thinkingredneck

Trying some toads. Blow ups. Hard to hook. Definitely a blast

I am wanting to focus on learning one tool at a time. I was thinking about chatter baits or spinners. What type of trailer on a chatter? The problem is that I have a bunch of options, but keep going back to fishing worms because of lack of confidence in fast baits.

Thanks for your reply. I just got my Rage tail order in, with Smoking Rooster, Recon worm, lobster, Menace. Did not order any Cur-R worms. I do have some U vibe speed worms, some paddle tail minnows.

I am basically a one trick pony. Catch 90% of my fish on worms, specifically a Candybug Trickworm. Weightless and weighted. I have caught a few on cranks and spinnerbaits. Just chuck and chance. I have caught a few on TX rigged Senkos. Also on poppers with fly rod. I am getting dialed in on soft plastics, but don't have any other areas I am consistent with except the fly rod. Basically, I need advice on what to work on for "reaction bites." Fast moving, search bait, etc. I fish a muddy, heavily stained reservoir that has a TON of pads and a lot of docks. Have caught everything in pads. Gnarly stuff. I Have BC rods"--mh and h. Braid on both. Mh also with fluoro. I also have m and mh spinning one with braid and one w mono. Thanks for any advice.

Trick worms. GP, Junebug. Spoons

I second the Eagle Talon. Get a better seat, though. BTW, having had a float tube spring a leak, I am not a fan. That was when I lived out West. With gators, snapping turtles and water moccasins, I ain't that brave. Don't overlook one man canoes.

I thought I got in trouble washing my new sunglass clipons. You are in it

Get a kayak. Not expensive and easy to transport. It will open up a whole new world.

Today I received my first order from Seiberts. A few weeks ago I placed the order. Noted that it shipped. Missed the order after a while. Emailed them. Seibert found out it had lost at the USPS shipping center and Seibert shipped another order. Great customer service. Hope it was insured.

Thanks for your responses. I need to correct my first statement. I have been stalking this specific forum reading back to 2012. I also left out A-Jay's punch rig. I even bought one to try! From Siebert's! And rage tails. I think many people ask for corroboration rather than information. I don't post much, that is true. Don't know much. I have read a lot of the articles and watched a lot of videos/ you tube posts on here. Good stuff. now if I had to choose fishing with Glen or J-Lo,.no contest. Sorry, Glen.

I have stalked these forums for a while. I have learned a lot. The following seem to be consistent themes 1. Rage tail yamamoto, keitech and zoom soft baits 2. Gamakatsu, owner, trokar hooks 3. People have very strong opinions about hook shape. 4. Natural or tranlucent colors in clear water (up north, out west), dark or bright colors down south in stained or muddy. 5. Jig fishing approaches a cult like status 6. Most people prefer to either fish fast or slow. Not both. Fast with spinners, hard baits, toads, and slow with worms or jigs. It is the rare and great fisherman who is good with both. 7. Braid requires heavy hoooks, 8. Seibert or Northstar jigs 9. Senkos might be all I need to buy, but that seems boring 10. Snell, palomar, improved clinch, San Diego, Albright, Alberto knots 11. Braid in dirty water, fluro in clear. Mono? Do I need mono? 12. GP, watermellom red flake, june bug, black plastics 13. Sexy shad, chrome black back, gold black/blue back, fire tiger, citrus shad, crawfish in hard baits 14 . Pay attention when Catt, Tom, Mike S, Big O talk. I also enjoy Sir Snook alot and Big Bill for different perspectives. Many others also, but these stand out. 15. Nearly everyone has too much stuff and has trouble organizing 16. Jerkbaits and cranks seemed straight forward, but now I realize they are technical to understand and use to their full potential! 17. Whopper plopper 18. Structure, cover 19. Big baits equal big bass except when they don't 20. Don't let Elastec touch any other baits. What am I missing?

I have just moved back to the Southeastern US from the Pacific Northwest. I have not fished for Bass for several years, and never really knew what I was doing when I was younger. I have been a fly fisherman and have fished a good bit for Trout, Salmon and Steelhead. I tie my own flies and make spinners similar to the Mepps spinners. I also like to surf cast. I am looking forward to learning about Bass! I have just got a new used aluminum boat that I am picking up in two weeks. Can't wait to get out. I grew up in North Mississippi and have lived in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. I went to Mississippi State--GO DAWGS. I currently live in Palm Coast, Florida and work in St. Augustine.