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Scott, I've been following it since day 1. They are absolutely smackin them. Hoping my man Aaron can stay consistent....wonder if him and Byron are sharing a spot ;D

Hey Natural. I just bought my first H2O baits on Wednesday. They are sick! I finally was able to get out to an Academy and see them for myself. I bought some of the big deep divers, medium divers, and some crankin shads. I couldn't believe the paint jobs on the RC knock-offs. Unfortunately, that real good shallow crank bite is slowing down here in Georgia but I will definitely be giving them a try next Spring. I didn't see the Aruku knock-off while I was there. The only lipless vibe I saw looked alot like the LC Vibe-500 or whatever it's called. DO you know if the H2O is weighted in the nose like the Aruku?

The standing timber at Oconee is great in the dog days of summer, but the docks are where it's at. It's most important to learn them because it will always be something that you can fall back on and catch fish if your primary pattern doesn't work. Like I said, there are always fish to be caught at Oconee's and Sinclair's docks 365 days a year.

Oconee is my favorite lake by far! Oconee and Sinclair fish pretty much the same. All year long your going to have a strong dock pattern. Sinclair doesn't really have many deep water spots and Oconee has a few, but first, get a feel for how the dock fish work and get your skipping dialed in. When I fish either lake, I like rows of docks with deep water nearby, especially if it's a channel swing that comes up next to the outside posts. Sunny days: Have jigs and shakyheads tied on with different weights. Throw to all the posts, ladders, boatslips, etc on the outside and then after you have hit the edges, start skipping your bait underneath the dock. Within an hour or two, you can pretty much narrow it down to which spot on a dock they will be on and you can pull up to a dock, throw to that spot, and move on. Cloudy/windy/rainy days: Have spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and buzzbaits tied on. When the sun is covered up, fish at Oconee and Sinclair like to roam on the edges and in between the docks. Throw your baits down the edge of the dock then hit all the water between the docks. If you hit a stump or brushpile, make multiple casts to that area. If you do this, you should be able to increase your catch. My favorite soft plastics on Oconee and Sinclair is the *** Finesse worm and the Zoom Ultravibe Speed worm. For jigs, I like the Spro K-Finesse jig and the Gmans jig. As for the hardbaits, just about any will do as long as you aren't running any deeper than 6ft or so, but I personally use the Spro Aruku Shad and the Spro Little John. Also, make sure you have the chartreuse JJ's Magic with you because both of the lakes can get real muddy and it will help the fish find it a bit easier. Good luck dude

If you didn't catch them after that for 2 hours then a few things could have happened. 1. The group of fish you were catching became inactive, which I would bet was the case 2. They moved. Not so much vertically but horizontally. They could have gone deeper in the cover or spread out. If you stopped catching them, try changing from a jig to maybe a worm like the *** Finesse worm or Hookup worm. If that didn't work, you could try and make them react by ripping a lipless crank through them like the Spro Aruku Shad. If the above failed I would throw a jerkbait over the tops of the trees to see if I could get the fish that were higher in the water column. If that doesn't work, then move on and hit the spot later in the day to try and see if you can hit them again when they are more active.

The new Bronzeye Popper is an awesome bait! It is a completely different design than the popping scumfrog. The bait sits in the water differently and it walks way easier. The action is alot more erratic which in my opinion triggers more strikes. You have an endless color scheme to match the hatch if they are feeding on frogs or gills or shad. The body is super soft so it collapses easier and once they are stuck with those stupid sharp dual Gamakatsu hooks, there is no chance of them coming off.

I wanna know how in the heck your finding fish in 20ft of water when your temps are 58-60. Anyway, post front fish tend to hold extremely tight to cover for a day or two after, so I jig or worm fished dead slow can get you bites. Sometimes after a front they will suspend over cover, and that's where your jerkbaits are gonna come in to play.

Ever since February, I have pretty much thrown a Duper Fluke exclusively.

How are you fishing these straight tail worms? Weightless? On a shakyhead? T-rigged w/bullet weight? All of the above? It really doesn't matter how you rig them, just don't move them much. Make sure you are confident that the fish are in the area you are fishing. When you know they are there, it helps you to be able to slow down as much as you need to.

Jerkbaits and soft plastics, both fished extremely slow. I only fish straight tailed worms, but if you use ribbontails, then a cold front is when you have to throw the straight tails.

My laptop screen now has a beautiful coating of half chewed chicken. LOL

The big difference for me is the wire thickness on the hook. The finesse jig's hook is way thinner and when I'm making long casts across deep structure, I want a thinner hook so it penetrates the fish's mouth easier even if my line stretches from the distance.

I think I'm gonna place an order in the next day or two. I was looking for that color but didn't see it. Has he renamed it? Heres the link so you don't have to bother finding it yourself http://www.custombassfishinglures.com/index.php/finesse-jigs He doesn't list it because it's only made for me. I don't want the competition throwing my secret color! Just send him an email or pm asking for the Senko77 Special and he will know what it is. Keep it quiet ;D

Hey T-rage. Gmans Jigs are where it's at. I have won some fat paychecks fishing his 5/16oz finesse jig with a wire tie in the "senko77 special" color. Give them a try. They are the best value in the jig market.

The B's are gonna continue to roll. I hope they play the Ducks in the finals.

It's all about bed fishing at Lanier right now. My buddy has been catching numerous 7lb larries off bed the last week. Come up to Hammonds Tackle today from 11-4. We are having customer appreciation day today and a bunch of real good Lanier anglers are gonna be there to give advice on the lake. Hammonds is on Browns Bridge Rd. off of GA-400.

Keep throwing the same baits you have been catching them on, just change up your technique. If your dragging a worm, try slowing it down, or speeding it up with aggressive hops. Another thing to consider when fish are biting is location of the bass in the water column. Fish that were actively feeding in 8ft of water might be shut off, but fish in 15ft might be on fire. Also, if your fishing on the bottom, bring your soft plastic in with a "swimming" retrieve. I can't tell you how many times I have been worm fishing and a fish hits it when I'm reeling in for another cast. This shows me they are suspended and I can throw a jerkbait, crankbait, or senko at them. Good luck dude!

Nice fish Nick! Hopefully we can get some more like that when we fish this fall!

You gotta feel bad for the Habs. Their defense had it real nice in game 3 without Lucic wrecking them everytime the Bruins dumped it in the zone, now they will be swept tonight on home ice AND Lucic is back..... If Lucic fights Laraque tonight, I will shave my head

Avid, I didn't read any of the replies so I don't know if this has already been said, but try rubbing some wax on the first 3ft of line above the line tie of the Sammy. The best to use is called "sex wax" It's the wax surfers use on their surf and skim boards. You can find it online or in any of the beach gift stores. The wax will keep the line floating and you should be able to race the Sammy back in without any problems at all.

Aruku Shad or a Duper Fluke on a Swarming Hornet.

When you take out the BB's, try adding 1 tungsten carbide ball to the inside of the bait

Nice fish T-rig. Those things are some footballs.

Red, because with it, you have all 3 primary colors. A black dye would be awesome though.

By far the easiest bait to skip is a senko type bait like the *** Trick Stick, but my favorite bait to skip is a 1/16oz shaky head or a 5/16oz jig that Gman pours for me.