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04-23-2024, 11:25 PM
Thread: Jig Tail Length
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Like with soft plastics I make sure the bend of...
Like with soft plastics I make sure the bend of the jig hook comes out less than half of the total body. Fish rarely nip at the tail avoiding getting hooked.
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04-23-2024, 08:53 PM
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Fish in a school swimming near the surface - you ever see this where you fish?
I'm also curious if this is more a pond thing than lake.
Once the water warmed in my pond, about 20 or more sunnies were cruising just below the surface in a large school swimming in the same... -
04-23-2024, 08:20 PM
Thread: missed it the first bite ....
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No doubt a warmouth with part of its tail chewed...
No doubt a warmouth with part of its tail chewed off:
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Warmouth's mouths are closer to a bass than a sunfish in size, the lip extending further back than the usual sunnie and... -
04-20-2024, 05:55 PM
Thread: What colors ?
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Special K posted this reply two years ago: ...
Special K posted this reply two years ago:
Couldn't have said it better! As has been stated many times before, presentation, lure size, action, shape and weight are far more important than... -
04-20-2024, 02:21 PM
Thread: What colors ?
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Pink is mainly a bright color like flourescent...
Pink is mainly a bright color like flourescent colors or bright white. In crystal clear water pink looks pink, but how many waters you fish that are crystal clear?
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04-13-2024, 06:02 PM
Thread: Help a noob outfit a tackle box?
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Fishing checklist: Boating: 1. anchor heavy...
Fishing checklist:
Boating:
1. anchor heavy enough to hold position; enough rope for the deepest water fished
2. battery charged for trolling motor and sonar
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03-29-2024, 03:59 AM
Thread: Help a noob outfit a tackle box?
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KISS! though I'm not calling you stupid by any...
KISS! though I'm not calling you stupid by any means. I'll address the words in bold.
If you want to exclude fishing for panfish, use larger lures: examples
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03-29-2024, 03:18 AM
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Been using bare unpainted jigs rigged with...
Been using bare unpainted jigs rigged with different shaped bodies for years and caught thousand or more fish. I might even rough the lead up with a file to create shiny sides.
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03-19-2024, 02:06 PM
Thread: spike it dip & glow?
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Used to watch B. Dance's show every weekend along...
Used to watch B. Dance's show every weekend along with Roland M. Wonder if their both still around.
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03-16-2024, 07:28 AM
Thread: spike it dip & glow?
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Third option: they bite specific size, shape,...
Third option: they bite specific size, shape, action and presention combinations and most others they ignore a majority of the time.
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03-04-2024, 08:42 AM
Thread: Trout Magnet
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If your not big on carrying 30 colors - just in...
If your not big on carrying 30 colors - just in case, - the color Heavy D gets it done as well as any. It's a laminate of clear plastic with flakes and pearl bottom - just the right brigtness and...
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03-02-2024, 04:36 PM
Thread: spike it dip & glow?
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I've used pens and the dip for decades. The dip...
I've used pens and the dip for decades. The dip is good for the base color; the pens for stripes or belly colors. The Sassy shad below was chartreuse. The pen applied the back black stripe and the...
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02-28-2024, 06:40 PM
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Rich Zaleski's Thoughts re: lures and my comments
Rich Zaleski (God rest his soul), was my favorite writers that produced articles for many magazines going back decades. One written by Rich for In-fisheman magazine was shown on another forum - one I...
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02-28-2024, 11:04 AM
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The bodies of those grubs have a great texure ! I...
The bodies of those grubs have a great texure ! I have melted the bodies of two grubs together (minus curl tails) and caught many fish. A great shape even when used with the curl tails on and...
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02-27-2024, 11:36 AM
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Action tail or no action tail soft plasitics - one better than the other?
My introduction to soft plastic lures was catching fish on a Mr. Twister purple (not grape) 6" Phenom Worm with pink curly tail. What followed was catching smallies on a Mr Twister bright yellow curl...
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02-22-2024, 10:28 PM
Thread: A different opinion on hi-vis
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My catches over the last decade since braid hit...
My catches over the last decade since braid hit the market has proven a few things to me :
1. line type and diameter is important as far as lure action is concerned - especially finesse lures and... -
02-22-2024, 10:05 PM
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Fishing pressure usually isn't a problem. What it...
Fishing pressure usually isn't a problem. What it comes down to is the number of fish caught & released vs kept where the total number kept adds up year after year. Worse is when those numbers...
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02-20-2024, 11:01 AM
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Action tail or no action tail - THAT is the question !
The mods I've posted photos of all catch fish and all had action tails. But last summer I was catching fish on a curl tail Ribbontail grub attached to a Beetle Spin and BAM! a pickerel bit off the...
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02-19-2024, 10:08 PM
Thread: Does anyone still use spincast reels?
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I alternate between spinning and spincast. Daiwa...
I alternate between spinning and spincast. Daiwa and Zebco are the only ones I own, the Zebco does better for some unknow reason. But one thing I found out last year that helps get longer cast using...
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02-19-2024, 09:45 PM
Thread: TRIED A NEW PLASTIC LAST WEEK
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You said it all with that statement !!!
You said it all with that statement !!!
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02-19-2024, 09:42 PM
Thread: TRIED A NEW PLASTIC LAST WEEK
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No way was the miswording intentional! You are...
No way was the miswording intentional! You are always welcome to contribute your ideas, experiences and whatever fishing and boating thoughts any time. We all have brain farts, yours truly included....
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02-18-2024, 05:05 PM
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What I find strange about my club is that...
What I find strange about my club is that educating the newbies is not top of the list when it comes to conservation. I'm sure it's that way with most clubs in my state. At least there are ony a few...
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02-17-2024, 10:21 PM
Thread: TRIED A NEW PLASTIC LAST WEEK
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Excellent lure, but try this just for fun: 1....
Excellent lure, but try this just for fun:
1. cut off the fronts of two shads
2. hold each over a flame for a few seconds
3. join them together for a few seconds so they melt together
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02-17-2024, 10:08 PM
Thread: TRIED A NEW PLASTIC LAST WEEK
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??? Try one thing and I guarantee it will...
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Try one thing and I guarantee it will catch fish:
Remove the tail from a Mr Twister 3" grub and rig the body on a 1/24 or 1/32 oz jig. Give it a bit of action with pauses once fish are found.... -
02-17-2024, 01:47 PM
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Do any of the waters you fish suffer from overfishing in numbers, qualtiy or both?
A few local lakes I fish have been going downhill in quality regardless of species. My fish & game club has tournaments on the private lake we own property on and bass number and weight in particular...
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02-17-2024, 01:25 PM
Thread: TRIED A NEW PLASTIC LAST WEEK
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Thanks Slab. A bit of house cleaning was...
Thanks Slab. A bit of house cleaning was necessary before things escalated further. Life's too short.
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02-17-2024, 10:34 AM
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02-17-2024, 10:32 AM
Thread: TRIED A NEW PLASTIC LAST WEEK
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Les, where would you sell them. I too have too...
Les, where would you sell them. I too have too many molds (and lures for that matter) I'll never use.
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02-17-2024, 09:56 AM
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...as if Singapore has crappie!
...as if Singapore has crappie!
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02-17-2024, 09:16 AM
Thread: New Trout Magnet colors? Woot Woot!!
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Are those peg board photos in a tackle store?...
Are those peg board photos in a tackle store? Wish mine were that neat!
Lucky if I can find the right size jigs,
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That bag of a 1,000 won't be used up in your...
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Here’s my bad report. Too windy here to fish so I cut firewood...
Who Posts Bad Reports? I do! ...