Catch and Grease

Lol make sure to look at the pinned threads in all the forum sections...

What kinda weeds??? If they are chasing bait fish you could try to match the size of bait fish there chasing with a crankbait, inline spinner, etc...

I only really fish them on a C-rig or as a bigger jig trailer, just dragging em' along

I agree... Setting the hook is half the fun anyways! Haha

Did you fish shallow the whole day? You might have been able to produce some fish if you found some deeper structure.... I'll start shallow some days and if its cloudy I'll stay shallow a lot longer than if its sunny, once that sun gets up a good ways I'm gonna start moving a little deeper or start fishing for those heavy cover shallow bass. You cant always blame the weather, the fish not biting wasnt because there was a cold front, they didn't bite because you didn't make them bite. If the fishing was tough I probably would have been throwing a Texas rig or square bill shallow then after I wasnt producing I would have went a little deeper.... With the weather comment I wasn't trying to be mean... I'm just saying that if you wanna be a better angler don't think "oh they didn't bite because of the weather" think like this "I'm fishing post front conditions and I'm thinking its going to be tough, how am i gonna get them to bite?" Fishing is like a puzzle once you get a little bit started the rest of the pieces start to fall into place, you just have to get the ball rolling. You mentioned fishing timber like sticks and such, around this time of year crankbaits can dominate in timber... They can really help you cover water fast, I'd reccomend getting a good lure retriever or plug knocker though, they let you get a feel for what cover your fishing faster than a dragging a jig or Texas rig etc... Is the Texas rig the only bait you tried? I normally won't start with a Texas rig but I know plenty who will, I just prefer something I can fish a little faster and if I'm not getting bit I'm gonna change something up, whether it be completely changing lures, colors or just switching up my retrieve

Yup, x3 lol, I use 50lb braid and MH-F for my frogging, I don't own a heavy fast/extra fast rod lol

7.3 whatever, big difference lol

you took him home right? Lol

Its a crank bait with a rounded lip but its in a U shape and is supposed to dart around and be erratic under the water

I throw my frogs on a shimano zeles MH fast action with 50lb power pro super 8 slick and a 7:1 diawa tatula...

Hey man, when your telling the story its as big as you want it to be lol....

The H20 CRS is half the price of the KVD but its almost identical and they carry most of the popular colors and can be Bought with or without rattles

KVD 1.5 H20 CRS Bomber square A

Topwaters, and anything I can fish around thicker cover lol

Definitely 12-15 inches....

Lol the day of a cold front you can get er done if ya can find a pattern early! 15-20mph winds early in the morning during the summer screams top water lol

unless your fishing a small lake even 140lbs isn't that much. The lake I fish is a good size but not huge like some lakes in Georiga,alabama, and the Carolinas but almost nobody practices catch and release and the bass populations are fine. But you just claimed keeping bass is unethical and my arguement for that needs a whole new thread.

Largie I would think

rage tail Eliminator, original sized zoom lizard, trick worms, craws, just a few I use alot

I leave power baits out of the package but they will lose their scent, the main reason I keep my plastics like zoom in bags seperate is because they bleed together and mix colors

Yes and yes

For spinnerbaits 3/8 and up with decently thick hooks I throw them on a 7' MH fast action but less than 3/8oz I like a medium action

I love buzzbaits during the summer, I'd choose a S-bill over a spinnerbait normally in the summer though, it all has to do with preference and cofidence

Any day is a good day to go, the only real 100% full proof way to tell if the bite will be good is to go fish the lake....

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