:DWell Im finally through with the busiset workin August of my life. Things are getting ez, new apartment, the girlfriends gone(thank you God)and work has slowed down. Now I took a good look at my log while I couldnt fish much this month And Found that 95% of my bass since iceout came on Rapalas and Plastic worms So next year thats all im packing because I dont fish tourneys so If and what I catch Im grateful for and since these two have been so succesful year after year what the hay? All Im doin is  making my fishin as simple as the rest of my life and man im lovin it ;D

God bless, AMEN, and Praise the Lord!!

Free man on the loose, fish beware.

way to go.  thats what i am doin.  for tournaments next year i am simplifyin to spinnerbaits, senkos, and crankbaits.  i am going to work all winter to perfect these.

I am jealous. ;D Have fun.

Young man,.....you need to learn that jig.  You'd be deadly.  Sept.,...you'll see.  I'm gonna force you to throw it.

i fished them for 3 days.  each day a 9 hour trip.  threw it every cast of each day.  i ended up with one.  but that one was a 5lb. or so but in ga, crawfish is not a strong forage.  its all shad baby

Have you tried the white jig, its also deadly!

i swim them

Welsome back Muddy Man!  When you say the girlfriend is gone, does that mean forever, or just for awhile?  My wife got a kick out of your, "Thank you, God" ;D

No Abel its for good I was out killin myself and workin overtime and she took that as a clue to go out if you get my meanin if you catch my drift

No Abel its for good I was out killin myself and workin overtime and she took that as a clue to go out if you get my meanin if you catch my drift

Coool..............  Best of luck!  Stay close to this site, Muddy Man, I always get a kick out of your posts! ;D

Welcome back from the dead brother your a free man again. ;D

Chow

The Pa Angler

tell you the truth its gonna be a long time and a long way back from this one brother Hey PA where you from I live in hazleton and fish Mauch Chunk pretty hard

i fished them for 3 days. each day a 9 hour trip. threw it every cast of each day. i ended up with one. but that one was a 5lb. or so but in ga, crawfish is not a strong forage. its all shad baby

sounds like someone is getting a little spoiled!   :  lol  

simple is as simple does.......  

You could have tried useing some of the super glue you had left over from your fish finder on her that would have kept her home.    Just kidding & welcome back.

Senko77........yes, crawfish are a very strong forage in Georgia.  Up here in the mountainous region of the state, crawfish are probably the 3rd strongest forage, behind shad and bluegill.

Also, they are the preferred forage of choice for bass.  If they can get to a crawdad, they will take it over a bluegill.

I think that is one reason why I rely on jigs 50% of the time.  I know for a fact that on any body of water that I fish, that I will get quality bass on them, and that, more than likely, I can get a decent limit of bass on a jig.

So, don't be fooled into thinking that crawfish aren't a strong forage bass in our state, because, I know they are.  I have caught enough of them for eating purposes, and for fishing purposes.

The best way to know if you will have crawfish in your body of water is if there are ANY rivers or streams coming into the body of water.  If those rivers or streams have semi-clear water and rocks..........there will be crawfish there.   ;D

the_muddy_man,

That plan is too simple. Some days a slightly different profile or action is very effective when it seems the soft plastic you are using just isn't the ticket. Everything I'm suggesting can be carried in a little Plano box, including your Rapalas.

Some days the Senko won't work but a Fat Ika, Kreature, Gitzit, Kut-Tail or Roboworm will. I carry them all plus hooks, weights and beads in a small little box that fits nicely in the back pouch of a fishing vest. Now, I understand simple, but you still need a couple of options.

Haha, great first post man.

Now that she's out of the picture that 10 pounder is bound to end up in your boat soon.

but in ga, crawfish is not a strong forage. its all shad baby

Bass can be odd creatures.  One of my best jig days was fishing green pumpkin jigs around stumps when the bass were gorging on shad.  Yeah, I caught some on other baits, but the big fish were eating the jig and the smaller ones were eating the shad.  I think the bigger fish were being lazy and wating for an easy meal to float down to them from the carnage above.

Brad

So next year thats all im packing

If I thinned my tackle down too much, I'd have no excuse to keep the 17'6" Triton tackle box in the garage.

Besides, when I keep the baitmonkey occupied, he leaves you other guys alone.

Brad