Felix77

http://store.humminbird.com/category/296590/SmartCast_Series

They still sell the Smartcast. Saw them at BPS. The problem is that the batteries cannot be changed out by you. I researched this and found a lot of negative reviews because of that alone. Do your homework there. Make sure you are willing to deal with that

Lol. I do the same thing. What's crazy is how often she falls for it. Lmao.

Welcome! Orlando Fl.... My 2nd home....

Freakin' awesome! Lol

This is great info. Thanks!!

MegaStrike. Used it for the 1st time this week and I am convinced it got me some tough bites.

How do you guys handle deeply hooked bass? Do you change hooks, leave the hook in, anything else?

No but if worked right it will work. One of my favorite shaky baits.

You will love the SilverMax. I own 3!

I would fish the banks which get sun the earliest.

I thrive on the challenge to catch fish in cold water. I don't think of getting skunked but go to the lake looking to practice finesse techniques. IMO the best stuff when it's cold is finesse. Drop shot, split shot and slow dragged jigs and shakey heads. I fished the past 3 days and caught only 1 fish each day. They were ghostly white and put up no fight. Good luck.

I will try that. Thanks.

I got a chance to see them in action this weekend and I must say that I am extremely disappointed in them. The tail had no action at slow retrieves. I found I needed to retrieve it pretty fast to get action out of the lure. I bought them under the pretenses that it would be an effective slow roll swimbait. I'm sure when the faster bite is on it will work well but for slow presentations this is NOT your bait.

Soft plastics. I am a sucker for unique soft plastics.

I just tried it this weekend for the first time. Used a 2/0 EWG and texas rigged a finesse worm over a 1/4 oz weight. Caught me a 3+ pounder!

X2 on the Zoom Magnum Shakey.

A grenade... Seriously. Right now it's the shakey head

I just fished the past few days using MegaStrike for the 1st time. Lets just say its staying in my tacklebox from now on.

Keeper = senko Kicker = Magnum Shakey Head

You are correct. I got it confused with the neko rig. I also got stuff for the Jika. EWG hooks, split rings and bell sinkers to make my own. Lol

I have too many hooks. Was trying to list them but gave up. Lol

Discovered it over the winter. Bought some weights and wacky hooks. Can't wait to try it myself!

Abu Garcia @ walmart rocks. I use it for tournaments i liked it so much.

I have been in Dallas fishing the banks the past 2 days. The temp has been in the mid 50's, rainy and windy (20 mph winds). I was able to muster only one fish per day. Needless to say that sometimes the bite is tough. My 2 fish were both on finesse lures. The first on a 1/8oz VMC rugby jig and a finesse worm. The second was on a drop shot/finesse worm. In both cases it was a cast and soak method. They wanted it ultra ultra slow. When all else fails go slow or go home. I know... easier said than done. Good luck