Gangley

I dont think its evil, I just think its too simplistic. There is nothing to do when you fish it. You impart zero action to the lure, you do absolutely nothing, and that takes the joy out of fishing to me. I want to believe(however false it may be) that what I am doing with the lure is what caused the fish to strike, that my skills are what caught the fish. The senko just throws all that out the window and leaves you feeling like a 5 year old holding a cane pole with a bobber and piece of ham hanging from a hook. Again, it obviously works, but jeeeeeeez, talk about taking the fun out of fishing for me.

hrm, it will take a me a while tonight to get everything together for a photograph, but I'll try. In the meantime, I will sit back and enjoy what others have to show

I change lures depending on season so I may go through bags of lures a day in the spring, and never go through a single additional bag the rest of the year, but here is what I replace most when it comes time to replace Horny Toads (Spring, multiple bags a week) Fat Albert Grubs (Spring, Can be a bag a day) Zoom Ol' Monsters (Year Round, avg a bag every 2 weeks) Berkely 10' powerworm(Year Round, avg a bag every 2 weeks ZOOM Swimming Flukes w/ Paddletail (Bag every 2-3 hours because of inserting weighted hooks)

wow, I wasnt expecting to get it first...cant wait!

Identifying a lure as "expensive" is dependent on the purchaser. Some of these lures are considered expensive while others are not. I would consider the RAGE tail products very expensive when comparing to other plastics, but cheap when comparing to overall lure pricing. If it catches fish though, i don't care how expensive they are, and the RAGE tail product line generally catches fish. Following RW's format and adding a little. Topwater: Yellow Magic popper, Rebel Pop-R with a shaved lower lip Jerkbait: Rapala X-Rap (still learning this one) Shallow crankbait: LC (RC) 1.5, 2.5, Rapala Shallow Shad Rap, Rapala DTFAT1 and DTFAT3, Bomber Model B(a personal favorite) Lipless: though not as expensive as others, the Red Eye Shad has done well and the original Rat-l-trap. Deeper: DT10. I don't generally get a chance to fish water deeper than 8-10 feet so I can't comment on anything deeper, but I have caught my fair share of fish off of the DT10 Plastics: Rage Tail, ZOOM, Berkley (Order Not Important) Jigs: NorthStar Pro Series, KaRu Poison Tail and Football, Omega Pro Structure. Though they aren't as expensive, Backwater jigs have done good as well. Spinnerbaits: Northstar Custom Tackle, H20 Express Buzzbaits: never caught a fish on a buzzbait Frog: ZOOM Horny Toad, SPRO Bronzeye Hooks: Owner, Gamakatsu, Mustad, VMC for Trebles Line: Power Pro - 30lb for bait casters and 15 for spinning (green) Trilene Big Game 12 lb mono (Green) Reels: Shimano Curado 200E7 for lighter lures and Abu Ambass. for jigging and worming. Rods: I have had great luck with Falcon brand rods and Castaway brand rods.

If you could show a shot of a PB&J, that would be great

its called a worm

Junebug is actually a purple "ish" color. Next time you have one in your hand, hold it up to the light and take a look. I do that with some of my plastics to get a better understanding of what the true colors of the lures are, particularly with lures that I am dropping down to the fish that the fish are looking up at such as flipping baits or worms.

My son is 6 and the best thing I can recommend is toys toys toys, haha. I will make sure that he has plenty of toys with him while we go fishing so that he can keep himself entertained if the fish aren't biting. I have also found that although I don't prefer to fish with live bait, if i bring live bait I have a much better chance of keeping my boy entertained. The fish hit live bait more readily for him, and he also gets to play with some of the live bait. I just make sure to get triple the amount that I need ;D

the sounds, or rather the lack thereof. no sounds of traffic, no conference calls, no cellphone ringing every 30 seconds, no unpleasant distractions. only beauty

Crank baits and spinner baits. Trying hard to learn the jerkbait this winter, but not having much success.

go to Eco Pro Tungsten's website. It will be hard for you to find a better value for tungsten anywhere.

The Japanese popper bait called "Yellow Magic" The most productive popper style bait in my tackle box. It ain't cheap(approx $16), but considering its a top water and I don't tend to lose them, they are worth their weight in gold.

The Japanese popper bait called "Yellow Magic" The most productive popper style bait in my tackle box. It ain't cheap(approx $16), but considering its a top water and I don't tend to lose them, they are worth their weight in gold.

