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Just did a quick search, and they say that using JJS on Zman plastics will dissolve them. Don't have any real life evidence or experience to say whether or not this is true lol. But, I found this bag of black senkos from last year that I must've had sitting in Dr. Juice. The stuff is starting to solidify and turn gooey, and it stinks to high heaven. Strangely, it seems to be like a magnet to bass.

Heck with water, not sure if there is any reason not to do this, but, as with other soft plastics, I've been "marinating" my TRDs in attractant, usually some dr juice tournament bass, or some of the bang garlic scent. Works great, gives it a nice texture, and it still stands just as it's supposed to.

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My monthly Tackle Warehouse order consisted of a ton of Ned Rig jigheads and TRD worms, since I can't find em anywhere around here, bunch of Luhr Jensen Hot Lips cranks, a few Megabass pop maxs. On and one of the 25 packs of Gamakatsu 3/0 offset worm hooks.

Mr. Twisters, Gulp Minnows, smaller jigheads, Ned Rigs, maybe some small worms. It's been my experience that, with kids that age, catching numbers is more important than catching size, in order to keep them interested. Good to start him early!

I use a M/F 6'6" Berkley Lightning Shock spinning rod for senko fishing. I know I know it's not the most high end rod, but I purchased it when I had just gotten out of college six years ago, and had very little disposable income. Now, fast forward six years, and eventhough I'm still frugal, I've bought a boat and have been purchasing a little higher end rods over the past few years, in the 100-300 dollar range. I can still say that the Shock is very light lightweight and sensitive, casts a mile, has been durable, and has performed well, even though I now use rods from brands such as Duckett, 13, St. Croix, and Abu Garcia. Until it breaks, or malfunctions, I'm unlikely to switch.

I've been using the mojo rig this year a lot, especially with my Senko fishing. It still allows you to maintain the "shimmy" and action of the bait, while being able to get it down a bit deeper, quicker, for bigger fish. Also, it's great for fishing around cover and grass, itll sink into the pockets, and if it gets hung up, a quick pop will pull it free. Also like the Ned Rig, have been using it this year with decent success. It's by no means magic, and there will be times where other techniques will produce better, but its an extremely valuable tool for getting a limit quick. Also is great for prefishing, you can find "numbers" areas where you could if you just need some filler fish. "The Deal" is my favorite color.

Hence the term jig and pig. However, pork trailers can be a major PIA as they are fragile, slide down the hook easily, and if you leave them out, they will dry out, and you'll need a hacksaw to get them off your hook. Plus the dyes in them can wreak havoc. The only time I would recommend pork is in the dead of winter. Now, the key trailers I use are Zoom Fat Albert Grubs, Gary Yamamoto Hula Grubs, Chigger Craws, Rage Craws, and Zoom Chunks. Also, Gary Yamamoto Flappin Hawgs recently, they have a slow fall, and can act like a bit of a parachute to a jig if thats what the fish are looking for. I like using them on jigs when working bluffs, as fish will hold close, and will often hit it on the fall. Trailer selection should depend on what you are trying to imitate. If you are dragging/ slow stroking a football jig, you would generally be imitating a crawfish, or something crawling along the bottom, and craw style trailers would be best. If you are seeing a lot of bluegill shallow, and would like to flip and pitch, or swim a jig through some grass, a watermelon or pumpkin color jig with a chartreuse or watermelon grub may be the ticket.

I don't live there, but I make several trips a year to fish it, and I know the area very well Unfortunately, you just missed the smallmouth run in the bay, which usually starts in April, and goes till early June. If you fish in the channel, you may be able to find some smallies still around, but for the most part, the bay will be mostly largemouth now. In the bay, I like the area off the monument, any of the lagoons, Horseshoe pond, etc. Find a good weedline, and pitch a jig, or work the edge with a worm. Also, there are some lily pads along the peninsula side, there can be some good frog action here. Don't be afraid to check the south side of the bay as well, there are some seawalls, docks, sunken barges, pole structures, etc here that can hold fish. On the main lake, in this area, work the areas by the stacks and cribs (http://www.fisherie.com/Lake-Erie-Map). Also, shades beach is a good area. Further east, around 20, 16, and 12 mile creeks is the area commonly referred to as the "Ws," as there is a lot of rocky structure here. In the summertime, you will want to start your search around 25 feet, and work out to around 40 feet. Good electronics and knowledge of them is crucial here, you will want to keep an eye out for structure such as humps, ends of points, or depth changes, as well as schools of baitfish and bass, as the fish will tightly school to structure. Carry your marker buoys and use them. I like tubes (especially Poor Boys Golby), drop shots, jigging spoons, and slow rolling spinnerbaits. Also, I like to fish the Gulp Emerald Shiner minnows on football head jigs. Good luck.

I find that, for whatever reason, in murky water, black and darker colors seem to be best for soft baits, while lighter colors (especially firetiger and chartreuse) seem to work better for hardbaits. I actually found an all black crankbait, and threw it to no avail. That said, I keep my color selection system as follows: Night Fishing: All black/ blue colors. Murky Water: Black/ blue or black/ red, except for crankbaits, topwaters, and spinnerbaits, which I like a chartreuse color Clear Water: Watermelon/ Pumpkin colors for plastics and jigs, natural baitfish/ forage colors for hardbaits Real Clear Water: White/ baitfish colors for plastics and jigs, natural baitfish/ forage colors for hardbaits This isn't be all, end all, and don't be afraid to experiment with different colors on various days. This is merely for simplicity, and frugality, as I've seen guys who carry 10 different sizes of the same lure in 10 different colors, who on earth has time, money, or space for that? The beauty is that, if you keep multiple rods rigged up and ready to go with different baits, you can have multiple different colors of lures on (ie a black worm, watermelon jig, bluegill crankbait, chartreuse spinnerbait, etc), and work them until you find out what the fish are looking for at a given time, and alter the rest of your arsenal to match this. Furthermore, another key aspect is technique and action of the lure, I believe that many times, this will be more important than color. Simply put, the guy who carries, for example, only black colored worms, but knows how to present and work them flawlessly, will catch more fish over time than the guy who carries an entire palette of colors of the same worm, but isn't as good at working it.

