Senko lover

Yup, seems to be a very versatile bait.

Not a lot of time to pick your rosters after the Delta, so get ready ladies and gentleman! Bucket A: Michael Iaconelli What I'm looking for: people who can fish those deep rocky resovoirs. I know both Aaron Martens and Dean Rojas are great choices, but they have an incredible ownership rate, so I'll pass for now. I think this fishery lines up well for Ike, especially since his finish at the Delta hurt a little because he's done so well there in the past. Get ready to get Ike!! If I change my mind, I think I would go for Chris Zaldain, simply because he's really good with a dropshot and such. Bucket B: Mike Mcclelland I think Mcclelland is a good choice here, seems to do well on these types of lakes. If I change my mind, I'll go with David Walker. Bucket C: Alton Jones My mind immediately runs to Edwin Evers, but I haven't seen the kind of performance yet from him that justifies that choice. Alton is a good guy and I think this fishery sets up for him well. If I change my mind, I'll probably go with Edwin anyway. Bucket D: Jonathon VanDam As much as I want to say Brandon Palaniuk, because I really really like Brandon and I think he has the proper attitude going into this event, I'm gonna have to go with JVD. Why? Well, the two of them are both really good at deep, rocky lakes. There's always competition between them and one of them will always do really well. With 26.5% betting on Palaniuk and only 2.4% on JVD, I'll take the chance. I wish they were in separate buckets, though. If I changed my mind, it'll be for Brandon because he's one of my fishing heroes. Bucket E: Stephen Browning Browning is an AR native, and it's time for a charge in the top twelve!! Expected to do well at the Delta, he didn't have his game together. But watch out........he could be dangerous If I change my mind, it'll be for Takahiro Omori, just because. Good luck guys!

Well, my dark horses saved my butt from a kicking this time. Bernie Schultz in particular, because he did quite well. Quite a few people picked Bobby Lane and that proved to be a great choice for everybody, including myself. I really regret not sticking with JLu, because I think he had even lower ownership than Crews, not a lot of people picked him. Ended up in 99.3%. Now, on to Havasu............

I think that's ridiculous. Even if I retired. I would them away. Lures are meant to catch fish, not be hoarded. I guess the only time I would ever do that is if I caught a world record on it or won a Classic with it, and I doubt that will ever happen to me.

I caught her during the thick of the prespawn about 4 weeks ago. She wouuld probably not be as fat/heavy if I caught her now but still a giant fish. The buzzbait is a phenomenal rain lure, because it cuts through the chop on the surface.

That's kinda funny. Maybe she was trying to bond with him or something .

I don't know, but that would a heck of a Classic. Bring it on, by all means!

That is my backup retrieve, in particular when I want to slow down near some cover. I also like drooping my line over a branch and yo-yoing the bait in place, that's produced some nice bass for me.

KVD 1.5 all day!

Please don't tell me you're throwing all yours away.....stickbaits are not to be wasted.

About three weeks ago the main spawn happened in my ponds. I started working a summer job that week and didn't have the time to fish. My buddy at the pond told me he caught 14 bass over three pounds . I was really really disappointed at missing the bed fish. I had been looking forward to it for about a year and I was ticked off when I learned I had missed it. Well, today I went to the pond and found the bluegill spawning like crazy, sometimes even jumping out of the water in their excitement. Saw some bass circling around but only caught a little dink on a senko. Then, I found a bed with a late couple on it. Only saw the male at first, was about 2 pounds. Started fishing for him. I really sucked at sight fishing and it took me about 30 minutes to figure out how to get the bass to get really ticked at my bait. Was fishing a small Kalin's grub and got it to bite 3-4 times, but he wasn't committing. Then I finally realized that I had picked up my first bag of Rage Craws at Bass Pro yesterday and I put one on and and finally caught him. Well after I released it I saw the big female cruise in. Hard to judge but I'd put her at somewhere between 4/12 and 5 1/2. Really nice bass. Well I started fishing for her with the Rage Craw. She got upset and left the bed, and I pitched out past it. Felt a weight and punched the hook home. She was on! I fought her next to the bank and was trying to figure out how to land her when the bait popped out of her mouth and one super upset female left the area. She would have been my second biggest fish. Anyway, I had a blast bed fishing for the first time and I'm thrilled to death about the Rage Craws. Don't have a lot of money for Rage baits but out of the two of their products I've used I can truly say I love them. Can't wait to land some more fish on the Rage Craw.

Love me a good tuck!!

I can't barely see your face to judge, I mean you've got two hats, sunglasses, and a scarf on. Can't tell whether you're 28 or 48.

Well to each his own. Do you catch fish on weightless plastics in general?

Nice job man!

Dude. Fish them wacky rigged or texas rigged. On a jighead or regular weight. Just fish them. I like them weightless wacky the best, I retrieve like a fluke with my rod tip down and short jerks.

I just picked up my first bag of Rage Craws and got Blue Craw and it looks killer!! Can't wait to catch something on them!.

I started a summer job two weeks ago, was busy all week, came to the ponds and found a bunch of post-spawn fish. My buddy at a pond I fish told me he caught 14 bass there over 3 pounds bed fishing. I totally missed something I was looking to since last year. . So unfortunately, I can't help you.

Fishing in extreme thunder and lightening wasn't a very good choice.

Congrats!

The only time I use something similar to a C-rig is with a split shot. And I haven't had too much luck with lizards. Caught one dink on them and I threw them a lot during the prespawn time.

So yesterday I was fishing and caught 3 smaller bass on a senko in light drizzle. The rain picked up and started coming down really hard. So I tied on a buzzbait, my favorite rain lure. Threw it out there, turned the handle a couple of times, and WHAM! The bait was stopped cold and my rod was doubled over. The fish was peeling drag like crazy and I realized I had my drag all the way down. So I tightened it up and I think I tightened it a little too far. The fish jumped, and I could tell it was the big 7 3/4 lber that I caught about a month ago. She headed back down and suddenly I had my bait back. . The good news is, she's still in there and I know I'll get her again. That would have been awesome to land an 8 pound bass on a buzzbait........ And yes, I had a phone with me .

There's been a long thread about this full of awesome pics. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/145541-catching-the-wrong-species/

-Tubes -Lizards -Flukes/paddle tails -Dropshot -Craws Good luck!

+3 for the Speed Spool. Beast of a reel for the price. Get the Tournament MG.