The Japanese popper bait called "Yellow Magic" The most productive popper style bait in my tackle box. It ain't cheap(approx $16), but considering its a top water and I don't tend to lose them, they are worth their weight in gold.

Northstar Pro Hippy Black and Blue with a Junebug(I think) Space Monkey

Mine has Date, Time, Weight of Catch, Lure and Color, Line Type/Weight/Color, and Location.

Mine has Date, Time, Weight of Catch, Lure and Color, Line Type/Weight/Color, and Location.

Mine has Date, Time, Weight of Catch, Lure and Color, Line Type/Weight/Color, and Location.

In no order KaRu Vibrashock Zoom Ol Monster Jig

i flip or pitch maybe 5 percent of the time i spend with Jigs...if that. I cast and retrieve a large majority of the time, very similar to a texas rigged worm, but slower. Generally a slow drag/pull, with a small hop added in here or there depending on the bass' mood.

Fish adapt to their environment and if their environment is constantly being flooded with the same old lures, then they adapt accordingly. However, I generally wont fish a new lure until I know I am at a spot where the fish are biting. Until I know the bite is on, I dont really bother with a new lure because there are too many variables to account for otherwise. There is simply no way to know if it was you, the lure, or quantity of fish in the area setting the tempo of the bite that day. For instance, there is a 100 yard stretch of bank that usually holds good fish if there are any fish in the area at all. If they are there, I can usually catch them on a worm fairly consistantly, but it they are there and I can't catch them on a worm, then often times I can't seem to get them to bite anything. So, that stretch of bank has become somewhat of a testing ground for me. I start with the worm and see if I can get them to bite, if I can, then I start throwing a "trial" lure that I am attempting to learn or figure out. Basically, I make sure that: a) the fish are present and the fish don't have lockjaw Once I have established these two basics, thats when I'll start throwing a new lure. Very rarely will I try a new lure at random in an area that I am uncertain of.

Fish adapt to their environment and if their environment is constantly being flooded with the same old lures, then they adapt accordingly. However, I generally wont fish a new lure until I know I am at a spot where the fish are biting. Until I know the bite is on, I dont really bother with a new lure because there are too many variables to account for otherwise. There is simply no way to know if it was you, the lure, or quantity of fish in the area setting the tempo of the bite that day. For instance, there is a 100 yard stretch of bank that usually holds good fish if there are any fish in the area at all. If they are there, I can usually catch them on a worm fairly consistantly, but it they are there and I can't catch them on a worm, then often times I can't seem to get them to bite anything. So, that stretch of bank has become somewhat of a testing ground for me. I start with the worm and see if I can get them to bite, if I can, then I start throwing a "trial" lure that I am attempting to learn or figure out. Basically, I make sure that: a) the fish are present and the fish don't have lockjaw Once I have established these two basics, thats when I'll start throwing a new lure. Very rarely will I try a new lure at random in an area that I am uncertain of.

Fish adapt to their environment and if their environment is constantly being flooded with the same old lures, then they adapt accordingly. However, I generally wont fish a new lure until I know I am at a spot where the fish are biting. Until I know the bite is on, I dont really bother with a new lure because there are too many variables to account for otherwise. There is simply no way to know if it was you, the lure, or quantity of fish in the area setting the tempo of the bite that day. For instance, there is a 100 yard stretch of bank that usually holds good fish if there are any fish in the area at all. If they are there, I can usually catch them on a worm fairly consistantly, but it they are there and I can't catch them on a worm, then often times I can't seem to get them to bite anything. So, that stretch of bank has become somewhat of a testing ground for me. I start with the worm and see if I can get them to bite, if I can, then I start throwing a "trial" lure that I am attempting to learn or figure out. Basically, I make sure that: a) the fish are present and the fish don't have lockjaw Once I have established these two basics, thats when I'll start throwing a new lure. Very rarely will I try a new lure at random in an area that I am uncertain of.

I decided to go with big lures this winter instead of downsizing, just to see if it made a difference at all. This is my first big lure fish, caught on a Hippy jig with a RAGE Space Monkey nose hooked on the trailer. I didnt realize until I took the jig out of it's mouth that i didnt detach any of the claws or flappers, they were all still attached together to the body of the bait, haha. Anyways, the bass hit it hard and was hooked deep. sorry for the pic, it was getting very dark and this was the only way I could get a visable picture. That Hippy jig looks like a tarantula attached to the bass' head, haha......dang big, nice, jig.