paul.

no. squarebills, jerkbaits, and rattlebaits. always fishing in less than 10 ft. of water. most of the time a lot less.

here's some more fish from the past couple weeks including a couple of nice ones from this evening. the fishing is absolutely nuts right now if you can find 'em. i think i had my limit in 10 minutes today. catching 2 keepers on one cast helped. today's bag included largemouth, some big whites, a few yellows, and some skipjacks (could've done without those). get out there if you can.

with the water up over summer pool and the tva pulling water like crazy, the fishing has been red hot! PLENTY of fish over the past few trips with most of 'em being solid keepers or better. get in on this action if you can. the fishing probably won't be this good again until spring. good luck.

finally got off work after long stretch and hit up a new lake i am rapidly falling in love with. this little jewel is FULL of wood with plenty of deep water. well defined channels and ditches and some great points too. you know what that means. jig heaven! wasn't expecting much yesterday being on the wrong side of a weather front, but mananged some nice ones. another good day today. only got one picture 'cause i was by myself. still loving that big o brush jig! the flavor of choice was a homegrown brown/copper glitter, orange, and watermelon/green glitter combo. tipped with an amber/green/black rage chunk to seal the deal.

nothing else even comes close. best heavy duty jig i've ever used. period.

definitely one to be proud of. great catch.

great outing there man! way to catch 'em. you will grow to love plastics in no time with trips like that.

heckuva bass. one of those "once in a lifetime" moments. don't get much better than that man. those others ain't no slouches either. big congrats to you and your buds.

not much of a thump really. just that heavy, mushy, "something's not right" feeling. i've found that's what you get a lot of the time with big fish in deeper water (about 10 ft.for this one) as far as i know, i was not late on the hookset at all. i think this fish just REALLY wanted that jig. and you are SO right. that's definitely how you want 'em to eat it.

yeah buddy! thats a great way to make up for lost time Dwight! those are some bruisers for sure.

great job. i know y'all left happy. i SO wish i could catch a pike or musky.

great trip Shane! seems like you're always on 'em down there. and those fla. bass are always so dark and pretty. keep on 'em buddy.

i think you're right. i had already caught a few before that one, so the skirt had taken a beating. i think a few strands were missing for sure.

thanks guys. fish weighed 7-11. long but not much girth to her. yeah quite a few actually. i thnk i caught about 20 more fish this same trip. none of the others were over 2 pounds. it's funny. i catch relatively few 3-5 pounders in this lake. the vast majority of what i get is less than 2 lbs. if i go over that, there's a real good chance it's gonna be over 7. i'll take it though. i am blessed with some great fishin' holes.

another great day out there today. when you can't fish with the real Big O, fishing with the Siebert Outdoors Big O jig ain't a bad substitute. i've kept one tied on for a month now. just like its namesake, Gman's bass magnet goes after the big ones in nasty places where few others dare. plenty of action today in the underwater forest using a homemade color. found this nice one open for business. as you can tell from this shot, she really wanted that jig 'n rage chunk didn't she? hope y'all are enjoying some great fall fishing.

here's some pics from yesterday's outing. spot of choice was a brush pile on the edge of a creek channel bend. the fish of the day, a fat 7-1, got the party started by munching the 10" thumper. that "big" worm doesn't look so big in a mouth like that, does it? just goes to show that if there's a biggun on your spot, she's usually gonna eat first. after that, several more came on the new heavy duty "Big O" brush jig from Gman at Siebert Outdoors in a homegrown color with a rage craw trailer. there were lil' squealers...... solid chunkers................. and some big ones too............. even got a nice topwater fish right before the bugs ran me off the lake. just a fantastic day for me. for the fish? not so much. well at least they were all released unharmed. sorry about the pics. i was by myself so i had to do the best i could. can't wait to get back out there. hope y'all are catchin' some too.

very pretty bass. way to whack 'em. wish we had those around here.

great catch, especially after not fishing for a while. you'll be busting double digits soon. i can just feel it.

very nice man. sounds like you're really on 'em!

9 lbs. 2 oz.

12-2 - deadly swamp rat (foam mouse) 10-0 - 1/2 oz. willow leaf spinnerbait. glimmer blue skirt 14-2 - strike king jig w/ zoom brush hog trailer 11-5 - strike king jig w/ yum craw trailer 10-6 - strike king jig w/ 3x chunk trailer 10-5 - strike king jig w/ 3x chunk trailer 13-8 - oldham's trailer hitch jig w/ brush hog trailer 10-6 - 1/2 oz. rattletrap 11-4 - flw jig with 3x chunk trailer 10-15 - rapala x-walk these are the top 10 fish i've caught on lures. you'll notice that 6 out of 10 came on the jig including both the teens. i don't think that's a coincidence. i don't do the trophy hunting thing much anymore, but even now i still love to fish a jig b/c i have found it to be a great numbers bait as well in the right situations. i guess it just comes down to what you have confidence in. all these fish were caught in TN. hope this helps.

what makes you think i'd fish something like that? i mean that's just out in the middle of the lake, not even close to a bank. fish don't live out there, do they? heckuva guess though.

now that's a big ole hawg right there bud. whatever it was that told you to fish there, i'd make sure i listened to it in the future. can't argue with results like that!

thank you so much Steve for all of the free, yet PRICELESS expertise you were willing to share on this project. there's no one in the world i'd rather consult with on matters of jigs, heavy cover, and big bass. amazing fish you got there. and you are right, this hook will dig a hole to china on the hookset. yet fish stay buttoned up so well. i thought i was gonna have to use a jackhammer to dig it out of a few.

great pb. a big congrats to ya.