I fished my BFS tonight for about 20 mins. One small fish on a Plopper60. Threw the hook on a jump. First time hooking up on suck light tackle. At one point during the 3 second fight, I thought “man, this guy is swimming just fast enough to offset my drag”. It’s like the fish was sitting still in the water. Thought “I’ll switch to the Karashi”. Tied it on and had some fun. No fish, but first time using it. 
 

What are your retrieves? The only one I know

of is a twitch to make it walk the dog sub-surface. Are there others that I’m missing?

You can fish it sort of like a jerkbait. I do a light jerk and pause and they usually hit on the pause. If fish are fired up, I fish it with a quick poping action. You can also sort of fish this like a glide bait with the walk the dog action you mentioned.  

 

My last trip out, I caught eight on it. I totally destroyed the rear hook. My favorite color has been HT Setsuki Chiayu but so far all of the colors I have tried catch fish. 

The first cast out this evening when I twitched it was like magic. 

It’s not a surface lure right?

 

Runs just below the surface?

 

If so, would it sink if you let it?

6 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

It’s not a surface lure right?

 

Runs just below the surface?

 

If so, would it sink if you let it?

It sinks but super slowly, and as soon as you start working it with any speed it wants to come right back up.

Knowing me I’m sure I’ll try one after I get a BFS setup but the reviews I’ve seen don’t seem the greatest.

 

Dink master and hooks that break. I can do that with a $3 lure. lol

16 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Dink master and hooks that break

I've had some halfway decent ones hit it fishing from the bank, had something bigger hit it at the lake last Friday but popped off after pulling drag for about a second.

So far the only set of hooks I've busted was because 2 bass hit it at the same time, each one got a hook and started pulling in opposite directions.

The hooks are definitely not great, I have a feeling but haven't confirmed yet they're bronze gammy round bends, but with light line/rod/drag they're mostly ok.

14 minutes ago, Peacedivision said:

I've had some halfway decent ones hit it fishing from the bank

 

 

IDK, I've learned the hard way about fishing expensive lures from the bank.

 

You hardly get them back. 

1 minute ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

IDK, I've learned the hard way about fishing expensive lures from the bank.

 

You hardly get them back. 

I've fed my fair share of jackhammers, lv500s, a few fully rigged a rigs and more to the deep hehe. No megabass baits yet thankfully.

13 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

IDK, I've learned the hard way about fishing expensive lures from the bank.

 

You hardly get them back. 

You don’t know how to swim?

2 minutes ago, Smirak said:

You don’t know how to swim?

 

Ha, jokes on you.

 

My wife has video of me swimming after a Vision 110 this spring in 50 degree water.

 

Broke off and was just floating there. I had to get her!

 

No regrets.

 

However a couple of weeks after I lost it in a log.

 

LOLOLOLOL

Respect bro, mad respect. I wouldn’t get out of my kayak in 60 degree water for a Gancraft 230 magnum jointed claw.  Mostly because I didn’t pay for it. Had I paid for it, I would still be there looking. It was a “fast sink” which in my opinion translates to “immediate” sink. 

4 minutes ago, Smirak said:

Respect bro, mad respect. I wouldn’t get out of my kayak in 60 degree water for a Gancraft 230 magnum jointed claw.  Mostly because I didn’t pay for it. Had I paid for it, I would still be there looking. It was a “fast sink” which in my opinion translates to “immediate” sink. 

 

Fishing from a jetty.

 

Wife was with me.

 

Apparently don't trust the knot you tied in the fall because I gave it a hard twitch and she came off.

 

Started taking my clothes off and my wife talked me out of it.

 

Started walking away and after a quick self pep talk I started undressing again.

 

Only took me a few minutes but it takes your breath away. 50 degree water hits you pretty good. 

2 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

Ha, jokes on you.

 

My wife has video of me swimming after a Vision 110 this spring in 50 degree water.

 

Broke off and was just floating there. I had to get her!

 

No regrets.

 

However a couple of weeks after I lost it in a log.

 

LOLOLOLOL

 

I was there when this happened. My fishing buddy and I saw it from a distance. 

 

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/man-critical-after-being-pulled-from-the-eagle-creek-reservoir

 

Guy jumped in to the water to retrieve a lure and the current pulled him.  He was in about 5-6 feet of water and got pulled in to a deep ledge and never resurfaced.

 

Don't kid yourself. Sometimes it ain't worth it. 

6 minutes ago, FishTank said:

 

I was there when this happened. My fishing buddy and I saw it from a distance. 

 

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/man-critical-after-being-pulled-from-the-eagle-creek-reservoir

 

Guy jumped in to the water to retrieve a lure and the current pulled him.  He was in about 5-6 feet of water and got pulled in to deep ledge and never resurfaced.

 

Don't kid yourself. Sometimes it ain't worth it. 

 

Oh I know.

 

I knew this area.

 

Shallow and zero current. I walked half the way until I had to swim.

 

I can't imagine myself doing it again.

 

I grew up fishing in rivers, although from the shore mostly. I never underestimate water with a current.

 

My uncle was a lifelong DNR agent here in Iowa and about drowned from a strainer kayaking a small river.

3 hours ago, FishTank said:

 

 

Don't kid yourself. Sometimes it ain't worth it. 

No joke.

 

I wear one of these a few places I fish from the bank.

 

 

On 7/23/2025 at 1:26 PM, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

Oh I know.

 

I knew this area.

 

Shallow and zero current. I walked half the way until I had to swim.

 

I can't imagine myself doing it again.

 

I grew up fishing in rivers, although from the shore mostly. I never underestimate water with a current.

 

My uncle was a lifelong DNR agent here in Iowa and about drowned from a strainer kayaking a small river.

 

 

Got ya.  

 

I was reading the news today and I never thought it would happen again in the same spot but.....

 

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/divers-search-for-reported-drowning-victim-in-eagle-creek-reservoir-pike-wayne-indianapolis/531-59e59875-94ef-4e08-9386-371e72b7c1c1