.....Well, kinda.
I have $150.00 to spend at the tackle store on BAITS ONLY. I DON'T need topwater as I have plenty. I DON'T need plastic worms like Senkos as I have plenty. I DO need other plastics however.
Keep in mind I fish lots of vegatation and lots of brush piles. Lots of rock piles for smallies as well.
Also keep in mind I want to try the shakey head technique for the first time so include your favorite shakey head setup if you have one.
What EXACTLY are you guys buying with $150.00 if you're me?
Please don't just answer "Crankbaits" or "Swimbaits" or "creature baits" Please be specific.
Thanks All !
DO YOU want me to CAST them for YOU too? ;D
TUBES/netbait craws and the GOBYS work GREAT up HERE.
Well with 150, I would probably spend a good half of it on Berkley Chigger Craws (black and blue my favorite color), and the other half Senkos and Trick worms. It's very simple, because those are my top producing soft plastic baits.
As far as shakey heads go: I really like the Strike King shakey heads with the Strike King 3X worms or a trick worm.
NOTE: just realized you dont want Senkos...go buy some more Chigger Craws
lizards, paca craws, sweet beavers, and baby brush hogs for creature baits. Tubes, senkos, and trick worms cover most of the rest. Toad baits too(ribbits work well)
bass pro humpin toads work great for smallies.
Tubes-anything in watermelon/blk flakes or green pumpkin/red flakes(mizmo tubes are my favorite)
Paca craw-alabama craw color
ugly otter(small and large size)- in green pumpkin
That's about $100 for me...I stock up on those above.
I don't do shaky worms much,so i really can't recommend in that department.
Plastics
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4.5 and 6 inch Bush Bugs
4.5 inch Craws
GYB:
Fat Ikas
Cranks
Rapala Shad Raps
Rapala Fat Raps
Rapala Dt 6, 10 and 14's
Bagleys b3's
Stick Baits
Rapala ;
Original Floaters in 11 and 13 ; silver and gold
jointed same size and colors
Jig heads
Slider heads
Football heads ( with wire bait holder)
Round Heads ( with wire bait holder)
Lucky Strike Finesse heads
Quotedo you want me to cast them for you too? ;Dtubes/netbait craws and the gobys work great up here.
;D
Send the $150.00 to Catt, fluke, Raul, or one of the other great guys here for lessons on how to catch fish with what you got.
mix of cranks, plastics, spinners. Totals at 134 with free shipping, I'd invest the rest into some jigs if you have none.
Rapala DT Baby Bass 6 6.99 6.99
Rapala DT Bluegill 6 6.99 6.99
Rapala DT Hot Mustard 6 6.99 6.99
Rapala DT Shad 6 6.99 6.99
Strike King Pro Crank Chart. Sexy Shad 4S 4.29 4.29
Strike King Pro Crank Sexy Shad 4S 4.29 4.29
Picasso Perch DBL Wil Cop/Gld 3/4 5.99 11.98
Rev Bluegill Col/Wil Gold/Gold 3/8 6.99 13.98
NetBait Baby Paca Craw Black Red Shad 3.49 3.49
NetBait Baby Paca Craw Black Shadow 3.49 3.49
NetBait Baby Paca Craw Bluegill 3.49 6.98
NetBait Baby Paca Craw Junebug 3.49 3.49
NetBait Baby Paca Craw PB&J 3.49 3.49
NetBait Baby Paca Craw Watermelon Red 3.49 3.49
Yama 5" Double Tail Grub Cream White 5.99 5.99
S.K. Coffee Flip-N-Tube Black Blue Flk-Blue T 4.29 4.29
S.K. Coffee Flip-N-Tube Pearl Pepper 4.29 4.29
S.K. Coffee Flip-N-Tube Watermelon Red Flk 4.29 4.29
Strike King Rage Space Monkey Black Blue Flak 5.39 5.39
Strike King Rage Space Monkey Watermelon Red 5.39 5.39
Strike King Rage Anaconda Junebug 7" 5.39 5.39
Strike King Rage Anaconda Watermelon Red Fl 5.39 5.39
Zoom Trick Worm Green Pumpkin Red 3.39 3.39
Zoom Trick Worm White Ice 3.39 3.39
nice job man^
don't know about everything else, but put lake fork craw tubes on your list
QuoteQuotedo you want me to cast them for you too? ;Dtubes/netbait craws and the gobys work great up here.
;D
Send the $150.00 to Catt, fluke, Raul, or one of the other great guys here for lessons on how to catch fish with what you got.
Hey, thanks for your input bro. That's the reason I come to this board. For genius comments and knowlege like that. Any chance you might write a book?
QuoteQuoteQuotedo you want me to cast them for you too? ;Dtubes/netbait craws and the gobys work great up here.
;D
Send the $150.00 to Catt, fluke, Raul, or one of the other great guys here for lessons on how to catch fish with what you got.
