Hooked another Freight Train!!! She fooled me from the get-go running straight at me on the hook set, and when she turned things got interesting, LOL. Glad I was using braid... She ate a Rage Smokin' Rooster in Falcon Craw color rigged on a 5/0 Moaner Stick'r hook and 1oz tungsten. I was pitchin to 14 ft bushes on a break line.

Cold fronts and wind have been a standard here in Texas for the last couple of weeks so the bite changes often... keeps me guessing a little, this time of year

Big O

www.ragetail.com

Great pic, too!

:D

Nice!!!

Looks like you guessed right. Another beautiful fish O. Congrats!

Another big fat pig! WTG

Another hawg! Same shorts though.

Very nice Big O.

Another hawg! Same shorts though.

My thoughts exactly!

Too bad the Big O isn't part of our family tree because I'll bet he'd look good with a viking helmet added to that outfit!

Outstanding.

Way to Go Rooster ~

OK, I am running out of things to say here . . . .

Another Tremendous Bass !

A-Jay

what made you go with the 1 once weight?

My bet, depth and wind. That's the 1st thing I do, unless I'm going for a quick reflex bite, which seems unlikely in those conditions.

Incredible fish!!!!

what made you go with the 1 once weight?

J Francho is right... A vertical presentation when pitching or flipping is more desirable and line bow from wind causes excessive line drag over waves, limbs etc. Plus when covering deeper water with the same presentation style, the heavier weight allows faster coverage to locate fish.

Since vertical fall and fall rate are both key ingredients to dialing in the bite, these are things to consider:

Larger profile or higher action baits have more drag or slower fall rates than others.

Line size and type (braid or mono/fluoro) have different fall rates.

Wind bowing the line causes slower fall rates especially in brush and grass.

There's more line drag in deeper water and it requires more time to cover, especially if the bite isn't suspended but on the bottom.

The amount of weight we use can help counteract these conditions...

Hope that helps

Big O

www.ragetail.com