I went to BPS today for no reason in particular.  Our store has a huge glass-walled fish tank measuring about 12' high and 20' wide.  While I was there I watched a demonstration of some of the lures that BPS has to offer.  One of the (hookless) demos was of a Berkley plastic worm.  A LM bass weighing about two pounds latched onto it on the fall and, get this, it would not let go.  It kept the lure in its mouth for at least twenty seconds, despite the fact that quite a bit of line pressure was being applied.  I couldn't believe my eyes.

According to the guy doing the demo, Berkley baits have scent applied during the molding process so the scent permeates the lure.  Because of this, bass tend to chew on it rather than spit it out.

Despite the fact that I went to BPS for no particular reason, I left there $75.00 poorer - and I still don't own any Berkley baits.  Gary Yamamoto is a slightly richer man, though.

Mike

I saw a similar demo at the big tank in the big Springfield, MO store. My guess is those fish were born & raised in that big tank and conditioned to do whatever the handlers want them to. Those bass are hand fed and they don't wonder where their next meal is coming from. I think you were wise to buy the GYCBs.  BTW, you can't go into a BPS and spend less than $50, it's a federal law.  

Ronnie

Haha, I was in BPS in Baltimore too with my dad.  We left over $400 poorer but it was money well spent. The bait monkey got us good.

I am not allowed to go there. On our way home from picking up a boat we bought, we stopped for the grand opening of the one in Macon. Mom wasn't happy.  :'(

I went to BPS today for no reason in particular. Our store has a huge glass-walled fish tank measuring about 12' high and 20' wide. While I was there I watched a demonstration of some of the lures that BPS has to offer. One of the (hookless) demos was of a Berkley plastic worm. A LM bass weighing about two pounds latched onto it on the fall and, get this, it would not let go. It kept the lure in its mouth for at least twenty seconds, despite the fact that quite a bit of line pressure was being applied. I couldn't believe my eyes.

According to the guy doing the demo, Berkley baits have scent applied during the molding process so the scent permeates the lure. Because of this, bass tend to chew on it rather than spit it out.

Despite the fact that I went to BPS for no particular reason, I left there $75.00 poorer - and I still don't own any Berkley baits. Gary Yamamoto is a slightly richer man, though.

Mike

Maybe he was tossing "Gulps" I had alot of success last year with them...

Just got a 10 pack of jigs on ebay a few minutes ago. Don't need them though. Still, they were a good deal, so I thought it was worth it.

BTW, we need a better bait monkey smiley.

Here's my Powerbait story.  The bass do hold on:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1170035243/0

Most of the quality plastic baits are so salty or flavorized that the bass don't let go.

Try this.

The next time a bass picks up your senko deep in the cover, apply gentle pressure by reeling in very slowly.  Unless the bass are in one of those finicky moods it's often possible to turn him aound and get him clear of the cover before setting the hook.

I read about it in an artilce by Gary Y. himself.  I tried it and sure enough it works (sometimes)

great fun.

Avid,

Great advice.  When I reeled those bass to my boat, I was reeling slowly because I thought I snagged my hook and didn't want the line to break.   Now that I have rods with more sensitive tips, I tend to try to set the hook once I feel a nibble.