Alan Reed

Caught a couple good ones tonight at a new lake between my work and home before the rain hit. Water Temp 63-64. Fished a river inlet to the lake.Texas rigged Power Bait 7 inch curly tail in motor oil.

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Took all the advice and went tonight and caught a couple good ones. Picture is of the first one. Used a Texas Rigged 7 inch curly tail in Motor oil

I really appreciate everyone's input. Sounds like I will be spending time working some soft plastics around structures. This is the first time I have ever purchased any of those (which I have) and it will certaining be a learning experience. Let's hope I get some bites. I can be patient but I would really like some feedback I am doing something right.

I didn't take it in a bad way at all. A little stronger than my question was intended to come across, but I get your point.

Thanks again to everyone that has responded definitely some very good inputs. I fish from the bank or from a kayak right now. Definitly have to to learn the patience part. Just some times I question if I am being patient or doing something wrong. This last weekend I got a depth finder my kayak which look forward to using.

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Thanks everyone for the input.

Let let me use this as an exampl because I understand the general "categories" for the different types of year. I can't say I have a style yet. Let me pick an example from the article you linked. "During pre-spawn the bass are staging in the eight- to fifteen-foot area waiting for the shallows to warm. Crankbaits, Texas rigs, jigs, and Carolina rigs work well at this depth." So this is what I was trying to get at in my original post. Here are 4 "suggested" selections. So are those all equal but it is up to each individual to develop the technique and understanding that entices the fish with one of those selections? If that is the case, and say I want to develop to become a good at jigging, do I go out on the water with a few Jig of different sizes, colors, trailers etc. and say this is what I am going to practice until I develop "a package" that works? Or is there another piece of the puzzle that says under a certain situation a jig would work better, under a different situation a crank bait would be better and so on. I hope this makes sense. My question is really about that next level of selection when you move past the categories to the specific types.

This is my first year where I am really trying to LMB fish. I have done a ton of researching over the winter on the techniques and lures. I had to restock my tackle box because it was stolen late last year so I have a pretty good selection. So my question is kind of two fold. 1. How do you decide which type of lure you are going to use? Say a spinner vs a Crank or a Carolina Rig? This is the part that has never been linked for me. Some people say they really like one versus the other for searching. So is it just a matter of preferance and which one you are most confident in? Or is there a specific reason to pick one over another? 2. It is also said to read what the fish want? I really need some help with this. With all the options available to anglers today that can quickly become an overwhelming task if you have accumulated a collection. So does one just go through the tackle box and fish everything that will be at the right depth, and color until one finds a presentation that causes reactions?

Hey guys, This is my first year really trying to be a LMB fisherman. I'm located in Columbus, IN about 1 hour south of Indy, I've done a lot of research over the winter and had to restock my tackle box which was all stolen late last year. The part I am really struggling with is where the bass are right now. I want to fish the larger lakes such as Lake Lemon that is 40 minutes away. Thanks for the help