Pawalegal

I don't know. It's always been my belief that if the fish are hungry, that just about any lure will work if presented to them correctly. That said, most other baits, other than a worm, are easier/quicker to present to the fish in colder water I caught two large mouths yesterday fishing an out side point/wall. I was using a split shot, purple worm. They were on the small side (2 lbs?) but they still ate the bait. Water temp was 50*F, and the fish were in 30' +/- of water. They were the only fish I caught in 3 hours of fooling around. Out west there use to be a guy who could catch LM bass in very deep water, in the winter, with a worm technique he called "doodling". It was a pain staking, time consuming way to fish, but it worked. Me personally, I am a top water junkie. The only fish I can catch in the winter on a TW bait are stripers, and even then, those fish need to be out of their normal winter haunts.

Someone mentioned gummy Bear stuff. That would be my choice, and yes they do catch fish. Just about any chewy soft candy will catch fish. Maybe not the species you are working on, but others. I have caught some pretty big Carp in the 15 lb range with gummy Bear candy. Hey fishing is fishing, and catching is even better. What ever works.

I live near a lake that has decreased in depth by about 60 or so fee in recent years. Actually it's more than 100' down from full pool. I also like take walks around the edge of the lake with my dogs. A while back I was looking at exposed structure, while getting a mental picture of how fish would use that structure if it were underwater. A pleasant surprise was that in some of the areas I thought would be good fishing, I also started finding lost lures. some were hung up in the rocks, others were caught in the brush. Some were just laying on the ground. Even found a couple fishing poles with reels still attached. So all you fishermen who live on, or frequent lakes that are suffering from drought, take a shore line walk, and look for lost lures. You might be surprised what you might find. Most all the lures I have found will need some sprucing up...some more than others. Most are stick, and crank baits. I have found 4 AC Plugs which I think I can still use. My wife saw some of the "junk" I have accumulated. She just smiled and said "another hobby right?"

Howdy all. Just a quick intro. I'm retired, and live on Lake Mead, at Echo Bay. Don't own a boat,but I do get in a lot of fishing from the bank. I sort of gave up fishing several years ago, to amuse myself by playing golf. Even gave a way my bass boat to my son in law. Thought I would join this forum to see what new ideas are driving all the lunkers into live wells these days. I suspect the old stuff still works too. Hope so because I have a bunch of it.

My second post so be gentle. I like to give some of my soft baits "whiskers". My whisker material is usually rubber bands of various colors. I poke a hole in the side of the bait, and pull the uncut rubber band through the bait body with a paper clip hook gizmo. By not cutting the rubber band, it gives the bait more of a swimming motion. I can buy a bag of rubber bands at a box store for about $2.00 for a bag of a 100+, in various colors. (tan, red, white, blue, green, yellow) They catch fish. Also, I have used rubber bands on some spinner bait bodies I have when the factory stuff wore out. Add a little silver mylar as trimmings, and they are ready to go. I cut these bands to give the bait a more lively look. I use smallish "O" rings for collars. .

Not much since I also play golf. I don't purchase many lures since I build some, and refurbish the ones I already have. I will buy hooks, earth worms, and frozen baits, but that's about it.