I am new to Bass Fishing Forum and wanted to try and contribute something before I take something. I have fished for bass for over 40 years and just recently purchased an adequate sonar/gps unit. Since owning it I was undecided whether it was worth the $ but my last outing proved it was. In combination with finding fish stacked up I made my latest attempt at fishing with 7/8 oz. slabs and could not believe the results. I've read several articles on slab fishing and tried it repeatedly over the past 60 days with little success. I now realize I was fishing structure and not fish. The presentation of the slabs when I found them was amazing. I returned 43 in just under 90 minutes and they were all from the same spot, which was in 18' of water at 55 degrees. I dropped the lure and let it lay on the bottom for 2-3 seconds, slowly raised it to where I imagined the hooks were all that was on the bottom, then would twitch it up about 6" and the strikes were quick but subtle. It's a terrific way to fish. I use braided 20# test on a MH Falcon. The combination of these two proved to have the needed sensitivity to detect strikes.

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Slab bait??  

Is that a spoon? I've never heard the term.

Slab bait??

Is that a spoon? I've never heard the term.

Only thing it got me thinking is Crappies??

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Thank you. I got to thinking about what I wrote and probably should have mentioned that nearly all these fish were hybrids, which we refer to as the cross between a striper and white bass. My understanding is they are a sterile fish that can not reproduce itself.

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A slab bait is referred to here as a simple lead mold that is similar to a spoon but does not have the action of a spoon. For purely vertical fishing I would be surprised if a spoon would not tangle in the line when it flutters down. A slab bait is so dense that it rarely gets caught up in the line. Thanks.

Slab bait??

Is that a spoon? I've never heard the term.

Thank you. What a great site.

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Thank you. Great site. Seems like a great opportunity to exchange information. Do we have a link to subjects dealing in fishery conservation, i.e. catch and release, proper release techniques, perhaps successful efforts to improve bass habitat? Thanks.

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Yes sir. It was terrific. It was worth the patience and diligence.

How Y'all Are? Don't you love it when a plan comes together?

Thank you. Great site. Seems like a great opportunity to exchange information. Do we have a link to subjects dealing in fishery conservation, i.e. catch and release, proper release techniques, perhaps successful efforts to improve bass habitat? Thanks.

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Here you go:  http://bassresource.com/fish_biology/about.html#fish

Take a look at "Fishing Articles" on the top of the page. BassResource.com has built an extensive library.

Guess I'm still not understanding what a slab bait is or looks like  

Very simple lead painted with single treble hook. Neither concave or convex. Unlike a spoon, there is less flutter when on the drop. They allow you to pinpoint locations. They are amazingly simple yet effective and cheap, less than $2.00/each.

Here is Bomber's version:

http://www.lurenet.com/catalog.aspx?CatId=B8500SlabSpoon