I would be willing to bet that I have baits that catch me fish that nobody on this site has Raul. There absolutely are baits so under appreciated or rare that the should receive the status of secret bait.

I'm with the other posters in the fact that I will not flat out lie about what I am catching them on....unless it is a swimbait. If I am at the lake and anybody asks me if I am catching anything, I always say no.

The absolute funniest example of this was this year fishing with JUST, had a trout fisherman troll by the offshore ridge I was fishing and he saw my bait. Him:"You ever catch anything on those?" Me:"Never". At that precise moment I set the hook on a 10lb10oz fish that he watched all the way to the scale... he didnt say anything

I can gaurantee you I have secret baits, but this is the exception. I am very secretive on my waters. I dont mind helping all the members here but if you come by me while I am fishing I will quickly put my rod down and pick up a dropshot rod. I dont even fish tournaments either. I always store my rods in the locker before I launch and I put them back in before I come in. My standard answer when somebody asks how the bite is, "its tough" or "its slow" and if anybody asks if I caught anything I usualy say "a couple little ones" Now of course this is when I am targeting big fish. If I realy am dropshotting I will gladdly help people out that ask.

Secret baits? I'll gladly tell you what baits I'm throwing but it's up to you to figure the where, when, & how.

I think that if you're knowledge can help someone land bigger fish and get them hooked into bass fishing if they aren't already... spread the word and your knowledge! With this i always mention bass fishing courtesies.

I would agree, until money is on the line. Some people here, Tin included, are serious tourney fishermen. You're not going to want to give away what makes you money.

X2 yeah the magician means more than the wand yada yada yada- when you're fishing against top notch anglers the playing field is not as unlevel as say a beginner against a novice, that being said with money on the line it is different it just is- I know for a fact a guy can find out what works from someone else and use it to their advantage-

I would be willing to bet that I have baits that catch me fish that nobody on this site has Raul. There absolutely are baits so under appreciated or rare that the should receive the status of secret bait.

I'm with the other posters in the fact that I will not flat out lie about what I am catching them on....unless it is a swimbait. If I am at the lake and anybody asks me if I am catching anything, I always say no.

The absolute funniest example of this was this year fishing with JUST, had a trout fisherman troll by the offshore ridge I was fishing and he saw my bait. Him:"You ever catch anything on those?" Me:"Never". At that precise moment I set the hook on a 10lb10oz fish that he watched all the way to the scale... he didnt say anything

X2 once again- I have hand tied jigs and hand pours made specially for smallmouth up here in the northwest- I guarantee you, you do not have anything like them- once again I'd say sectret bait status

Wwhen I set up all of my gear for tournaments I do something really ghetto. I use Aluminum foil to wrap my lures  ;D You should see the looks I get!

My rods are in the locker until blast off. I have shared more here than to anyone local. I am secretive but will talk If asked in generals.