Bass fishing confessions 2024
galyonj reply :
What are your deep, dark fishing secrets? I'll start.
Y'all know the Senko? The stick bait that's caught gobs and gobs of fish?
I have never, ever caught a fish on one. I read the FAQ, watched hours of video about it, all that.
Never even got a sniff, as far as I'm aware. Not weighted. Not unweighted. Not wacky. Not Neko.
Not ever.
MN Fisher reply :
T-Rigs are my bane
I use them regularly - various weights, various worms/lizards/whatever, various places.
Not once have I caught a fish on one.
galyonj reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 7:33 AM, MN Fisher said:T-Rigs are my bane
I use them regularly - various weights, various worms/lizards/whatever, various places.
Not once have I caught a fish on one.
The first fish I caught when I got back into fishing was a freshwater drum on a t-rigged Ol' Monster in the tailwater of a dam I grew up fishing at.
So ribbontails I like. Sticks, not so much. 
LCG reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 7:36 AM, galyonj said:ribbontails I like. Sticks, not so much
Funny, it's the exact opposite for me. Catch them quite often on a senko, never on a ribbon tailed worm.
galyonj reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:06 AM, LCG said:Funny, it's the exact opposite for me. Catch them quite often on a senko, never on a ribbon tailed worm.
Fishing's so weird, dude.
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:27 AM, galyonj said:Fishing's so weird, dude.
(I know I'm gonna open a can of worms with this one)
Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?
NorthernBasser reply :
I'm in my 40's. I've been fishing for years. I've caught thousands of bass in my lifetime on ALL kinds of techniques.
I have never, ever fished a drop shot. Not even once. 
813basstard reply :
We’ve covered this but let’s go...
Caught a fish on everything but a drop shot. Hell, I sit down to tie the knot watching instructions and lose interest as the first commercial is on..Next thing I know, 9 beers are gone, sportscenter is on and there is muffled BS coming from upstairs..eh. Batteries are charged, meet at the ramp at 5:45
Mobasser reply :
I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.
galyonj reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:33 AM, MN Fisher said:Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?
I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.
When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I don't like fishing lipped crankbaits. ????♂️
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:09 AM, galyonj said:I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.
When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.
I look at it more like hunting. You spend the money and take time to polish your skills in order to put something in the freezer and eventually on the table.
Frog Turds reply :
I confess that I dont throw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, wormies and I dont own a spinner reel...
A-Jay reply :
At this point, I'm pretty sure I could catch a bass on half a flip flop with a barbless treble before a stupid glide bait.
I just don't get it.
????
A-Jay
OkobojiEagle reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:33 AM, MN Fisher said:Exactly - where else can you find a sport where you spend thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of time to catch something that you...throw back?
Your neighborhood bar at closing time...
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scaleface reply :
I have never used a wacky rig .
NorthernBasser reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:46 AM, Frog Turds said:I confess that I dont throw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, wormies and I dont own a spinner reel...
Darren. reply :
I'm about 50 pounds over weight.............
Wait (or weight). Am I in the wrong forum????
Frog Turds reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 12:25 PM, NorthernBasser said:
Is that your shocked face that i dont? 
FryDog62 reply :
I experiment and have had success fishing lures of every color except Green Pumpkin...
GreenPig reply :
I'm hunting my state's record LM. I'll let ya'll know if I catch her.
Hammer 4 reply :
After much thought, I believe that I've caught bass on about every type of lure except a buzz bait, granted I didn't, and still don't fish them a lot.
Columbia Craw reply :
He he he. Good try.
Harold Scoggins reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:56 AM, Mobasser said:I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.
X2. I also haven't used a Ned Rig.
N Florida Mike reply :
I have never had a bite on a jig. I have only caught a few on wacky rigged senkos ( although I slay them on a T rig. ) I have stated that on several other threads.
A deep dark secret?? ???? ????????
I eat bass( no , not all of them)
I use live bait sometimes.
I fish bass beds( I do throw them all back )
Now That Ive offended half the people on the forum, I’ll quit.
The Bassman reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:41 AM, NorthernBasser said:I'm in my 40's. I've been fishing for years. I've caught thousands of bass in my lifetime on ALL kinds of techniques.
I have never, ever fished a drop shot. Not even once.
That makes two of us. I bank fish and the technique just doesn't fit me.
Frog Turds reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:55 AM, A-Jay said:At this point, I'm pretty sure I could catch a bass on half a flip flop with a barbless treble before a stupid glide bait.
I just don't get it.
????
