paul.

3 like this in less than 15 minutes. Mattlures Hardbass.

yes. don't expect a revo or a curado, but they get the job done and do it well.

i checked online and they are advertised at a reduced price, $34.97 i believe, but nowhere near as low as i paid. they had plenty of 'em at the store where i shop.

5 bearing casting reels for less than 18 bucks? a lot of baits cost more than that. if you are a beginner wanting to start baitcasting reels or you just fun fish like i do, this deal borders on miraculous. not sure if it was just the jackson, tn store or this is company wide, but i thought i'd pass it on. good reels at the regular price, but this? wow!!! too good to pass up.

slow sink

3 acre pond in TN.

captain hook

the reaper

i haven't fished a regular one (yet) but i did get one along with the baby. i'll be able to do a comparison soon. my initial impression is that it's hard to believe such a small bait thumps so hard (about like a small deep diving crank or a #5 willow leaf spinnerbait). but that's what bluegills do (just picture yourself fighting a small bluegill) so the action just adds to the visual realism. i'm very impressed.

been anxiously awaiting my new mattlures small hardgill to arrive in the mail and i got it yesterday. put it to got work today and it hadn't been wet for 10 minutes when i got this nice one plus a few others. man, this little bait has some serious thump to it and moves a lot of water for such a small bait. i was really suprised. looks like i might have a new favorite pond bait. and of course the realism is second to none. looks great, swims great, and catches great. what else is there?

we're coming up on the full moon. bluegill will be bedding. wear polarized glasses and look for where the bottom looks like honeycomb. these are the bluegill beds. if the water clarity is poor and you can't see, chances are the beds will be in a "corner" of the pond. there will be at least one big fish staking out the bluegill beds and picking 'em off every now and then, particularly if there is a good ambush point nearby like a stump or grassbed. count on it. lots of good bait choices mentioned. one that would be an excellent addition is a mattlures bluegill.

looks like great fun. man you have to have a ton of confidence to throw a giant bait like that. awesome.

tried calling a couple of people to see if anyone wanted to go catch a bunch of fish. no luck. so i decided to try a different approach. went and kidnapped my friend Sylvester. We had a blast fishing ragetail and Siebert outdoors. it's been working so far so i didn't see any reason to change it. probably got close to 40 fish before dark. best 5 were easily 20 with the best one being about 5 or 6. and the best news was that i found 2 new areas that are holding fish.

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/thermocline.html

Siebert Outdoors Big O Jig. Chartreuse head + sharpie. IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/jignpig_photo/100_0740.jpg

find the thermocline and fish cover and structure at that depth. jigs and plastics.

smacked 'em around pretty good again today with another 30 plus fish day and more bigguns. i ain't even gonna show my tiny little 5 pounder. check out this monster that dad caught - his biggest ever!!! and i have never been so happy to be outfished. this fish and most of the others came on ragetails. plenty came on the siebert outdoors big o jig too. thanks to Steve and Mike, i am smack in the middle of some of the best hot weather fishing i have ever experienced.

the fish is total top tier as always, but man oh man, that picture is absolute magazine qualiy. i could easily see that photo being published somewhere. btw was the fish blind in one eye or did it just look that way? and what the heck are you talking about "when you get a chance at fish like these"? with you it's the fish that never have a chance.

beautiful Pics!!! hope the rest of your year goes this well.

excellent!!! awesome lunker. WTG Mrs. A-Jay!

the Siebert Outdoors Big O jig comes through again. this time in 5/8 oz. black and blue with a blue sapphire rage craw. 102 degrees. sweat pourin' and hawgs chompin'. when it comes to fishing the nastiest cover you can imagine, i'll put this jig up against any other on the market, regardless of price. there's just nothing better. and with a ragetail along for the ride, it's game over for the fish. bass tested and bass approved. this 9-2 was the best one in today's 36 bass outing with my buddy which also included a 6, a 5, a 4 and multiple 2's and 3's. banner day. thank you Mike and Steve!

another giant! everyone including myself is running out of things to say when you post fish like this. so i'll just say congratulations. you have singlehandedly skewed the perspective of this entire board about what a big bass really looks like.

yep. 8" shad model.

great vid! love the chili peppers music in the background. y'all are wreckin' those fish!