HoosierHawgs

Need to pick up some gear. What are your favorite baits for these categories? 1)Football Jigs 2)Deep Diving Crankbaits 3)Bladed Swim Jigs 4)Drop Shot Rigs and Baits 5)Shakey Head Jigs (Or Jointed Head Jigs) 6)Texas Rigs For Big Worms FYI.. I would like to go for tungsten weights, and would like to save pennies if I can. Thanks, Jakob

I'm not a fan of white fishing rod blanks. I got one free from a buddy one time and my dad's response was "Who makes a white fishing rod?" Guess I just take after him when it comes to fishing tackle. Ie.. Cork handles, mono for everything but flipping and plastic fishing, and buying inexpensive baits. All of which works just fine IMO.. But I guess I never really gave the others a try, so it is slightly biased...

So, I've always fished from the bank for the most part, and even when I would go w/friends on a boat, I never really paid a whole lot of attention to the electronics... I now see I probably should've paid more attention, as I am now in the market for either a kayak, or used boat if I can find one that is affordable. So what do I need to know about electronics? Do I need them? What should I look at for an affordable unit? What are some other tips you can give to someone w/no experience?

When are you guys fishing Buzz Baits? I find a black buzz to be one of the best nightime baits there is! I would say I don't really have trouble catching fish on any baits... the only thing I would say I struggle catching fish w/are unscented plastics (Zoom, Havoc) So I spray them w/scent or don't buy them. I do fine w/scented plastics though.

Your better off going with smaller size treble hooks. These hooks will make it much more snag resistant than either the original hooks or single hooks. The smaller trebles will hug the body of the bait, and are much less prone to digging into cover.

I enjoy using the rage tail menace grub. I'm also a fan of the beaver style bait. My favorite beavers are the Sweet Beaver by Reaction Innovations and the Strike King Rodent.

Stick worms have done it for me as well. Small jigs also do a good job of mimicking the natural forage (crayfish). Most of your presentations are going to be a lot subtler than they would in a larger body of water. With so little water fish are much more aware of everything around them. How much pressure does the creek you are fishing get?

Try fishing them in stained water and days w/less sun penetration. Also a good idea to base colors on conditions along w/forage. Most of my spinnerbait fish come on baits w/a single colorado or turtle blades

At that point I'd just up the weight of the lure. Some may say, this makes the bait larger, but if you really want a smaller bait, go w/ Savage Fear Finesse Lures, they are smaller than other baits at the same weight class. Terminator spinnerbaits also have smaller heads than other baits of the same weight. I don't see the reason to add weight. If I really want to fish smaller, I'll fish spinning tackle, but I can throw light lures just fine on my casting gear.. I have baitcasters all setup w/dual braking, and set right I can throw lures if any weight quuite far.

As fr a rod, depends on what you like, but Berkley Lightning Rod are $40 at regular price, and if you find a deal I'm sure they can be had for less. Bought 2 of them on sale for $40.. Pretty good deal in my opinion.

Lew's Tournament MG is $99 buckas after a Gander MT. Rebate. Add the Lew's Rebate and it is $69. Add the $20 off at Gander Mt's. Website and its $49. Best deal I have seen on a casting reel in a while. I buy most reels used or on sale.

Is this true for flipping laydowns, grass mats, and other vegetation? I see that people usually just hit the line w/a sharpie and do just fine... Also, what about when it comes to frogs? I do the same thing their too... Obviously you can't use Fluoro, and mono just has way to much stretch!

I heard it was 25% this year, but don't quote me on that. I will be doing most of my bait shopping this year after Christmas, as I am hoping to get a giftcard or a a few lures as stocking stuffers. For now I just look and sigh, trying to pass the winter blues...

Reminds me that i need to keep a fishing log of all of my catches next year so I can figure out my average bass, my best baits and spots as well. You guys that do keep logs, how do you keep them?

Round reel is going to be a Calcutta.

If you are going for casting in open water I would always fish a football head. Good for both dragging and stroking off the bottom

Used Lew's Tournament w/ a used St Croix Triumph. Good Spinnerbait setup. Has enough back bone to drive a hook home, while being light enough to fish w/ all day and be very sensitive.

Creme or Manns

How much did these mods cost?

That is a good question. I'm pretty sure that they mostly spawn on small coves and off points on the west side of the lake. They then continue to migrate back and forth as conditions change.

This can be true, but they will often stack up on points or pieces of cover. Always make a cast to a spot where you caught a fish. His buddy could be hanging out right there

My guess is its Bait or the position of the sun, as it is ever changing.

I fish a small local reservoir (10 acres),on foot when I'm not using the yak. It's small so I usually fish tue whole thing, but find that patterns seem to stack up on one side of the reservoir at different times. Could someone key me in on why this might be, so I can apply it on other small lakes?

Learning a lot here for sure. But nothing is a substitute for time on the water. We here it a million times, but you can read, watch all the videos you want, but the guy with a rod in his Han the most will be the best outdoorsman. Learn through expirementation and hey in on the subtle nuances of the specific area you fish.

I tried some different brands of line this year and ended up going back to Berkley. It's good linne for the cost IMO.