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Thanks, quan! We may have spoke as I trolled by around 10:30 or so --- if that was you, thank you! I am always very appreciative of other anglers willing to discuss what's working/what's not. I've been keeping one eye on offshore spots where I see what appear to be regulars ....and it has borne a little success --- such as Ryan's Dam, points off Wolf Run and the area near the wake buoys by the Sandy Run piers. I'm limited to a rudimentary depth/fish finder for now since I rent -- I can find humps, holes, ledges, but it doesn't do so good about painting structure and baitfish....still learning every day. I'll be sure to study my map more thoroughly for those named areas -- I'd mostly been using it for depth gradations, but it doesn't do detail as well as I'd hoped. Thanks again.

O Rez kicked I disagree this weekend. I'm getting more and more comfortable with spring and fall patterns, but I feel it could take years to learn the summer offshore bite. Nearly 18 hours total Fri and Sat with maybe a dozen fish....nothing over 2.5. Still, it's far better than NOT fishing. Edit: autocorrect? or does BR not like a$$? lol....should have read 'kicked my (butt)'

I pretty much only carry pumpkin and shad anymore. I haven't found that water clarity is any indication of which is going to work. I start with green. If it appears slow, I'll switch to the silvery. If that slows, I'll go back to green. I haven't figured out any rhyme or reason....except that I NEVER had any consistent or repeatable luck with white/pearl.

Sorry to sound like an ass, but I can't fathom how anyone could answer this besides you. I've been content on the bank with a pack of senkos, couple lizards and a few flukes. I've also been in the boat with a 15 pound worm binder and a ten pound back-pack with nothing but plastics and found myself wishing for something I'd left at home or in my TW shopping cart.

I use Big Ugly plug knockers. From EBay, fairly cheap and work great

Peanut butter. yes Jelly. yes Bread. yes Milk. yes I'm not picky....take all that natural this and organic that and...well....never mind....if I REALLY get a wild hair, I'll pull it apart and put cheetos in the middle

As one of the fogs said on here recently: First tap is the fish taking in your lure. Second tap is the fish spitting out your lure. Third tap is him tapping you on the shoulder asking why you didn't set the hook. sorry I can't attribute properly...crs.....but I'd like to because it's one of those things from BR that really stuck with me

Those look pretty sweet --- like what I'd have designed if I thought long and hard about it --- right length, bulk and likely action monkey's tummy is growling

First broke 6 this year. Twice. Both on Rage Tails: one on green Cut-R, one on green Bug I'm fascinated by the range of replies. Guess that's what keeps this interesting and also keeps the Bait Monkey alive and kicking

I'll qualify my reply by saying that I don't fish tournaments....you guys are a little wacky about this at times..... But, for me, I always enjoy talking to other fishermen on the water about what's working and what isn't that day. I don't hesitate.

Thanks for the story. Ten minutes or so, huh? I always wondered how long it would take a hooked fish to get back into the game. Figured the trauma would last more than ten minutes, but have been curious about it.

Not trying to be antagonistic, but I don't understand. I've always blamed line twist on rigs and line - say, a weightless, swivel-less fluke on 10 lb Stren, for example. But since the mechanics of spinning reels are all pretty much the same, I didn't/don't comprehend how one could be 'worse' than others.

I found this interesting.....anyone else try rigging a trailer vertically? I can see it possibly working on a swim jig; and maybe even a chatterbait or spinnerbait.....probably not on a 'regular' jig, I suppose

I've never tied my own before....however, I've got a couple of good jigs currently naked. I've got skirts and rubber collar kit for spinnerbaits, but I'd like to try wire-tying these two. I assume that I can do so with a couple pair of pliers and a pair of dikes? What kind of wire should I be shopping for?

Kevin, he's just a Joker. Take the money and run.

I used Stren for a long time, also. I never realized how bad the memory was messing with me until I switched to hybrid. What little Stren I have left is relegated to leader material.

I agree with Tank. Go lighter and go the hybrid route to start. I like Yo-Zuri a lot. I also like P-Line. I especially like P-line with the $7 rebate through this month when you buy two spools - makes it basically BOGO.

Thanks, Raul. BTW, I meant to thank you for the OP. Great vid.

Does anyone have a link to the other, older video discussed, "Bigmouth?"

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/138000-impressions-of-the-rage-bug/?hl=%20rage%20%20and%20%20bug

I've got the 3504 so I could keep buzzbaits in it, too. Works fine - though it does seem to take up an inordinate amount of space -- largely because it isn't flat like the other 360's in my bag(s).

Wow. Patriarch? Under warranty, though, correct? Did they make it right for you? If not a Patriarch, then what...and how does this help TA1?

Agreed! Thanks,especially, for the insight,Fishwhittler

What's working fellas? Spent much of last Sunday on the rez -- very good numbers in the morning, though nothing bigger than 3 1/2. Things shut down around 11 and never picked up again before I came off around 4. Beating the banks with flukes and worms produced a lot of fish, but nothing to write home about. I'm marking a LOT of the Occoquan Summer Suspenders between 16 and 22 feet, but they aren't interested in anything I put in front of them. Headed out again this weekend and looking for suggestions.