Bankbeater

3/8 oz. blue/black strike king jig with a baby brush hog as a trailer.

I was in bed this morning and at first I thought the wind was blowing. Then I realized that the stuff inside the house was shaking. It was centered in southern Ill and I tell you what, it got my butt out of bed in a hurry.

Read the articles on this site. They really helped me when I started.

I googled plastic worm rigging.

The next few days around here its going to be coats in the morning and sunscreen in the afternoon.

I use an old Abu 4600 Black Max Baitcaster. Does that count????

The day I spend over $20 on a fishing lure is the day you will see my picture in the paper holding the winning lottery ticket.

Thanks for the tips!!

That boat look awful small.

I trim the weed guard even with or just a little above the hook. I don't thin out the weed guard strands, but I bend them around in different directions, so that the top of the guard is flared out. I usually don't trim the skirt up to the back of the hook. What I do is trim the longer strands off of the skirt to that they all even up.

I still use them now and then, but I use flukes more now.

After I get a pattern down of where the bass are hanging and all of a sudden that bait stop working on that pattern I'll change baits and try to find out what changed.

Yep, there's just someting about catching one on a jig that's different from the other baits.

I've got two of them and I have never used them once.

I like the plastic because its easier to work with.

Nope.

I fish from the bank about 75% of the time. I'll use mostly t-rigged and c-rigged plastics from the bank. I'll swim a jig if I can get it through the weeds. Usually only throw cranks from a boat, since its a pain when they hang up.

Welcome Aboard!!

I know several landowners here in MO. that have sold their property to developers because they were tired of people trespassing and trashing up the place. Now no one can fish in them.

No, but I have gotten the feeling that they are sitting on the bottom looking up at the boat and having a good laugh.

Watermelon and junebug.

Nice Bass!!!

You might call your local conservation dept. maybe they can come out and shock it for you.

That thing's a monster. Did you see the way he threw the swimbait as he was netted.

I votes citica just because I couldn't decide between it and the revo.