Tanker4lyfe

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Even in the thick stuff i still stick with the med action and instead i go in and get them out. i seem to land more rather than horsing them out and either they break off or get off. as far as colors you only need 3 black/blue saphire, white, watermelon/red flake. also they trick is good because its natural bouancy it does stay up right but not forever it takes a few for it to begin to fall and i feel thats when it looks the most natural and when i seem to get the most hits. just my .02

my favorite shakey setup is a 7' med action W/ 8lb flouro. picasso shakey head and a zoom trick worm dipped in JJ's Magic. and heres what i caught last month on it: she weighed in at 10.22

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yup use a med sized bait holder hook and hook them right behind the eyes underneath that hard part on top of there head. make sure you give slack line and keep your finger on the line and wait for a killer hit

I BELEIVE ITS JUST PREFERENCE. realism has nothing to do with it i mean come on look at some of the stuff we use doesnt even look like anything from this planet. once again its just a personal preferance id go with the yabbie looks good and is ready to go only one way you need to fish it drag it on the bottom with pauses and shakes and youll catch fish. JUST MY .02

BE THERE SOON AND NEED TO FULFILL MY ADDICTION

two baits: jerkbait or shakey head natural colors and dont let the bass see you

gamagatsu makes some but the best are either evolutions shakey2 or i like the picasso shakey heads

thats easy SO. CAL OR CENTRAL TEXAS but there youve got lots of storms so id have to say SO. CAL

being that that front will have just passed and that temps are still in pre-spawn you'll have a bit of everything some spawning some spawned and some if any post spawn. my game plan would be to first hit transitional rocky points in about 10-20 ft of water and then try some shallow spawning areas since its early you might find that the males might be making the beds so you have a good chance of catching good numbers id say if all your catching is numbers of males back off to the closest area of some deeper water and throw some slow cran kbaits or carolina rigs. and if all else fails hey you spent a day on the water and remember always learn something if not then you have failed

GETTING TO THE SPOT FIRST MEARLY FALLS ON YOUR BOAT LAUNCH DRAW NUMBER NOT CAUSE SOMEONE SAYS ITS THERE'S YOU GET THERE FIRST YOU FISH IT.

thats exactly my point what makes that pro so good or anyone for that matter if your planting brush to know exactly where the fish will be taking into consideration water temp and transitional period's then you have no true skill in fishing except for dropping brush graphing it and fishing it i mean come on what happened to laying out the map watching the weather knowing the season and understanding what the bass might be doing taking in to consideration of thermoclines, lateral, lines, forage habits etc etc. at any given time. thats how you know your a skilled basser not how well you can lay brush. THIS IS JUST CRAZY

if your planting brush piles and winning tourneys constantly on those piles your cheating and you need some integrity part of fishing is the hunt im sorry but i will never plant brush piles so i know where to go and darn near gaurentee my self a win or definate placing.................. ITS CHEATING

if i was mapping a lake and came across a pile or piles then of course id mark them. i had no knowledge that someone planted them. yes everyone has opinions all im saying is if you learn to fish study what fish do and when and why they do it you dont need to plant piles.

yup you have to practice it can be done with a baitcaster also but you gotta have awesome thumb control or tighten tension and brakes and whip it realy hard you also want a nice soft rod with a good back bone

lake fork 4' ring fry in watermelon/black flake awesome finesse or drop shot bait

heres something to try go ask your tourney director if you can hitch a cargo to the back of your boat and drop piles at pre-fish id like to hear his reaction

of course fish wont bite all the time do you eat all the time? my point is if your a tournament fisher and your planting brush piles your dead wrong. if you have to go plant brush so you know where the fish will be your one step ahead run the lake mark spots and run and gun to find your fish its all part of the sport

if you had to pick 4 or 5 crank bait colors what would they be: Id have to say: sexy shad red craw fire-tiger rootbeer

thats a bunch of crap your fishing tournemants you should not be dropping brush piles. never seen kevin van dam with a pile of christmas tree on the back of his boat. just goes to show the lack of skills for fisherman these days im not the best but i study practice and study some more leave the lake alone and learn to catch fish. wait i know my next tourney ill just set up a coraling net for sure ill win right

definatly the rage craw still wanna give the lobster a try.

i use an infared temp gun can find them at most auto stores like auto zone, napa

ill say its about 4.5-5lbs, good catch and remember let that catch tell you something every time i catch one i'm putting the puzzle together

Caught her on a black/ blue flake trick worm on a 1/8oz picasso shakey head on 10lb trilene sensation and of course JJ's Magic: