jesse-c

That is definetly a grandebass rattlesnake. no questions. I will throw whichever one is cheaper on my wallet!!

Does anyone know if you can order them or still find them online. I am trying to find any of the shows from the Sooner Run series from 06 and 07' at grand lake. got a couple tournaments there later this year and i am wanting to look over the footage. any help getting me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

I would have to go with a swimbait. Relatively unknown and now a staple on the BASS circuit. Amistad, and kentucky lake were both won this year on swimbaits. And the popularity is still growing. just my opinion though

I love to drop-shot and for me lure choice depends on whether you are fishing for smallies or largemouth. Also what kind of forage the fish are keyed on. Where i live in KS we usually target smallies for a limit and largemouth for kickers except in the spring. Shad is the mai forage along with crawfish. I personally use the GYCB Shad shaped worm in natural shad and green pumkin. I fish mine somewhat different then most to. Most anglers think drop shotting is for deep water but i throw it like a tube or jig. Throw it torward the bank and use the same lift drop technique and i won 5 of 12 club tournaments doing it. Also got 3 2nds and 2 3rds. Good luck to you.

Hey guys! I am trying to gain an edge on fellow competitors by adding swimbaits to my arsenal. Problem is I live in KS and noone here i know of throws them. So i have no clue whether i should invest in them or not. We have good largemouth and smallmouth, with clear springtime water. Can you give me any tips on fishing them? Is the spawn the best, when they are on their beds? Thanks!

doesnt look to bad to me!

Not just the heat. the bass fishing as well. Our club had a tournament there this weekend and it was a good result. Friday we whacked the large and smallmouth on double buzzbaits early and late. The fish have moved off the cattails and sawgrass. Saturday I took first in the tournament with 12.83. several other bags went over the 11 lb mark. Going out I had heard the largemouth pop. was really down due to the white perch while the smallmouth bite was rockin. When I got there I found the opposite. The largemouth bite was rocking and the smallies must have went deep. All my fish came out of pockets with flooded trees. I was using a 4 in GYCB Shad shaped worm on a 6lb flourocarbon dropshot rig. And a lucky craft fat cb crankbait. The water is beautiful as always!

I am president of the froggz bass culb in Junction City. I know of a club in alma, atchison, and leavenworth. let me know if i can help you get in with one of these clubs.

Our club is planning on joining federation in july and I am going to head up memberships and such. Problem is I got on the BASS website and it really doesnt detail to much. For example it doesnt say how much it costs per angler. all of our members are bass subscribers so all we need to do is pay our federation dues right? I have heard rumors that once you join federation you get good deals from bass sponsors like a once a year 50% off a one time lowrance purchase? Any truth to these rumors. Anyone who has gone through this and is willing to shed some light i would be appreciative. -jesse

I would have to say Jackall cover craws. rigged with a 1/16 ounce weight. these things are like crack for smallies. Anyone else been using them?

I have really been getting into drop-shotting for smallies. Been catching alot of bass on 4" GYCB shad shaped worms and zoom swamp crawlers. Problem is I am having trouble cathing the size fish I catch using tubes or eakins jigs. However I do catch alot more and the occasional 3+. Am I using the wrong bait to catch the big girls? Anyone have any suggestions on other lures I should give a whirl??

your husky jerk is a suspending jerkbait which means when you jerk it down and pause it, it stays at that depth without rising. The original rapala is made of balsa and is a floating jerkbait. First thing you should nderstand is that not all baits will go the depth they say they can achieve. 1-2 feet for an original rapala sounds pretty normal to me. The lighter line you fish with the deeper your lure will go. Also if you use a flourocarbon line you get more depth because it sinks whereas mono will tend to float. Also the 3-5 feet is based on a steady retrieve. So you may try to downsize line as much as you can get away with and make as long of casts as you can and with the right retrieve you should obtain max depth with the lure. As always good luck and dont be afraid to ask questions. None of us have it all figured out!

Ray, it is oceans of fun somedays and worlds of fun others. Every day is different. Must be why I love it so much. we need to get together and fish someday. just let me know if your ever available. -Jesse p.s. I sold my boat so I am without a ride for the time being.

Anyone on here fishing milford alot besides me? Been doing real good out there just wondering how many guys around the area get on here.

What kind of jigging spoon do you use? The ice just thawed out up here in ks and I got some bluffs I would like to give a try. Any clue what the water temp was as well. Thanks!