Bassin for Walleye

I have one in the Bombay and Lime (knockoff of sexy shad). Havent caught anything on it yet but then again I think i've fished it all of 1 time(s)

I usually don't start off with a trailer hook unless I'm burning one. If i get a short strike I will but I don't like them very much because they have a tendency to get caught way down the mouth for me. As far as trailers I like just a curly tail grub.

Well Big O, I appreciate the excellent product and will have to try out some others from the rage tail line

Exactly. When I got my first baitcaster I could not figure it out and I told my dad that it would keep backlashing and he said I needed more practice. Well I thought if I had been practicing for 6 months I shouldn't be backlashing every cast. I pulled out probably 60-70 yards of line and BzzzzzzzzSplash No backlash!

That's what I do too I bite the last two sections off the body and toss it on the jig. Rage Tail's craw trailers work well too, but I figure, why buy both when you can use 1 haha. Wait until you start flippin' grass with a jig and you wait a bass dart out of the grass and nail your jig before it hits bottom. There's nothing more exciting! Ha, you bite it off!?! I can barely stand the smell of those things let alone get a taste in my mouth! But yeah I think the same thing cuz those things aint cheap so I can just t-rig the craw or cut a few sections off and slap it on the jig.

Yeah but I think one of the coolest parts about catching it is that after I got the hook out my rage tail craw (which I cut a few sections off to fit the jig better) fell off the hook into its mouth and as I reached in to grab it the fish bit down on my hand so I pulled out to watch the fish swallow that craw in two gulps with his mouth wide open holding him by his lip in mid-air! It just disappeared! It was awesome. And that craw was the only one I had and I never caught another fish after I lost the Rage Craw so I believe that is what caught me the fish and will be my jig trailer for a long time

Yesterday evening I decided to go do a little shore fishing from the landing but the river is up so high here where I'm at that the current takes anything you throw especially spinnerbaits and cranks so I had a rod hooked up with a jig and decided to give it a shot considering I'd never caught one on a jig. There was a rock point sticking out that I fished for a while with no luck so I pitched it right beside the dock and let the currnent take it under the dock. On my 2 pitch I felt a tap-tap and the fish started swimming away so I reeled down and set the hook but as the fish came up I saw that it was a small one that must of just had the trailer and threw the jig so I tossed back under there and maybe 2 casts later I felt tap-tap-tap and it got real heavy so I reeled down and set the hook and he wasn't moving so I cranked him out from under the dock so he wouldn't break me off on the rusty posts and out of the water came a nice smallie. As I got him in I saw that the hook came out just underneath his eye Man I hate when that happens. I don't think it ever touched his eye but I was easy as I could be on this fish and got him unhooked and held him in the water for a while until he started pulling hard wanting to go an watched my first jig fish, a beautiful 3 pound smallie, swim back to the depths

With many of the newer braids slick surface, a lot of knots have tendency to slip. I know the regular clinch is bad about slipping but I think the improved will hold better but I still like my trusty palomar just because it is quick and easy to tie even with cold fingers and I don't know if anyone watches North American Fisherman but on knot wars it was undefeated for like 2 years in a row but then was knocked down by some wierd knot

What's taxidermy got to do with hard baits ? At least stay on subject. Sorry I get in the zone and don't realize what I am saying some times... I was just throwing that guy out there because I am very pleased with his work.

Ok, I understand that but all I'm saying is just because they are cheap doesn't mean they wont catch fish. Sure they might break and crack but you can still buy 3 or 4 of the cheap ones that you can cast for a while and not worry about losing for the same price as 1 of the better named brands.

Here's what I use both for. Braid-Frogs, jigs, c-rigs, t-rigs, spinnerbaits and cranks (but only with a lower action rod to compensate for the non stretch factor) deep water, and some topwater. Mono-Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, topwater, and some t-rigs.

Do you really think that just cuz they are cheap that fish wont bite them. Can fish look at lures and say, "that lure is only worth a dollar, I'm worth at least a fourteen dollar lure." No they don't and I love the Cabelas grave diggers. In fact, in late July a few years ago we were trolling and catching nothing so I tied on a grave digger. First troll hooked a nice 3 pounder that we brought home to eat. 2 trolls later I hooked my biggest walleye yet and he is now on the wall looking great. If anyone needs a good taxidermist I know one of the best in the world. He in fact has a few world records if I'm not mistaken. Riverland Taxidermy in Stoddard, Wisconsin.

Got it, hate it, threw it...went back to PP

** edited ** I don't pay attention, I just throw what I think will work.

I've found I can't cast a buzzbait very far anyways because the blades spin in the air (and I can hear it) and the catch the wind and wont allow then to fly far