A-Jay
that what it is with my matts hardgill...i've given it a fair amount of water time throughout the season, various presentations and nada largie yet...i'll throw it again in 2020 but if it turns out its just that bait that doesnt click for me, it'll end up being a purdy wallhanger...
A-Jay reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:40 PM, Frog Turds said:that what it is with my matts hardgill...i've given it a fair amount of water time throughout the season, various presentations and nada largie yet...i'll throw it again in 2020 but if it turns out its just that bait that doesnt click for me, it'll end up being a purdy wallhanger...
I hear that.
I will say that I threw an A-Rig the better part of two seasons, trying to force feed it to smallies.
Got a lot of great casting practice but that was about it.
But once it clicked - it was a Beauuuuuuuuuutiful Thing.
Now, I'm semi-addicted to the thing.
I'll keep pitching that glide bait around - maybe I can snag a turtle.
A-Jay
MassYak85 reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:40 PM, Frog Turds said:that what it is with my matts hardgill...i've given it a fair amount of water time throughout the season, various presentations and nada largie yet...i'll throw it again in 2020 but if it turns out its just that bait that doesnt click for me, it'll end up being a purdy wallhanger...
Yea I haven't had much luck with mine.... Buuuuut the one fish I did get on it was a 5lber so I can't complain too much.
Mobasser reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 1:17 PM, FryDog62 said:I experiment and have had success fishing lures of every color except Green Pumpkin...
Agree! Green pumpkin is my least favorite color.
With all the talk about high priced plastic baits these days, I still catch a lot of bass on the Lucky Strike worms from Wal Mart. They work
Troy85 reply :
I'll almost never throw a top water bait for more than 5 casts before giving up on it, unless whoever I'm fishing with is actively catching them on top.
Catt reply :
Crankbaits ????
I know they're highly productive, I know who to fish em, caught lots of bass on em.
Just don't excite me!
J._Bricker reply :
I’ll confess it’s not any particular lure or technique... it’s my electronics. I just don’t want or care to spend the time to learn their full capabilities graphing a lot of water. I know I’m missing out, especially as fishing gets tougher. But I’d rather just turn the things on and spend my time fishing, which is why I’m out on the water in the first place.....
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:09 AM, galyonj said:I was talking to a friend about this today. Professionally, as a developer, basically I solve puzzles for money.
When I think about bass fishing, I think about it the same way. Based on (list of variables), what's gonna get me bit today? And it's endlessly fascinating to me, getting continually beaten by an animal with a brain the size of a pea, that works solely on instinct, that will eat almost anything.
Interesting. I’m also a developer (that’s how I know you’re a “nerd”) and I think about fishing in much the same way. There’s the brut force approach where you fish every inch of the lake with every technique and every lure in every color. That’s sure to find them but can take a couple of million years and there’s a chance that conditions might change before we’re done. So we have to find a more efficient search algorithm. It’s very similar to developing software algorithms, just a lot harder.
NHBull reply :
I am the one who has never caught a fish on a lipless CB and don't get me started on glide baits !
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 11:05 PM, NHBull said:I am the one who has never caught a fish on a lipless CB
Yep - 2#+ LMB this past year on a Rattlin' Rap 07 in Perch.
galyonj reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:58 PM, Tennessee Boy said:Interesting. I’m also a developer (that how I know you’re a “nerd”) and I think about fishing in much the same way. There’s the brut force approach where you fish every inch of the lake with every technique and every lure in every color. That’s sure to find them but can take a couple of million years and there’s a chance that conditions might change before we’re done. So we have to find a more efficient search algorithm. It’s very similar to developing software algorithms, just a lot harder.
Yessir. Brute forcing a body of water is akin to brute forcing a good password. You can do it, sure, but it's gonna take far longer than anybody's got time for.
crypt reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 9:56 AM, Mobasser said:I've never bought a Wopper Plopper, and don't plan on it either.
I'm with you on this one....
BassNJake reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:55 AM, A-Jay said:At this point, I'm pretty sure I could catch a bass on half a flip flop with a barbless treble before a stupid glide bait.
I just don't get it.
????
A-Jay
Hook2Jaw reply :
I've never caught a fish on a buzz bait and I don't have any faith in spinnerbaits either.
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:09 AM, Hook2Jaw said:I don't have any faith in spinnerbaits either.
Try them more often - my best of this past season (one in my profile pic) was caught on a 3/8 Chartreuse/Yellow Willow/Colorado blade spinner
galyonj reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:05 AM, BassNJake said:
This is the video that introduced me to Marling Baits. I've been a huge fan ever since.
