Bazoo has a thread by the same name. I didnt want to hijack his thread but its a subject everybody can relate too. Whats your story.? What did you drag your feet on?

Why did I wait so long....

...to fish a bladed jig. I thought a spinnerbait would do the same thing and be more snagproof.Three years ago I gave one a try and I cant believe how my stubborness has cost me so many fish. Its one of the best lures I ever used.

I’m just now starting to learn the bladed jig myself.

Why did I wait so long? The reason why is that the place I fish probably have the angler fish related to jig.

So the test will be, if I can actually catch fish with it there. That will mean, presenting it perfectly. Doing it a little bit different. Selecting the correct trailer. I love a challenge.

I can hang one better than anybody on here. Got a lot of learning to go

12 hours ago, bowhunter63 said:

I can hang one better than anybody on here. Got a lot of learning to go

I've been using a beaver or Z-Man GOAT rigged horizontally as a trailer. It will usually slide right over snags and not turnover.

Why did I wait so long to learn about rod crafting?

If someone has a little crafting ability like wood working or model building, it’s very doable. When I went through the process of extending the handle length of a rod, I discovered the process is closer to an assembly process more than a building process. All the effort goes into the design process which can be aided by just replicating an existing rod. There is cost savings for quality to be had in addition to personal satisfaction of fishing with some you made yourself.

6 minutes ago, Happybeerbuzz said:

Why did I wait so long to learn about rod crafting?

I got into it for the same reason a lot of people try something like this....I couldn't find what I wanted any other way. Doesn't hurt that the components most companies use now are not the ones I want.

I can't say it really saves any money, probably the opposite in reality. Do it purely to build the rods I want.

It was a long time before I started punching the thick stuff out in the everglades. It really wasn’t because I didn’t know how to get them there but more a learning process on how to do it sitting in a Kayak. I simply refused to stand so I learned how to do it sitting.

I have gotten bites on it every place I've fished except for one, my favorite spot. They simply won't bite it there. I have no idea why. I didn't try this last Saturday, but my buddy did to no avail once more.

Why did I wait so long to fish worms???

It's not that I never fished them. I fished them as a kid and I've wacky wormed as an adult, but when it came to soft plastics, I preferred paddletails, lizards, and craws. However, now that I've started leaning on worms, I LOVE them because bass LOVE them!

P. S. - I need to try a bladed jig. There are just so many lures to try.

2 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

P. S. - I need to try a bladed jig. There are just so many lures to try.

Out of all the lures to try, that one shines the most imho

I could put one in front of a starving bass with zero other food options and it still wouldn't bite. I just don't get it. A spinnerbait is killer for me though.

Why did I wait so long to start using the trolling motor remote ? Because when I bought the boat three years ago (used, 93' LUND Tyee ll) the battery in the remote was dead, so I just didn't use it for 2 years ----- but now that I have started using it I cannot believe how much of a knucklehead I was ---- no more fishing out of the back of the boat, then having to go to the front of the boat to change course/speed, then go back to the back of the boat, repeat/repeat/repeat - now I can fish from anywhere on the boat AND control the trolling motor !!!

To start fishing more offshore in the summer. My historical strategy was targeting shallow water structure (largemouth) like weeds, pads, docks, and timber. About 5 years ago I made a commitment to specifically look for deep weed edges and fish those more during the summer time. I will say that its tougher to find the jack pot out there, but the reward is greater because fish often seem to school up more.

For those just now starting to fish a bladed jig...beware. The fish will eventually stop biting it, once they become used to seeing it. Beat it into a pulp while you can.

21 minutes ago, gim said:

For those just now starting to fish a bladed jig...beware. The fish will eventually stop biting it, once they become used to seeing it. Beat it into a pulp while you can.

Thanks for this. I'm still having fun with worms.

6 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

Thanks for this. I'm still having fun with worms.

I remember when you used to smash them on the whopper plopper too. Even your less-pressured pond bass will wise up at some point.

1 minute ago, gim said:

I remember when you used to smash them on the whopper plopper too. Even your less-pressured pond bass will wise up at some point.

I can still catch them with a Whopper Plopper. It's such a fun lure to use that I rarely use it so they'll keep hitting it.

I should have bought an electric fillet knife way earlier. When we just get a few fish I still use the fixed blade, but when there’s a cooler full Bubba starts screaming.

On 6/15/2026 at 10:30 PM, scaleface said:

I've been using a beaver or Z-Man GOAT rigged horizontally as a trailer. It will usually slide right over snags and not turnover.

That's clever. I need to try that. I've been using straight tailed flukes and just resigning myself to losing the jigs eventually

On 6/14/2026 at 7:14 AM, scaleface said:

Bazoo has a thread by the same name. I didnt want to hijack his thread but its a subject everybody can relate too. Whats your story.? What did you drag your feet on?

Why did I wait so long....

...to fish a bladed jig. I thought a spinnerbait would do the same thing and be more snagproof.Three years ago I gave one a try and I cant believe how my stubborness has cost me so many fish. Its one of the best lures I ever used.

6 years ago was in my local Cabela's and saw the weirdest looking jig I ever saw. Looked at it and it was called a bladed jig/bladed jig. Thought it looked pretty neat and the Cabela's version was like $5 so I bought one in black/blue metal flake, one in Chart/white, one in GRN/PUMP, one in blue gill all 3/8oz models.

Went in You Tube watched my favorite fishing influencers on how to fish a bladed jig and what trailers to use went back to Cabela's bought those trailers and went fishing next day. It was the first week of April we had an unusually warm spring and quite a few days of 50-55* weather water temps were in the low 50's. On the advice of my favorite fishing influencer I threw a blue/black metal flake with a avocado red fluke as the trailer.

I was absolutely astonished on how well I did absolutely smashed the bass. Next day caught my PB bass from that lake on the same black/blue metal flake with a red trailer.

Over the last six years my sons and I have absolutely murdered the bass using Chatterbaits.

11 hours ago, Rucksack said:

That's clever. I need to try that. I've been using straight tailed flukes and just resigning myself to losing the jigs eventually

Saw it on a Youtube video. Thats ths the only way I fish them now. If the bait has flappers , I snip them off.