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Does anyone make any twin arm spinnerbaits in 3/4 or 1 oz?

Don't get too dogmatic with crankbaits. Flat-sided and wide wobbling cranks work year-round, just have to see what the fish what. Wiggle warts are one of my favorite crankbaits and I fish them in very cold water.

Thanks for the replies. I've tried a 4/0 and the worm had little action.

I'm going to order some jigheads. What hook size would you use for 4" worms (centipedes and finesse worms) on a shakeyhead jig? 3/0? 2/0? The lure-maker will be using Mustad Ultra-Point #32798 BLN 60° flat eye hooks.

Is there a noticeable difference between the regular cutter 110+ and the skinny cutter while fishing? I've used the regular one and really like it. Are there conditions where one would consistently out-perform the other(or maybe a particular niche for one or the other)? I'm curious about trying the skinny cutter but also want to keep the bait monkey chained up.

Does anyone have any insight into when the next TW sale is? Does Tackle Warehouse have any sales around Labor Day?

I'm thinking about picking up some more Revo STX's. I really liked the Gen 3, but haven't thrown around the Gen 4. Has anyone fished with both? Which do you prefer? I don't want to assume that the Gen 4 is automatically a better reel--are there any considerable differences between the two generations.

I saw that Strike King came out with a 1.5 Deep Diver Square Bill which dives to about 10 ft. Anybody try one yet? Impressions? They look pretty interesting. I have an H2O deeper squarebill I like so I might have to give these a try.

I think it's important for crankbaits to make contact with cover to trigger a strike--whether it's ripping off some grass, bumping rocks or crashing through a brushpile.

The salt from most soft plastics will eventually cause the hooks to rust if they're exposed to any moisture. I used to do that with my jigheads and found that many had rusted in very little time.

I recently got a two ounce extra deep diving crankbait. I was wondering at what point I'd need to use a bigger, more powerful reel. I currently use a BPS pro qualifier in a low, 5.2:1 gear ratio. This reel has been great for my deep cranking needs with more conventional lures (6xds, etc ). What weight or lure resistance tells you that you need to step up your reel?

I caught fish with trailerless bitsy bugs as a kid. Nowadays I'd definitely put a trailer on. You can put almost anything behind a swim jig. Personally, I like a 5" grub or a small swimbait. A trailer adds profile and sensory attraction to a swimjig.

I was thinking of getting some of the #5 size. I've never seen them in person. I keep hearing that they seem smaller- would the size #5 look more like a #6 with these hooks?

I've seen this happen in ponds. There was this laydown next to a drop-off on the dam of a particular pond that consistently held this 2.5-3 lb. bass. I caught this fish multiple times. I think especially in smaller bodies of water, certain bass find their niches and stick to them.

Thanks for the replies. I lost a couple of my cranks to some deep snags this past tournament (forgot my lure retriever at home). I fish as a non-boater and one thing I learned last tournament was the importance of casting angles when fishing in the back. I got snagged when I cast perpendicular or behind the boat because the boat drift/movement wouldn't allow my crankbait to back out of snags. Catt, that Norman NXS looks like a crankbait I'll have to try. I normally use 5xds for that depth range and am curious to see how they compare.