Jermination reply :
Never catch jack diddly squat throwing a buzz bait or whopper plopper. Meanwhile i have spooks that look like this that STILL get demolished
Hook2Jaw reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:25 AM, galyonj said:This is the video that introduced me to Marling Baits. I've been a huge fan ever since.
Dude is a talent. That's all I can say about that.
On 12/21/2019 at 12:23 AM, MN Fisher said:Try them more often - my best of this past season (one in my profile pic) was caught on a 3/8 Chartreuse/Yellow Willow/Colorado blade spinner
Yeah, I'm planning to start building my own soon after seeing how much BOSS jigs and skirts saves me. I can make jigs and spinnerbaits with quality components for an average of 2.50.
galyonj reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:30 AM, Hook2Jaw said:Dude is a talent. That's all I can say about that.
I just love his channel. He's funny and genuine and really, really good at what he does.
928JLH reply :
Never caught a decent sized bass on a Whopper plopper or a buzzbait. Nothing but dinks on them.
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:30 AM, Hook2Jaw said:Yeah, I'm planning to start building my own soon after seeing how much BOSS jigs and skirts saves me. I can make jigs and spinnerbaits with quality components for an average of 2.50.
I'll admit - the spinner I used wasn't an SK or big name - it was a Jawbone...$2.99 from DSG/F&S
RickB reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 11:05 PM, NHBull said:I am the one who has never caught a fish on a lipless CB and don't get me started on glide baits !
Same here, I'll throw'em but have never caught a fish on one.
12poundbass reply :
Pretty simple confession for me.
I still don’t know what the H-E-L-L I’m doing! ????
JediAmoeba reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 7:31 AM, galyonj said:What are your deep, dark fishing secrets? I'll start.
Y'all know the Senko? The stick bait that's caught gobs and gobs of fish?
I have never, ever caught a fish on one. I read the FAQ, watched hours of video about it, all that.
Never even got a sniff, as far as I'm aware. Not weighted. Not unweighted. Not wacky. Not Neko.
Not ever.
I can hook you up with a sure fire wacky senko. The key is going smaller. ????
I don't like White lures. It probably comes from fishing so many bodies of water that shad are not the predominant forage. I always have confidence in bluegill and perch colors, but whites freaks me out.
Hook2Jaw reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:46 AM, MN Fisher said:I'll admit - the spinner I used wasn't an SK or big name - it was a Jawbone...$2.99 from DSG/F&S
I wanted to be able to use those, and I imagine if I looked through each and every one, I would have found a quality bait. Every single one I touched had play in the head/wire connection.
Sweet Tater Pie reply :
I have not caught a fish with a lure with treble hooks besides top water. I just haven’t. (That’s no crank baits, no square bills, no lipless, nothing. When I try, I dint get anything, so that causes me to lose confidence in that sort of thing.
Jermination reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 2:47 AM, Hook2Jaw said:I wanted to be able to use those, and I imagine if I looked through each and every one, I would have found a quality bait. Every single one I touched had play in the head/wire connection.
look at the booyah blades, i think they're 5.29 a piece or so at academy. they do absolute work and always run right. white/chart double colorado blade with a white zoom split tail trailer. february-april there are days where it is hard to pick anything else up
Mobasser reply :
I still fish monofilament line, and, I don't like flourocarbon
Rpratt reply :
Top Secret Information.
ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT LEAVE THIS FORUM THREAD!!!
My wife is indeed correct on her assessment that I have bought hundreds of dollars of fishing lures over the years that have never seen or felt water....
Remember, it's a SECRET just between us...
Hook2Jaw reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 3:41 AM, Jermination said:look at the booyah blades, i think they're 5.29 a piece or so at academy. they do absolute work and always run right. white/chart double colorado blade with a white zoom split tail trailer. february-april there are days where it is hard to pick anything else up
They're not bad spinnerbaits, I own a few. I can just snap together components and end up with one of equal or better quality for 2.70.
lo n slo reply :
i took a dump at the edge of the water while at the boat ramp one morning. it’s not something i’m proud of but i was in a bad way.
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 8:40 AM, lo n slo said:i took a dump at the edge of the water while at the boat ramp one morning. it’s not something i’m proud of but i was in a bad way.
Minnesota is nice that way - every ramp I've been to has a porta-potty.
Bankbeater reply :
I’ve never fished with a Ned rig, and before this year I had never fished with a split shot rig for bass.
whitwolf reply :
Deep dark secret. I have probably 800 crankbaits and while they are great tools and have caught aplenty of bass for me I couldn't care less about throwing them.