Pink worms are great to use while bed fishing or sight fishing. As others have said, stained water. In addition, there is a rainbow trout color of senko that is hard to find in stores, but is pretty widely available online. It is watermelon on top, and pink on the bottom, with black flakes. I find these to be an absolutely dynamite color anywhere there are stocked rainbow trout, and pink would also be viable here.

Cast it, keep your rod tip down towards the water. Reel it fast enough to get it to the cover/ down to the bottom, and then slow down so you can maintain contact with the cover/ bottom, and really feel the "tick tick." Keep moving and cover water, and when you get a bite on a crank, slow down with your plastics, as there are likely more around. Or, make a pass over an area once with a crankbait to pick off the more aggressive fish, then make another pass with slower techniques.

Unfortunately it's a tough lake to fish from shore because most of the shoreline is so steep, lack of access, and the near-shore areas can get pretty weed choked. There is a pier at the Aitch access area. The Tatman run area is where the beach is at, I see some people fishing near here sometimes. At Snyder's Run, there is a path that goes around the cove, and there are some overlook areas people will fish from. Also, if you stay on Route 26 for awhile (Going towards the lake from Huntingdon), you will eventually see a left for Route 994/ Old Plank Road. Here, there are a couple of bridges where the road goes over the lake, there are a couple of areas around these where people will walk down to fish. A nearby alternative that may be a bit better suited for shore/ wade fishing is the Juniata River a few miles below Raystown on Route 22, near the town of Mapleton. There are some areas to pull of and walk down. It's a great area for smallmouth fishing, as well as panfish and some walleye. Good luck.

I fished a tournament there last month and did well. Deep Creek is a deep, clear, dock and weedline lake. I did well skipping senkos into the docks, flipping a jig, and running squarebills nearby. Best docks were those on the main lake, and some of the upper parts of the coves near the main lake, although then, the fish were just starting to get on beds, so things might've changed. Grubs and Ned Rigs were also very productive for numbers. Theres a rocky point near Glen Cove/ Glen Acres that I did real well on. Good luck.

Berkley Powerbait Power Worms, 10 or 7 inches. Black or pumpkinseed.

Who says the Ned Rig doesn't catch big fish? I've used it this year everywhere from the local electric motor only lake that tops out around 10 feet deep, to Lake Erie, and caught bass from 7 inches to just under 5 pounds (although, on average, most fish on it are probably 13-14 inches, need to be 12 to keep here in PA) While theres nothing magical about it, and there will be times other lures will outfish it, it is definitely a potent tool, and something I'll almost always have a rod rigged up with, and will almost always make a pass with it over each spot. In addition, my tournament fishing strategy has changed, while I used to go after bigger fish early and then scramble to fill in my limit, now I try to get a limit as fast as possible to set the tone and get my confidence up, then I'll go out deeper or to thick cover for the kicker fish. But, even if I'm throwing big jigs, big worms, and deep cranks offshore, this can still be worth a few casts if the schools are finnicky.

Usually the thermocline forms at around 30-35 feet, so concentrate on that and shallower. It gives you an idea where to start from, and also allows you to eliminate alot of water quickly.

I actually didnt catch all that many pickerel strangely, and a couple of walleye, but eventhough they're not bass, not gonna complain about catching them. Friday, prefished and caught 20 on crankbaits, senkos, flipping jigs, and jerkbaits.. However, friday night the front start going through, with air temps in the mid 30s, and rain, and Saturday the water temperature was starting to slowly yet steadily fall, and really had to downsize and slow down, found some good success with senkos, grubs, and Ned Rigs, used these three lures almost exclusively during the tournament.

Raystown can definitely be a puzzle. But there are some hawgs in there if you can find them. Highly recommend early morning or night fishing, if possible. Run up the coves and creek arms early on, work topwaters, and pitch and flip texas rigged senkos, plastics, or flipping jigs to the drowned wood and weedlines. Then move out a bit deeper, especially to some of the bluffs, cliff walls and points, some of these areas go from 0-60 feet deep about 20-30 feet offshore! Dragging and hopping a football jig, or my favorite, a 7 inch Berkley Powerworm, works well also. Soft jerkbaits can also be dynamite if there are shad around. Good luck!

Welp, the rain pelted me all weekend, but managed to take 6th of 22 in the tournament, including a 3.5 pounder in prefishing.

Hey guys, we have our first club tournament at Deep Creek, MD next Sunday the 22nd. Was wondering if anybody has been out there recently and could give some info on water temps, what worked, if the fish are spawn/ postspawn, some areas to start in, etc? Its my first time at the lake alone, and I'll be there half the day Friday and all day Saturday to prefish, right now plan is to flip/ pitch and skip senkos under the docks, cover water with a crankbait and maybe topwater in the morning, drag some tubes around, crank the points, and maybe drop shot some of the bridge pilings. Please and thanks.

Nice work. What was the water temp in the bay, if you don't mind me asking?

Anybody catching on the main lake?

Anybody getting them on the main lake or the bay yet? Was thinking about a trip this weekend or the week after.

Have a tournament there myself the last weekend of July. Skip senkos under the docks, and let them sink near the posts, can't help but catch nice fishing doing this. If there is a boat docked, try and get it between the dock and the boat. If you want to fish faster, throw squarebills near the docks, and try to smack as many of the posts as possible.