thinkingredneck

You can buy an 8 inch directly from Creme. They still work.

Dark plastics like Junebug and Candybug.. Try different shapes and sizes. Jigs in black with blue

Rapala?

I just found your post. Glad you are recovering and still here. I would add to get your heart checked, too. Found out I had 90% blockage in the "widow maker" with only a back ache. Routine screen led to surgery the next morning. I would have likely been dead in 6 months without that screening. Get heart, prostate, skin, routine labs, and metabolic panel checked. Eat like you have some sense (cut the grease , sugar and fast food, sodas, and refined carbohydrates), drink moderately, don't drink or text and drive, exercise, use a seat belt, don't smoke, don't run around with married women... lot's of advice I got that cut down on life's enjoyment, in order to live longer. Take vitamins, fish oil, vit D, and baby aspirin. Getting old sucks, but I still have fun. Good luck.

Sometimes I set the hook before I think about it. Reflex.

Pfluger President

Trickworm in the holes in the pads.

There are some good articles on fishing for bigger bass on this site.

An old guy with a bunch of wall hangers in his den told me to focus on technique until I got the hang of it. He said to use braid and t-rig a zoom trick worm. That is all I did for a summer. Worked for me. Then branch out.

You may be trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. Try weightless or lighly weighted, weedless soft plastics. Nothing wrong with a spinning reel. A BC has to be matched to your bait. Yours may be made/ set for heavier baits. When kayak or bank fishing I carry both.

I love fly fishing, especially on top. I love to fish for Bass and panfish. Tie my own. Go for it! And I haven't tried an A rig. Being from Miss State, I can't use anything with the A word in it.

I cannot make a senko work. I have only caught a couple with midwest finesse. Maybe my water is too stained? I generally do well with worms and ok with jigs.

We post a lot about favorite techniques, difficult techniques, etc. What have you just never tried? For me, it is c-rig, drop shot, whopper plopper, walk the dog,, fluke.

I fish from a kayak. I keep my Elastec stuff in a finder. I put terminal Tackle in a small divided box in the inside zippered compartment in the binder. For other stuff I use a shoulder bag that holds 3 3700 boxes. Remove the shoulder strap before putting in the kayak. Put (stick hooks into) wet lures on a piece of pool noodle when I change out, to dry.

The shape looks like a Spike it, but the color is not one I can find.

Agree on Pfluger and Okuma

My Fenwick Eagle M is a lighter action than my BPS, or Abu, if that helps.

Funny. I would not have done any worse last Saturday

Down here, ice goes in your glass. We don't have ice out, lol. However, I have never thrown a c rig, got to try it. The bottom is mucky. I have been throwing weightless worms

I read Mike Iconelli has a panic box for when he is in trouble. Do you guys carry a "panic box", and if you do, what is in it?

Anything with a treble hook.

Knowing me, I will try this.

Like Tom said, I always thought junk fishing was throwing jigs or punch baits in the slop. I guess I am old.

This summer, when the heat and humidity nears 100, we will hate you. Right now, though, life is pretty good.

I am currently putting together a finesse box, so this is timely for me. I have some 2 inch grubs with 1/8 - 1/4 oz ball jigs. Small, 2 inch boot tail storm shad type baits, some Luck E Strike 4 inch curl tail worms, Zoom finesse worms, split shot rigs, some slider rigs, beetle spins, large size. Variety of Ned rig stuff. I use 8 lb fireline with 6 lb maxima leader on a M Ugly stick spinning rod with a Pfluger Trion reel. I have several spinning rods, but this one is the most sensitive and accurate to me. I am careful to keep Elastec in a separate bag. I also have arthritis which makes fishing with a BC tough on some days.