I am a tackle junky and always buy them but for me it's a mind numbing way to fish. On the other hand though, they look cool hanging in the tackle room. 
BigAngus752 reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:53 PM, J._Bricker said:I’ll confess it’s not any particular lure or technique... it’s my electronics. I just don’t want or care to spend the time to learn their full capabilities graph a lot of water. I know I’m missing out, especially as fishing gets tougher. But I’d rather turn the things on and spend my time fishing, which is why I’m out on the water in the first place.....
You are my brother from another mother.
WI_Angler1989 reply :
I have NEVER fished with a baitcaster. I'm not opposed to it, but I love spinning gear. Tools for a job, yadda yadda, but why force it when I have no need?
DanielG reply :
Every once and awhile I get out a chatterbait and throw it or troll with it awhile. I never, ever catch anything on it. I just like the idea of it and the vibration on the rod tip....
rtwvumtneer6 reply :
I have 2 wins and 2 lunkers in my brief tournament experience. Even though I rig up a rod for every possible situation (and a few for situations I will never encounter) every penny I've ever won could have been accomplished by taking one rod and a bag of the same bait.
galyonj reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 3:15 AM, WI_Angler1989 said:I have NEVER fished with a baitcaster. I'm not opposed to it, but I love spinning gear. Tools for a job, yadda yadda, but why force it when I have no need?
I shared my spot with a dude yesterday who only had spinning gear. While we talked, he was asking me questions about my baitcasters, and I told him "Honestly, there ain't a thing I can do with these that you can't do with what you've got in your hand right now."
I think, in this case, the right tools for the job is whatever tool you're most comfortable and accurate with.
On 12/22/2019 at 3:19 AM, DanielG said:Every once and awhile I get out a chatterbait and throw it or troll with it awhile. I never, ever catch anything on it. I just like the idea of it and the vibration on the rod tip....
I never caught anything on a chatterbait, either; but dang if they're not fun to reel back in.
WRB reply :
I have a collection of lures given as gifts that are still in the original package. I have donated several to charity events but things like Banjo Minnow aren't worth donating IMO.
I should list some on the BR Flea Market forum and anyone can have them for the cost of shipping.
Tom
fin reply :
Found lure hoarder here.
I've got hundreds of lures that I've found. At one time the box on the left was for lures that were not worth keeping, and the box on the right were ones that I might eventually put new hardware on, but the two boxes have gotten mixed up. I've got hundreds of good lures that I never use. There's no reason to keep all these things but I just can't throw them away.
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 3:37 AM, galyonj said:I shared my spot with a dude yesterday who only had spinning gear. While we talked, he was asking me questions about my baitcasters, and I told him "Honestly, there ain't a thing I can do with these that you can't do with what you've got in your hand right now."
I think you’re forgetting one thing. You can backlash a baitcaster. That’s hard to do with a spinning reel.
Dirtyeggroll reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 8:41 AM, fin said:
Found lure hoarder here.
I've got hundreds of lures that I've found. At one time the box on the left was for lures that were not worth keeping, and the box on the right were ones that I might eventually put new hardware on, but the two boxes have gotten mixed up. I've got hundreds of good lures that I never use. There's no reason to keep all these things but I just can't throw them away.
Look like good practice for painting.
Bird reply :
Most of my plastics are Z-man.......BUT, I'd rather throw my back out than throw a chatterbait bait, feels like my line is hung up in trolling motor.
PhishLI reply :
I'm bumped into a fishing buddy at Field & Stream a while back. He was in one of the lure aisles and his wife was in Dick's looking at clothes. He was plucking baits off the racks and filling his basket as we talked. When she finally met up with us she took one look in his basket and said "why bother with those when you'll just end up catching most of your fish on a Fat IKA". He said that she was right, but bought the baits anyway.
Before that story took place I'd spent lots of time throwing the IKA in every way possible. I haven't gotten a sniff, whiff, or a first or second look. I have another friend who also does very well with them. I just don't have that IKA mojo.
galyonj reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 10:01 AM, Tennessee Boy said:I think you’re forgetting one thing. You can backlash a baitcaster. That’s hard to do with a spinning reel.
That's... actually a pretty fair point. There's line twist and all that fun stuff with spinning, I guess.
Ski213 reply :
@galyonj I’m with you on the senko. Not one fish. It’s no doubt on me but still it’s been a shutout with the senko. I know it works awesome for others but not for me. I don’t claim to be a pro fisherman but I’ve been doing it for a long time.
