senko_77

First off, are you using braid? If not then there is your answer. Second, think about your hook set. To be honest, most peoples hookset on frogs couldn't knock a fly outta the air. They get so absorbed in the strike and "waiting" that they ruin it with the set. You HAVE TO CROSS HIS EYES. Literally try to rip the fish out of the water. Now the two replies above me are talking about a completely different animal. The buzzing frogs or "toads" that your throwing and the holly bodies both should be in your arsenal. When your ready to pick those up and give em a try, put another post up here and I can help you out along with a bunch of other real good frog anglers on this site. The hollow body frog is one of my favorite baits and I personally throw the Spro Bronzeye frog like Dr. Pigg suggested, but you just need to try and see what brand you like. Good luck my friend

OP, chum the water with dog food. Corn is no good because fish can't digest it and if they eat enough, there donzo. The carp and catfish will respond just as well to a handful of dry dogfood.

Do you know if there are any visible holes or lanes in the grass? If so, I would heavily target these spots in the grass because the fish will generally use these to navigate throughout the weedbed. When I'm fishing heavy grass I like to throw a weightless softplastic or frog on the surface and if that doesn't produce or that bite slows down, I will take a jig, pegged soft plastic, or swimbait and fish the edges of the mat where it's a little less dense. If your gonna fish those weightless softplastics on top, make sure you use the Reaction Innovations Screwed Up Bullet Head. It's a weightless, plastic screw in that goes into the top of your bait that won't make it ball up on the hookset AND will make it so no snot grass catches on to the top of the head of the bait. Good luck my friend 8-)

Al, I expect you to give me a call when you get back so we can finally get that trip together. If you still don't have my phone number, PM me and I will send it to you. Stay safe out there and we appreciate what you do

Zoom Tiny Chunk - for my 3/16oz Bitsy Bugs Zoon Super Chunk - for my Mop Jigs Rage Craw, Baby Craw, Lobster, and Space Monkey - for my Spro K-Finesse Jigs and G-man Jigs Munkin, glad to see someone else throwing the Tiny Chunk. Do you fish them in rivers or lakes? I fish them exclusively in rivers and the fish whack em 8-)

These are pretty much all I throw from post-spawn through Winter. There great for burning on top and also work real well for schooling fish. I don't fish them in pre-spawn and spawn because in that short span, I like looking for dirty water that warms up quicker and hit it with something with a TON of thump like the Spro Superstar. I like the 1/2oz Mini Me that has 2 gold willows with a white skirt with gold flakes

Crankhead, KVD L&L has tons of uses. Spray a little bit in your tackle boxes and it will fight the development of rust

Shimmy, I look forward to your input every time there is a thread where someone caught big bass. You are the most jealous person I have ever seen on BR and it always makes the thread way more fun when you come riding in touting why it isn't a "real" catch. I would love to come up to your home waters and show you how to really catch fish. Maybe next year during the Opens. Keep it up man Hmm...I could have sworn i said i was jealous of all the big fish he caught. As in most of my posts i make it clear that i am jealous of big bass. Besides this article and the fish in a barrel lake you fish, i don't take away from others catch. If you can show me than i would be pleased and obliged to apologize. Second of all, show me how to really catch bass??? I have never said i am the best but am up for a challenge any day. The lake you post all of your pictures from come from a lake people are dropping over 400 bucks a day to fish. And yes, as i stated on your thread, i am jealous of that place! So yes you are stating the obvious. However, as i always point out, you get guys like RoadWarrior, Mattlures, Paul, Big-O, Fish Chris and many many more on this sight who catch giants amidst all the pressure. They are great fisherman and you won't find a thread of me ever questioning their skills. I'm glad you do enjoy my posts and anytime you wanna show me up, i'd love to take the friendly challenge. You ask me not to get ahead of myself as you jump right in and tell me you'd teach me something about fishing!!! That's kinda funny I like that competitive side you have though, that's what makes a good fisherman. tight lines It's a shame that you have only been here since Oct. of 2009 and didn't get to see me when I was into tournament fishing. 3 double digits all caught from public water including a 14.7. One of those double digits was the biggest caught in the BFL Bulldog division since 1997 and the Bulldog division has been FLW's most active division for years. Not trying to sound cocky, but that just scratches the surface of what I've done. Need some more? I fish at the "fish in a barrel" place you refer to because I work there. Then I go back to my home lakes that are pressured just like yours and lay the whooping on them there, too. Most of the time I don't post pictures because I like to protect my spots and it's not a big deal to me to brag on an internet forum about EVERY single fish I catch that is 4lbs +. I post the pictures of fish in NC because there fun to look at with those massive bellies. When I swing through the area sometime next year, I would love to wet a line with you and you can show me how the big bass guru does it ;D

Shimmy, I look forward to your input every time there is a thread where someone caught big bass. You are the most jealous person I have ever seen on BR and it always makes the thread way more fun when you come riding in touting why it isn't a "real" catch. I would love to come up to your home waters and show you how to really catch fish. Maybe next year during the Opens. Keep it up man