Hey, thanks for your input bro. That's the reason I come to this board. For genius comments and knowlege like that. Any chance you might write a book?
No problem. I also took the liberty of adding to your 'knowledge'. However, due to my addiction to fishing I have no plans for a book. I'll keep you posted.
P.S. Lighten up some. Several us of here joke around whether we know you or not. No offense is ever intended. Please review this thread: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1247852814/0
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotedo you want me to cast them for you too? ;Dtubes/netbait craws and the gobys work great up here.
;D
Send the $150.00 to Catt, fluke, Raul, or one of the other great guys here for lessons on how to catch fish with what you got.
Hey, thanks for your input bro. That's the reason I come to this board. For genius comments and knowlege like that. Any chance you might write a book?
No problem. I also took the liberty of adding to your 'knowledge'. However, due to my addiction to fishing I have no plans for a book. I'll keep you posted.
P.S. Lighten up some. Several us of here joke around whether we know you or not. No offense is ever intended. Please review this thread: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1247852814/0
You sure got me confused man. Let me get this straight. You can post a sarcastic, funny comment in my thread to me, but when I do it back to you, I'm being uncool and need to lighten up? Errrrrrrrrrrrrr, Uhhhhhhhhhhhh........... Not exactly seeing the logic here.
In any case, you can trust my feelings are still in tact and I've stopped crying. Although, because of your comments, I'm going to start seeing a psycologist on Monday. ;D
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuotedo you want me to cast them for you too? ;Dtubes/netbait craws and the gobys work great up here.
;D
Send the $150.00 to Catt, fluke, Raul, or one of the other great guys here for lessons on how to catch fish with what you got.
Hey, thanks for your input bro. That's the reason I come to this board. For genius comments and knowlege like that. Any chance you might write a book?
No problem. I also took the liberty of adding to your 'knowledge'. However, due to my addiction to fishing I have no plans for a book. I'll keep you posted.
P.S. Lighten up some. Several us of here joke around whether we know you or not. No offense is ever intended. Please review this thread: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1247852814/0
You sure got me confused man. Let me get this straight. You can post a sarcastic, funny comment in my thread to me, but when I do it back to you, I'm being uncool and need to lighten up? Errrrrrrrrrrrrr, Uhhhhhhhhhhhh........... Not exactly seeing the logic here.
In any case, you can trust my feelings are still in tact and I've stopped crying. Although, because of your comments, I'm going to start seeing a psycologist on Monday. ;D
It's all good. There are fellas here who take the ribbing very lightly and those who want to throw down. We'll just chalk it up to experience and move on.
I can't believe that there would sarcasm and levity on this site, what a freaking surprise ;D
Quote.....Well, kinda.I have $150.00 to spend at the tackle store on BAITS ONLY. I DON'T need topwater as I have plenty. I DON'T need plastic worms like Senkos as I have plenty. I DO need other plastics however.
Keep in mind I fish lots of vegatation and lots of brush piles. Lots of rock piles for smallies as well.
Also keep in mind I want to try the shakey head technique for the first time so include your favorite shakey head setup if you have one.
What EXACTLY are you guys buying with $150.00 if you're me?
Please don't just answer "Crankbaits" or "Swimbaits" or "creature baits" Please be specific.
Thanks All !
RageTail & enough money left over to go fishing with
Zoom Super Flukes in White Pearl
Storm Rattle Tubes in Every Color
Berkley Finesse Worms
Stand-up Jigheads
Zoom Horny Toads
Sweet Beavers
Brush Hogs
Baby Brush Hogs
Megastrike ShakE2 jig head, with a four inch Strike King finesse worm (3X), watermelon/red flake if you need the color.
http://www.insideline.net/weeklynews/2009/09-0330-shakey.html
Wacky Jig Head rigged again with the Strike King finesse worm. The hook looks fragile, but it does the job. Eventually, the weedless wire will fall out.
http://www.insideline.net/weeklynews/2009/09-0415.html
I recently began using the SK finesse worms, and they are fantastic. They do not tear. No need for O rings. Caught as many as 12 on the same worm, and other than being scuffed it was in otherwise perfect shape, good for another 12 fish, but I lost the rig when it hung in the rocks.
You'll notice the difference when you wacky rig one, and pierce it through the body. It stretches considerably before the hook penetrates it. It also grips the hook shaft, and does not move as easily as all the other worms I've used.
The one bugaboo. You cannot push it onto the weedless rigging barb on the Megastrike jig.
I clamp a needle or fine finish nail in vice grips, then clamp that to a table. I heat the needle with a lighter or propane torch. Then, I center the worm head on the point and insert the needle about three quarters of an inch along the center of the worm. Twist the worm as it's removed. Prevents the plastic from sealing back together.
Takes only a couple of minutes or less to prep a package of these worms.
The third jig head I've been fiddling with is the Owner twistlock jig hook.