It’s one of my three zero confidence lures. Number two is the a rig. I remember when there was talk about banning it. I was amused. If it was never available I would’ve literally had no less fish boated. Again not one fish hooked. It’s a grappling hook, you’d almost think you’d accidentally snag something even if it wasn’t interested. Three is any bass pattern bait. Not one bite. If I didn’t know otherwise I’d swear bass don’t eat other bass. To be clear I know all
my three are successful for others. Those are just not in the cards for me.
Columbia Craw reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 4:52 AM, Rpratt said:Top Secret Information.
ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT LEAVE THIS FORUM THREAD!!!
My wife is indeed correct on her assessment that I have bought hundreds of dollars of fishing lures over the years that have never seen or felt water....
Remember, it's a SECRET just between us...
She knows. Trust me, she knows.
On 12/22/2019 at 8:41 AM, fin said:
Found lure hoarder here.
I've got hundreds of lures that I've found. At one time the box on the left was for lures that were not worth keeping, and the box on the right were ones that I might eventually put new hardware on, but the two boxes have gotten mixed up. I've got hundreds of good lures that I never use. There's no reason to keep all these things but I just can't throw them away.
Are you serious Clark ?
Hook2Jaw reply :
I hear of people who are right handed using left handed casting reels all the time so they use their rod with their strong arm, don't have to switch hands after the cast and all that mess, etc.
I cast and hold my reel in my left hand. I shoot left handed. I'm pretty good at doing both of those things and they're the only things I do seamlessly with my left hand.
I'm a righty. My mother is a lefty. My guess is when she and dad split, I got sent home with BB guns and fishing rods and reels and she ended up showing me how she used them.
roadwarrior reply :
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 7:37 PM, Hook2Jaw said:I hear of people who are right handed using left handed casting reels all the time so they use their rod with their strong arm, don't have to switch hands after the cast and all that mess, etc.
I cast and hold my reel in my left hand. I shoot left handed. I'm pretty good at doing both of those things and they're the only things I do seamlessly with my left hand.
I'm a righty. My mother is a lefty. My guess is when she and dad split, I got sent home with BB guns and fishing rods and reels and she ended up showing me how she used them.
"et tu brute?"
Same here - righty for everything...except casting. Cast with the left, retrieve with the right.
Hook2Jaw reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 9:07 PM, MN Fisher said:"et tu brute?"
Same here - righty for everything...except casting. Cast with the left, retrieve with the right.
Nice! I wonder how you ended up this way.
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 11:08 PM, Hook2Jaw said:Nice! I wonder how you ended up this way.
Dunno exactly - grew up with left-handed spinners, so cast right/retrieve left. Got my first BC and it was a righty, so cast left/retrieve right...guess I'm partially ambidextrous. New spinning reels picked up the last few years - swap-able, so switched them to right-retrieve.
I have done most of my heavy work (lifting/shifting) with my left arm, right was for 'delicate' work...so my left is stronger and steadier - makes for better distance on my casts.
Glenn reply :
I never use leaders.
MN Fisher reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 11:40 PM, Glenn said:I never use leaders.
My MAN!!!
No leaders here either.
fin reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:53 PM, J._Bricker said:I’ll confess it’s not any particular lure or technique... it’s my electronics. I just don’t want or care to spend the time to learn their full capabilities graphing a lot of water. I know I’m missing out, especially as fishing gets tougher. But I’d rather just turn the things on and spend my time fishing, which is why I’m out on the water in the first place.....
I don't think you're alone, not by a long shot. As a bank fisherman in a heavy pressured lake who would love to be in a boat with electronics, I walk the banks watching boat after boat beating the banks, going round and round like it was NASCAR. Fishing all the areas bank fishermen have fished to death. Doesn't matter what time of the year. If they try getting more than 50 feet from the bank, it's just for a few minutes. It's very rare I see anyone really hunting with their electronics, but on the rare occasions I do, I see them catching lots of fish.
fin reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 2:49 PM, Columbia Craw said:
She knows. Trust me, she knows.
Are you serious Clark ?
Yes, Eddie, I am serious.
Too many things to reply to:
I don’t think I ever caught one on a Senko either, but to be fair, I don’t try them enough to give them a fair chance. I just don’t like the way they look as much as a lot of other soft plastics. Life is too short to keep throwing something that you aren't enjoying.
Every Ned rig I have thrown I have lost to a snag within 15 minutes or so. I like the way they look, but again, I haven’t thrown them enough to catch a fish. Rigged weedless, they don't look as good.
Never caught anything on the drop shot, but tried. Not a good bank technique.
I started with baitcasters, then moved to spinning. Most people do the opposite. I still have baitcasters, but I prefer spinning 100%.