Man, a lot of hate and people who don't know what there talking about in this thread. I think it's hilarious how people are still rude during the Spring and Summer and they don't have the "cabin fever" excuse to hide behind. Bobby, when you showed me that bait at the Classic, I knew it was gonna catch em good. Glad to see it's working for you and you need to hurry up with production because I know of some river fish that are dying for a wing-ding. And for the people saying it's a "copy" of the other finesse type cross sectioned worms, you have made my day. It's obvious that your attacking Bobby because of a personal reason because the wing-ding is completely different from all the other baits shown on here. It's bulky and is more of a power fishing soft plastic where the others are super thin, supple, finesse worms that you deadstick. That's like comparing a jig to a drop shot ;D

Don't have an answer on the Keitech baits, but I have played with the Skip Gap quite a bit. It's a great hook for times when you need a wide gap hook. I don't throw wide gaps much but when I do, I'm skipping and I use the Skip Gaps. It really holds the bait on there nice and you can skip as hard as you can and it usually won't slide down if the bait isn't torn up to bad.

Nice catch, Dawg!!!! That swimbait is freakin whackin em' all over the country. Randall is a good dude and obviously makes a hell of a bait. If you don't mind sharing, how deep of water were you fishing? Were they suspended out over deep water or were you cranking the shallow water? What setup are you throwing it on? I use the Powell 7'3" MH rod with a Revo STX and 17lb flouro? Was it the floater, slow sink, or fast sink?

No. His team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the 8th seed, Canadiens. They met a brick wall named Jaroslav Halak

Only had one outing with them and it was for Striper, but from what I saw, it's gonna be a bass killer. Beautiful action but not to much.

X2. It is so much more cost efficient to get the gallon. What kind of worms are you making? The amount you can make varies on the style.

Nah. Absolutely no desire to fish with my school. Team is a joke and is based on politics rather than the ability to locate and catch fish in a set amount of time. I do however know a thing or 2 about Seminole. Spring creek ain't to shabby of an area to start your practice in Good luck down there guys

Spring creek

Nice one Wayne! Those things are freakin fire. I just posted my video I made of me fishing it in the thread above yours. Go check it out. How were you retrieving it when she hit? I added 4 suspendots to mine and barely crawled it.

DING DING DING DING!!!!!!!!! I'm really glad I'm not the only guy throwing the straight shank round bends. The ONLY thing I use the EWGs for are my Flukes. Other than that, all my baits go on the straight shanks with a toothpick threaded through the eye to hold the bait up. You never miss fish because the bite is huge. Glad to see I'm not alone.

Bro, it doesn't matter. Your over complicating everything. Just go out and fish and if you catch one, throw the rod back and reel him in. It doesn't matter if you go left, right, up, down, backwards, between your legs, etc. Just chill out and go fish

those are basiks on how to set the hook and set the grag what im asking is how to fight the fish when the are on the line and swimming in various directions trying to break off of you. im asking how to fight and reel them in and tire them out to make it easyer for me and my tackle First off, don't worry about making it "easier" on your tackle. Your tackle is designed to fight and land the fish. You shouldn't be concerned about freshwater fish overpowering your tackle. You use your rod to wear down the fish, and your reel to take up the line. You can land a 20lb fish on 2lb line if you let the rod do the work. Think of the rod as a shock absorber to your line. It bends and gives so the line doesn't snap. Play the fish with the rod, and it can't get away and will tire out quickly. Whether the fish is running away, left, right, or at you, the rod should be held between the 10-12 aclock position. I'm not trying to sound mean, but from some of your posts, it seems your over complicating things. You can read as much information as you want, but there is nothing better than going out and getting real, on the water experience. Good luck man

Ray Bourque? lol Mine used to be Tin2Win which was sparked out of how I had a 17' Tracker Pro Team and I was a heavy favorite in a lot of tournies and that was my nickname to some guys. But that got old and now it is just Tin. But seeing as though I sold the boat I probably should just to go Mike. Ya. Haha. The 77 is Ray Bourque's number. Ray WAS my favorite player until Phil Kessel came along

When I first joined back in 05', I was a senko addict, so I went with Senko77. I wish I could change it because I very rarely throw senkos now, but since I've had it for so long, people know me as it....so I just stick with it.

Can't help ya with the waterproof thing, but if you walk a lot, this is what you need. http://www.footlocker.com/product/model:106550/sku:66644004/Nike%20LunarGlide%2B%20-%20Men's?supercat=home&cm=GLOBAL%20SEARCH%3A%20KEYWORD%20SEARCH Hands down the most incredible shoe I have ever worn. Wicked comfortable, wicked light, and if you buy them at Sports Authority or Dicks, you can buy the $5 warranty and when they wear down, you send them in and get a brand new pair for free. Seriously, buying these was the best money I ever spent.

Something just doesn't seem right with this thread.....