spotaholic

Brown with Green Pumpkin chunk. Pretty simple but very effective.

I'm a deepwater guy so this is what I fish especially in the heat of the summer. 1) Ol Monster Worm Cali 420 with 3/8 weight and 5/0 VMC 2) Greenfish Tackle 3/4 Football Jig in Greenpumpkin Purple and GP Netbait Paca Chunk 3) 3/8 Custom J Will head with trick worm, speed worm or speed craw....deadly in hydrilla If the bite is tough I will go with a 3/16 Greenfish Tackle Shakyhead with Zoom GP Trickworm.

If this has not been mentioned it also used when the grass on the bottom is growing and you want the bait to stay off the bottom and on top of the grass. On the lake that I fish it is very hard to throw a T Rig, Jig or Deep crankbait in the summer because it just gets bogged down in the grass.

I disagree with splitting all the cost unless your splitting ALL and I mean ALL the cost. That means insurance/routine care ect. What my partner (non-boat owner at this time) does it pays all the entry fees and then we split the gas in half. You also have to consider that you are more than likely not just fishing the tourney but a practice day or two. Boating cost is high....period. We feel like this is a more than fair plan for us. Just for the record we do split all winning which have been very good over the last few years. As far as asking if he wants to fish them. NO PROBLEM. If you like to fish together and can work well as a team it is a blast.

Fluke, What do you know about The Hill? LOL. Don't be sending people to my summer holes. All kidding aside and as Randall has said, herring take the bite deeper and many times they will be there one day and not the next. I will be fishing humps from 15-30 feet deep and looking for bait. You will know pretty quick if they are there. Usually make about 10-15 cast per spot and if you get a bite fish it hard if not try another spot. I will throw topwaters on all those deep areas if I see bait fish and some schooling action. A fluke is also a must if grass is present. PM me. I fish the Hill 2-3 times a week and will help you out with a pattern....no spots though.

Stops all line twist which keeps bait swimming correct. Makes it much easy to swim a fluke which is my favorite way to fish the super fluke.

This topic has been talked about a bunch so I would also search this website. That being said there is always a weightless super fluke on deck. 14 pound gamma edge, I opt for a 5/0 offset round bend hook. You need a bigger hook to clear all the plastic. I use a 12" leader the same as main line and a med size bronze swivel. The thing that is so great about a fluke is it can be worked at every depth. With the sensitive gamma you feel the tick or if fishing it up toward the surface you see the fish take the bait. Just my thought on line I would go with at least 14lb floro or higher. You need a solid hookset and little stretch. Depth is controlled by how long you wait to start working the bait. Thinner line means less than solid hook sets and that means less fish. As far as how you work it most people use a twitch, twitch , pause. I work it different depending on the mood of the fish. Ripping it or a slow steady retrieve works best for me.

I am with Senko on this one. I have tried several other brands of frogs and have had the best results with the Spro. The best thing with the Spro is the hook up percentage. I barely miss one now. I was fishing another brand which will remain nameless and missed 7 straight. Switched to Spro and it was game on. I know everyone likes to mess with the frog but I have had great results right out of the package. The only thing I do on all of them is trim the legs.

I keep mine in plastic containers and have never had a problem.

I fish every Wed night in our local tournies. I have had had lots of success. This year 2 1st's 2 2nd's and 1 3rd. been in the top 5 in all 10. I fish the same spots that I fish during the day. Humps or Bream Beds. Bait does not change very much. I will change from Green Pumpkin at times to a Junebug. I fish Ol Monsters T Rigged, Trick Worms C Rigged, Brown Jigs and Blacks Buzzbaits.

The worm does not need to float with the head design. Worked on slack line it stands right up. The only negative to the spot remover is in rocks but there are some ways to make that work also.

They suck...don't use them in any lake that I am fishing. Just kidding. I have one tied on all year long and every time I fish. Don't use braid. The hooks on the standard version were designed for floro and mono. Go up to a the Magnum Spot Remover if you must use braid. The spot remover matched with a zoom finesse worm has caught me more fish then any other bait that I throw.

Throw a dark 1/4 - 3/8 jig...black and blue or all brown with a matching zoom super chunk. My second choice would be a Ol Monster or Mag II in Junebug T Rigged using 1/4 to 3/8 weight. Have you tried it at night? You may get your arm broke off.

3/8 Brown Mop Jig with Super Chunk Green Pumpkin. The only other jig I even would consider would be a 1/2 Brown Mop Jig with Super Chunk Green Pumpkin.

When fishing a tournament you can't just be grabbing fish. It comes down to ounces at times. I have won several by a ounce and lost several by a ounce. If you want to make sure you are weighing the the best five a scale or a balance beam are a must. A balance beam and culling tags are the easiest way to make sure you will have your best 5 going to scale.