I don’t care much for ribbontail worms, except for those over 10”.
Never bought a Whopper Plopper either, but I currently own 8 that I’ve found here and there. I’ve lost a few besides.
I don’t care so much for lipped crankbaits either. I’ve caught quite a few fish on them, but I don’t throw them as much as I use to. I prefer soft plastics, topwater and lipless.
I love the way glide baits look, and I’ve tried a lot, but I don’t think I ever caught one with them either.
Tried wacky rig a few times, but didn’t care for it.
Never caught one on an A-rig. Fishing buddy used to call it the idiot bait, and he threw it all the time.
roadwarrior reply :
hobson232 reply :
Very unpopular opinion: I hate jigs. I catch many many more fish on a T-rigged beaver style or other type of creature bait. Jigs are not a confidence bait for me.
r3825 reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 7:37 PM, Hook2Jaw said:I hear of people who are right handed using left handed casting reels all the time so they use their rod with their strong arm, don't have to switch hands after the cast and all that mess, etc.
I cast and hold my reel in my left hand. I shoot left handed. I'm pretty good at doing both of those things and they're the only things I do seamlessly with my left hand.
I'm a righty. My mother is a lefty. My guess is when she and dad split, I got sent home with BB guns and fishing rods and reels and she ended up showing me how she used them.
I've always casted right handed and reeled left, I can do it the other way, I just don't want to
roadwarrior reply :
Can't catch a fish on a Senko? C"Mon Man...
Harold Scoggins reply :
I got a serious jig fetish.
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DomQ reply :
On 12/20/2019 at 10:55 AM, A-Jay said:At this point, I'm pretty sure I could catch a bass on half a flip flop with a barbless treble
A-Jay
Hmmm I'll give you a gen 2 quantum smoke reel in mint condition if you can!
Hammer 4 reply :
Re: bank fishing a drop shot, is it possible that you did something wrong..? I've caught tons of fish dropshotting from the bank. I almost 100% of the time use a 4" roboworm, usually in hologram shad, on 6 or 8 lb fluro, but I have used mono also. Also, I keep the bait no more than 12" off the bottom, usually less.
Wildbillb reply :
On 12/26/2019 at 7:39 AM, DomQ said:Hmmm I'll give you a gen 2 quantum smoke reel in mint condition if you can!
He's going to do it you know. These northern smallmouth will eat most anything in the spring.
ohboyitsrobby reply :
I don't like dragging a big football jig out deep. I do love dragging a Carolina rig. Kinda strange being as they're very similar.
DomQ reply :
On 12/26/2019 at 10:19 AM, Wildbillb said:He's going to do it you know. These northern smallmouth will eat most anything in the spring.
I know lol
galyonj reply :
On 12/26/2019 at 10:42 AM, ohboyitsrobby said:I don't like dragging a big football jig out deep. I do love dragging a Carolina rig. Kinda strange being as they're very similar.
I won't use a football jig anymore. Got tired of getting snagged and having to break it off to get loose. There's just too much big riprap in all the places I fish, and the head shape is a nightmare for me around all that rock.
A-Jay reply :
On 12/26/2019 at 7:39 AM, DomQ said:Hmmm I'll give you a gen 2 quantum smoke reel in mint condition if you can!
On 12/26/2019 at 10:19 AM, Wildbillb said:He's going to do it you know. These northern smallmouth will eat most anything in the spring.
On 12/26/2019 at 11:18 AM, DomQ said:I know lol
While I'm always game for a good challenge,
this one might be a bit of a stretch.
Either way, I certainly do appreciate the support.
A-Jay
keagbassr reply :
Well I'm a devout baitcast, straight braid, mh and up kind of guy... But the biggest bass I (probably) ever caught (no scale back then) was caught on a m/f 7' spinning rod 1/8oz. Unpegged Brass weight red glass bead and a 2/0 light wire straight shank worm hook and 8 lb. Mono.
A-Jay reply :
On 12/27/2019 at 2:54 AM, keagbassr said:Well I'm a devout baitcast, straight braid, mh and up kind of guy... But the biggest bass I (probably) ever caught (no scale back then) was caught on a m/f 7' spinning rod 1/8oz. Unpegged Brass weight red glass bead and a 2/0 light wire straight shank worm hook and 8 lb. Mono.
No Doubt ~ @keagbassr
And judging by the multiple Green TANKS you shared with us this past season
You certainly NEED IT !
A-Jay
TriStateBassin106 reply :
I have no confidence in shakeyheads.