I prefer the Wacky Jig Head for wacky rigging, and the Megastrike for weedless rigging, giving it the edge over the Owner, though I could live with the Owner without disappointment.
Those are the three I tried. Other jig heads may work as well, or even better. If they do, I sure want to know about it.
I have an assortment of round head and football head jig hooks. I'll work them into the rotation and find out.
Good luck. I hope they work for you as well as they have for me.
I'll second the Rage Tail motion. I have done very well with them this year. Lately the fishing had slowed down on them, so I tried the above, and I'm into the fish again.
The more weapons in your arsenal, the better. Provided you have gone through basic training with them, and learned how to use them.
I would get some of the following:
Yum Garrett Mega Tubes in blue/black, june bug, watermelon and watermelon neon
Owner Phantom Tube Hooks in 1/8oz and 1/4oz
Yum Lizards in 6" in june bug, black/blue and watermelon red flake
Yum Zellamanders in 7" in watermelon red flake and black/blue
Yum Big Show Paddle in 6" and 7.5", june bug and watermelon red flake
Strike King Shakey Head Jigs or the new Gamakatsu shakey head jig
Eakins Finesse jigs in 5/16 and 3/8oz, black and blue and PBJ
Net Bait Paca Paca Chunks and Tiny Paca Chunks in black and blue and PBJ or Watermelon and jelly
Thats what I would consider a good start for me.
Later,
Worms
Trick worms- Motor oil, green pumpkin with any color flake, kudzu
Culprit worms- Pick any color, but if you need one, red shad, or green pumpkin
Finesse worms- (see trick worms)
Mag Finesse worms- Watermelon with red flake
Mag Trick worms- Watermelon with red flake
Cranks
Diawa peanut- black with silver sides both 3' and 5' divers
Rapala DT 4- black with silver sides
Strike king shallow diver (0-3)- Sexy shad
Strike King red eye shad- Sexy shad
Spinners
Booyah pond Magic 3/8 once- gold shad color
Stanley wedge plus- gold shad
-gk
zoom flukes = babybass and white
rage tails= anaconda,s and space monkeys
manns jelly worm= 6 inch purple
rapala= j-11 black over silver
strike king jigs =blue with a rage chunk
mepps =#5 black fury
Just by all of these u can mix colors and buy 5 packs of each or etc
QuoteI can't believe that there would sarcasm and levity on this site, what a freaking surprise ;D
x2. I never would have guessed it.
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since you got the worms and all that good stuff, would reccomend berkley chigger craws, they work well for both jig trailers and just by themselves.
rattle traps, i can never seem to go wrong with tieing on strike king red eyes shad in the sexy shad color usually always is a producer for me.
i have never shakey head fished so i dont know what to tell you there.
i do good with the enticer football head jigs in either black or pb&j color, with a watermelon candy or pumkin/green chigger craw as a trailer
get a couple spinner baits i recommend strike king or booyah
get a bunch of colors in everything so you can see what is going to work that day, and good luck
QuoteQuote.....Well, kinda.I have $150.00 to spend at the tackle store on BAITS ONLY. I DON'T need topwater as I have plenty. I DON'T need plastic worms like Senkos as I have plenty. I DO need other plastics however.
Keep in mind I fish lots of vegatation and lots of brush piles. Lots of rock piles for smallies as well.
Also keep in mind I want to try the shakey head technique for the first time so include your favorite shakey head setup if you have one.
What EXACTLY are you guys buying with $150.00 if you're me?
Please don't just answer "Crankbaits" or "Swimbaits" or "creature baits" Please be specific.
Thanks All !
RageTail & enough money left over to go fishing with
I'll second Catts ragetails but I'd add some Chompers skirted twin tail grubs in colors of your choice for the smallies. They catch LM too BTW and work great on shakey heads.
From ***:
6" Duper fluke - A bunch of bags. These things are amazing, probably my new favorite plastic. Just ordered 50 of them. For the times i've used them so far, I haven't even considered changing until they got banged up and wouldn't stay on the hook. Great bait
Super Hog - Bunch of bags With the added scent, I feel like these are better than any of the other hog type baits on the market, and being that they're so much cheaper, it's a no brainer. I catch fish every time they go on.
Rage Tail:
Space monkey. I also just ordered more of these. I had no luck with them at first, and was ready to stick them in the back shelf of the garage. With some advice from Big-O, I bought some keel weighted hooks, and it was a whole new ball game. I have caught fish every time with these since the new hooks. Without the keel hooks, they would not swim as straight, and would sink too slow. Only downside to these is that they are not that strong. 1 big fish can rip it apart. With the new lowered prices though, still worth it in my opinion.
YMCB
PRO senko. If you haven't seen these, think senko, but much smaller profile. These work great when the fish are not biting on the regular senkos, and it's time to downsize. Same great action in a smaller profile. Sometimes when i'm out, i'll throw one of these on the 2nd pole and just let it sit on the bottom while i'm using the other pole.