Rebbasser

Welcome to the forum! There is an old addage-if you can see them, they can see you-just something to keep in mind. As to your question-you have several options. Throw your spinnerbait at them multiple times to try to make them mad enough to strike. Another option, which is what I would do since they are ignoring your other presentation, is switch to a soft plastic like a weightless jerkbait or stickbait like a Senko or a crawfish you drag across the bottom.

As do we all.

I use a Magellan Explorist 600. Installed a mount on the console of the boat so I can run and watch it at the same time. It uses a rechargable battery and has an adapter you can plug into a cigarette lighter. I would suggest a color model-a lot easier to see IMO.

Another vote for the Bandit 100 Series. I LOVE throwing those in flooded timber.

Welcome to the forum! In the heat of the summer the fish almost act like they do in winter-go deep and suspend. Early and late is the best bet IMO. That is when they go shallow to feed and head back to deep water during the heat of the day.

Something that matches the hatch. Deep running crawfish colored cranks fished shallow so the dig up a mud trail, chrome/blue or smokey joe Rat-L-Traps, Zoom Super Flukes-things that resemble the main forage.

Try burning a small Rat-L-Trap or a white/baitfish grub on a leadhead through them. Learned that trick years back-I was in a school of feeding bass that were busting shad like crazy. Could not buy a hit on a topwater, but when I burned a chrome trap through them I caught them on almost every cast.

The problem is that during the dog days of summer the fish behave a lot like they do in the middle of winter-suspended deep. This time of year we usually are on the water by 5 and come off at 11 or so. Looking back over my fishing logs I have not caught a fish later than 9:30 since it got hot.

A Torpedo or small walking bait like a Spitting Image, but if they don't hit it right away a small chrome/blue Trap, Little George, or a white or bluegill colored grub on a leadhead. If one doesn't work one of the others usually will.

Welcome to the forum! Once again, the most overlooked aspect of fishing, at least IMO, appears. That aspect? SHARP HOOKS! Whenever I read where someone is losing fish after fish it points me to either using a rod that is not stiff enough for a hookset, not setting the hook hard enough, or a dull hook. From your description it points me toward the hook sharpness. Contrary to popular belief, not all hooks are sharp right out of the package-years back I lost what might have been that fish of a lifetime on a bait that after I lost it I discovered the hooks were about as sharp as a Q-Tip, and it was a real popular bait. If a hook will not dig into your thumbnail with just a little pressure it needs to be sharpened. If it won't dig into your thumbnail it won't dig into a fish's mouth, either. For around $5 you can get a hook sharpener, and it it well worth the investment. It can make the difference of takling about the one that got away or holding up a nice fish for the camera.

Using an O-ring will get you a lot more mileage out of an individual bait. They don't get torn up near as bad.

Wish I could. Can't get on the lakes here either due to high water.

If you can stand the heat the fish will bite all day off and on, but the heat does make it pretty miserable. Wish I could send you some of the rain we have been getting-we had constant rain most of June and July and last week the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin dumped between 5 and 10 inches across south central Texas. Most of the ramps on the area lakes are closed due to high water. If you do fish during the heat of the day get away from the bank-they go deep during the heat of the day.

Easy to walk, that's for sure. I like them. How you been, Ramie? Been a while since I've seen you around .

I'm pretty sure those blades are on a Strike King spinnerbait. Not sure exactly what the design is called, but the bigger blade looks like what some call an Oklahoma blade-a shorter, fatter willowleaf.

I agree-get one that will handle more that 2 oz. I bought an Okuma swimbait rod that can handle up to 6 oz., and right now I have no intention of throwing anything that big, but I can if I choose to.

I agree with the 3:16 Mission Fish. Like a T-rig on steroids.

I use a Sizmic Shaker Head or a V&M Pork Pin more than anything, but a Zoom Trickworm and finesse worm is always handy.

I thought it was the Germans who bombed Pearl Harbor.

Try a Bandit 100 series. There not another crankbait I like better to throw in timber. the square bill deflects off cover and is surprisingly snag free, and they flat catch fish.

Shouldn't be a problem-central and west Texas are the ones that might get hammered. We couldn't fish this weekend around San Antonio because the lakes/ramps on the area lakes were closed thanks to Tropical Storm Erin and if Dean comes in that sure isn't going to help. If it stays on the projected path Toledo Bend should miss it. On the plus side, if Toledo Bend does get the rain from Dean that could be a good thing-I haven't checked lately, but TB was way down, and this could help fill it.

There is probably a VERY simple solution to the problem, one I learned many moons ago: Make sure the hooks are sharp! IMO this is one of the most overlooked aspect of fishing. Contrary to popular belief, often hooks right out of the package are not sharp. They have gotten better over the years, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. As an example, the hooks on a Rat-L-Trap or Heddon Tiny Torpedo are often about as sharp as a Q-tip right out of the box. I discovered this after loosing what might have been the fish of a lifetime on a tiny Torpedo when the hooks didn't bite. Take the hook you are using and gently scrape it point down over your thumbnail. If it doesn't dig in with just a little pressure it needs to be sharpened. There are a lot of different hook sharpeners on the market, but I like one made by EZ-LAP: The sharpener fits inside the cap and there is a clip like a pen has so you can keep it in your pocket and does an excellent job of sharpening hooks. About $5 most places that sell tackle and is well worth the investment.

I've had the east wind bite me on occasion but the first cast fish never has. I think I can honesty say I don't really have any fishing superstitions.

A small swimbait or a silver spoon-let the spoon flutter down through the school to the bass waiting below.

I have a buddy who does quite well using them as a jig trailer.