I have never caught a crankbait bass. (2020 goal)
I have no confidence in wacky rigging anymore.
^ (The texas rig is just so effective.)
J Francho reply :
I actually love fishing a Carolina rig...
Sam reply :
Sorry to say, but I like to see certain guys in my state finish at the bottom of some Region and BASS state tournaments.
We have very few jerks in our Virginia fishing industry but the ones we have are really jerks.
Boomstick reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 3:41 AM, Jermination said:look at the booyah blades, i think they're 5.29 a piece or so at academy. they do absolute work and always run right. white/chart double colorado blade with a white zoom split tail trailer. february-april there are days where it is hard to pick anything else up
The booyah's do work but my problem is the skirts fall apart on them if you so much as breathe on them. They do make some single and double bladed colorado bladed spinnerbaits that are productive early and late in the season when they won't chase any other moving bait.
Boomstick reply :
On 12/21/2019 at 12:05 AM, BassNJake said:
I am waiting for the poop lure he mentioned in this video to drop. In the meantime, he catches them with a (fake) severed finger here.
Anyway my confessions...
-I hardly ever get a fish on a T-Rigged senko (no problem on a jig, drop shot, ned rig etc).
-I fish a frog far too often even though my bite rate is about he same as a T-rigged senko and my catch rate is even worse... but they're so fun when they do bite!
Happybeerbuzz reply :
I launched my boat this year and forgot to put the plug in. The run to fetch my truck and trailer was the fastest I have moved in a decade or more.
Hook2Jaw reply :
On 12/27/2019 at 4:40 AM, J Francho said:I actually love fishing a Carolina rig...
Same here. It's currently my favorite deep water rig.
BassNJake reply :
On 12/27/2019 at 4:40 AM, J Francho said:I actually love fishing a Carolina rig...
I think I fell asleep reading this .... hahahaha
I gut hook every other fish on a carolina rig so I don't throw it anymore. #shortattentionspan
J Francho reply :
On 12/27/2019 at 9:41 PM, BassNJake said:I think I fell asleep reading this .... hahahaha
Like watching paint dry, while being glued to your spouse's favorite cooking show.
cgolf reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 11:43 PM, MN Fisher said:My MAN!!!
No leaders here either.
On 12/22/2019 at 11:40 PM, Glenn said:I never use leaders.
Add me to this list in not believing in them. I have been tinkering again over the last year with them and still can't see a difference in catch rate. I know folks swear it makes a difference, but I think it is just a confidence thing. Honestly the line is the least unnatural part of a rig. Think of the weight and hook with plastics and multiple trebles on a crank, to me those are going to be seen by the fish way before the line is.
The only time it might have gotten me and extra fish was landing a 30+ pike on a crank. I am guessing the fireline would have been cut, while the flouro was abraded, but held.
J Francho reply :
There's plenty of reasons, beyond getting bites, to use leaders, but that's for another thread. I prefer not to use them, if possible, but I can tell you many of the arguments against using them due to extra knots or weakening line causing break offs are bunk. My salmon and steelhead terminal rig has no less than FIVE knots. Break offs generally occur in the line itself, or caused by user error, not letting the fish take line when needed.
Two more confessions:
I rarely, if ever wet my line with saliva anymore. With the lines I use, it seems unnecessary.
I used a poop jig this past season. I did catch fish. Mostly yellow perch and dink bass, but it worked, and was fun on a light spinning rig.
Sam reply :
On 12/27/2019 at 6:10 AM, Boomstick said:
I am waiting for the poop lure he mentioned in this video to drop. In the meantime, he catches them with a (fake) severed finger here.
Anyway my confessions...
-I hardly ever get a fish on a T-Rigged senko (no problem on a jig, drop shot, ned rig etc).
-I fish a frog far too often even though my bite rate is about he same as a T-rigged senko and my catch rate is even worse... but they're so fun when they do bite!
cgolf reply :
As for my confessions
-After being a cheerleader for and using the Ned rig a ton the last few years, I probably tossed it less than 5% of the time this year. Always found other things that worked I guess as this was one of my better fishing years.
-Zman baits have fallen out of my lineup. Using sliders with plastics, I cut off and retie and keep the baits in a bin on deck to be reused later. The obvious problem with Zman is they need to be stored seperate and it just got to be too much of a pain.
-I still value my Ugly Stick spinning rod for jerkbait and spybait fishing. It also makes a great river rod with plastics. There is something about the action of the rod that just works for me with these presentations.
