get a very light twitch once in a while as I mend the line in the current but that's about it.

 

On our Ozark lakes in Missouri, guys have been fishing Rogues, Rapalas, Bombers and other long minnow baits this way for decades. Mostly in Spring, cast and let it sit, then a slight twitch, and repeat.

What states are they with regressive restrictive laws? Control freeks

There's various reasons,  multiple baits out restrictions usually coincide with trout fisheries.  In some places, government environmental agencies place more value on the trout than the bass, like it or not.  The laws aren't up for discussion here, neither are politics of any sort.  Anything illegal will be removed.

Sorry don’t have these things in Texas and never heard these laws before

8 minutes ago, Sissyfishing said:

Sorry don’t have these things in Texas and never heard these laws before

Well, if you've been a Texas resident all your life and never fished outside the state...I don't wonder. More states than not restrict how many rods you can have in use at one time.

Really wow! And I thought it was a free country, go figure

 

What about spider rigging? I don’t fish crappie my self but know guys who do they have 6 or 8 rods going at once

It’s the same here too. One line out per angler. I’m honestly glad it’s that way because if not the bucket brigade would be having a field day...

Ya, it's more about conserving a resource than being 'free'. Freedom comes with responsibilities, and in this case since so many abused the privilege, they had to restrict things through legislation.

Do they police those lakes that much, in 55 yrs fishing I’ve only seen a game warden twice

texas is far more on the hunting side and not much on the fishing end

5 minutes ago, Sissyfishing said:

Do they police those lakes that much, in 55 yrs fishing I’ve only seen a game warden twice

texas is far more on the hunting side and not much on the fishing end

Not at all...usually see the wardens around during walleye opener but after that they’re gone. If someone really wanted to fish with 2 lines in the water they would get away with it easily.

Thanks

 

 

I always go with the law and rules and conservation myself

Just now, Finessegenics said:

Not at all...usually see the wardens around during walleye opener but after that they’re gone. If someone really wanted to fish with 2 lines in the water they would get away with it easily.

I'm usually only out for 4 hours - but in that time I see at least a couple water patrols pass by...and it's a fair size lake (14,000+ acres). So you probably couldn't get away with it here.

Another topic that'll end up locked from the troll that has multiple topics locked.....

21 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

unless you're using tip-ups while ice-fishing

Not totally accurate.  You can use two lines for any style of ice fishing, not just tip ups.  If you're bobber fishing or jigging or sitting in a wheel house with rattle reels, two is acceptable as well.

 

One line for open water fishing, two for ice fishing.

Just now, gimruis said:

Not totally accurate.  You can use two lines for any style of ice fishing, not just tip ups.  If you're bobber fishing or jigging or sitting in a wheel house with rattle reels, two is acceptable as well.

 

One line for open water fishing, two for ice fishing.

I don't ice fish - so I'm not totally up on it. I stand (or sit right now) corrected.

Just now, MN Fisher said:

I don't ice fish - so I'm not totally up on it

Neither do I, but I still know what's allowed and not allowed.  Haha

I know the local DEC econ officers by first name.  The tip line is in my favorites on my phone.  Poaching is a big issue here.