19 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

I think maybe we should be listening to Katie vs. the other way around! 

 

Ha! To be frank, I have had to Google countless lures and jargon mentioned on Bass Resource. And I still do. I was raised casting Lazy Ike Chugs for farm pond bass. That was more than a half century ago. A few new lures have come to market since then.

46 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

Ha! To be frank, I have had to Google countless lures and jargon mentioned on Bass Resource. And I still do. I was raised casting Lazy Ike Chugs for farm pond bass. That was more than a half century ago. A few new lures have come to market since then.

I probably catch 75% of the largemouth each season on about 5 different lures/presentations. Part of this equation is that I often fish the same 5-7 lakes during the same portions of the season, so I’ve developed a seasonal pattern.

1 hour ago, gim said:

I probably catch 75% of the largemouth each season on about 5 different lures/presentations. Part of this equation is that I often fish the same 5-7 lakes during the same portions of the season, so I’ve developed a seasonal pattern.

 

Yeah, I've refined the lures I use, but then I watched @Glenn's video about the five mistakes anglers make and one of them is not experimenting with new lures. So, when I launched yesterday morning, I finally tied on a Strike King Rage Bug and the bass sure loved it, so it's cracked my rotation. I also used a Cut R Worm for the first time and they loved that too. 

I still havent used a Rage bug. I'm trying to go through the heap of plasticsI have accumulated through the decades. I'll never use them all.

10 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

I'm already there. I like the way they cast. They're not a 7" or 9" floppy worm that decreases my casting accuracy. They're heavy and compact enough to let me hit the spots. Being compact, the bass seem to engulf them quicker too. Thanks for the tips!

that’s one thing about the rage bugs I love also. When one hits them, just swing. They very rarely nibble at them or just grab the claws. They suck in the whole thing at once. Because of that, I’ve never deep hooked a bass with one. They hit, I tighten and swing. Most are hooked in the roof of the mouth. 

 

10 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

I have observed more than once how discovering what OUR FISH want is the key to success. And it changes. Somedays MY FISH are indifferent to green pumpkin. Other days they gobble it. FWIW, MY FISH also don't like metal flake, but they love chartreuse tips. 

chartreuse tips play for me also. My fish are bluegill eaters and that chartreuse tip just does it for them. 

Honestly - I like anything where Katy is catching bass with it.  🙂🙂🙂🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

 

Because I like when Katy's catching bass!

 

It's like everything is right with the bass world when that's happening.

38 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

 

Because I like when Katy's catching bass!

 

It's like everything is right with the bass world when that's happening.

 

Ahhh, thanks, Pat! Is @IcatchDinks fishing with you again this year? I'd love to see you guide him to a 4/5/6/7/or 8-pounder.

 

I keep watching the wind to find another time to fish. The forecast is for 12 m.p.h. tomorrow morning at five. Crazy, huh, for so early in the morning? Sometimes the coastal wind won't quit.