- With the sliders I tend to use a snap, I believe there are performance benefits, that I of course realized later after the initial laziness. Have compared to direct tie and doesn't impact #of hits. In 15 plus years can only remember 1 snap failure.
kdubracing reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 7:37 PM, Hook2Jaw said:I hear of people who are right handed using left handed casting reels all the time so they use their rod with their strong arm, don't have to switch hands after the cast and all that mess, etc.
I cast and hold my reel in my left hand. I shoot left handed. I'm pretty good at doing both of those things and they're the only things I do seamlessly with my left hand.
I'm a righty. My mother is a lefty. My guess is when she and dad split, I got sent home with BB guns and fishing rods and reels and she ended up showing me how she used them.
I'm the opposite. I'm left handed, and can't even pick my nose right handed. But I use right handed casting reels. I also change my spinning reels to crank with the right hand. I'm the only lefty in my family. I guess I just grew up cranking with my right hand and got used to it.
DanielG reply :
On 12/28/2019 at 3:55 AM, kdubracing said:I'm the opposite. I'm left handed, and can't even pick my nose right handed. But I use right handed casting reels. I also change my spinning reels to crank with the right hand. I'm the only lefty in my family. I guess I just grew up cranking with my right hand and got used to it.
Left handed. But I have a righty reel. I do like to manage the pole with my good hand so I pole with the left and crank with the right. It would seem that the pole is the thing that you want to work. The crank is just a hand movement.
Rick Boggs reply :
On 12/22/2019 at 8:41 AM, fin said:
Before you throw them out please contact me My name is Rick & I have been wanting to do some resin work on a tall bar top with a log that I had lost several lures over the years after a very wet winter the snag broke free & became a issue at a place I fish after using my trailer boat wench to drag the stump ashore it turned out to be a large slab with a partial root burl attached I had a friend that owns a local sawmill cut it long ways at the longest points & wound up with a nice slab that I will be turning it into a bar top there are large chunks that are parts of the burl that have broke free in it's past as a lure snatcher.I would like to fill With clear resin& old lures.I f you would consider selling me a box of your never going to fix one I would be very happy to make a deal with you get back to me if your interested in unloading some of your hoard .thanks Rick in Northern Ca.
Found lure hoarder here.
I've got hundreds of lures that I've found. At one time the box on the left was for lures that were not worth keeping, and the box on the right were ones that I might eventually put new hardware on, but the two boxes have gotten mixed up. I've got hundreds of good lures that I never use. There's no reason to keep all these things but I just can't throw them away.
fin reply :
On 12/28/2019 at 10:37 AM, Rick Boggs said:Before you throw them out please contact me My name is Rick & I have been wanting to do some resin work on a tall bar top with a log that I had lost several lures over the years after a very wet winter the snag broke free & became a issue at a place I fish after using my trailer boat wench to drag the stump ashore it turned out to be a large slab with a partial root burl attached I had a friend that owns a local sawmill cut it long ways at the longest points & wound up with a nice slab that I will be turning it into a bar top there are large chunks that are parts of the burl that have broke free in it's past as a lure snatcher.I would like to fill With clear resin& old lures.I f you would consider selling me a box of your never going to fix one I would be very happy to make a deal with you get back to me if your interested in unloading some of your hoard .thanks Rick in Northern Ca.
I would be happy to give you some for free for such a great project, but I'm not willing to eat the shipping charges. I wonder if there's some way to ship like C.O.D. for the shipping charges.
Jermination reply :
On 12/27/2019 at 5:58 AM, Boomstick said:The booyah's do work but my problem is the skirts fall apart on them if you so much as breathe on them. They do make some single and double bladed colorado bladed spinnerbaits that are productive early and late in the season when they won't chase any other moving bait.
ive not really had a problem with the skirts thinning on me as much as the hooks getting rust while doing nothing but sit in my spinnerbait box. There are times on a few of the lakes down here in early spring where there is absolutely no point to throw anything other than a solid chart/split tail zoom double colorado booyah
Boomstick reply :
On 12/31/2019 at 10:58 PM, Jermination said:ive not really had a problem with the skirts thinning on me as much as the hooks getting rust while doing nothing but sit in my spinnerbait box. There are times on a few of the lakes down here in early spring where there is absolutely no point to throw anything other than a solid chart/split tail zoom double colorado booyah
I actually run the booyahs for lighter colored single colorado bladed spinners. I usually lose them before I have a problem with rust on the hooks since I fish them a lot early in the year when the water level is very low but I was amazed how quick the skirts thinned -- even fishing them in deeper water. My dual colorado bladed spinnerbaits I currently have are War Eagles and they were quite productive for me late in the fall and I've had them a few seasons now.
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