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I know it’s not official but you would be correct. He posted in the Googan Facebook group.

@rangerjockeywould you happen to have a link to that shakey head? @Bluebasser86 what colors should I splurge on? I've been really liking the Googan Baits Slim Shake and 6th Sense Divine but I'm always down to try other things. I love using the Zoom Ol' Monster for big worm fishing so im sure I wouldnt have any doubts for the Trick Worm.

So coming up in September I have some tournaments at Lake of the Ozarks and was wanting to weigh my options. I know usually around that time of the year big worms will play a factor there. I was also considering doing some shakey head fishing with some bigger shakey head style worms around 8" instead of my normal 6". What size shakey head do you think I should pair with that size? Also, do you think its worth having a big worm and a big shakey head rigged up or just stick with one? Just trying to weigh my options with the select amount of rods ill have on deck. Thanks in advance

Does anyone know if the Toyota Series does any sort of weigh tracking during the tournaments. Only reason I ask is because I was on the MLF website during the Toho tournament and during Day 1 while the boys were out fishing still, names were moving up and down the "leaderboards". This could also be a question for the BASS Opens as well. Any insight would be awesome!

I wouldn’t say there is a “best” lure because things change so much. But let me give you sort of an insight about what works “best” for me when I fish the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri in the spring. Obviously this is a lake that on a good day can have up to 5 foot of water clarity but if it rains the water can look like chocolate milk. You will fish a lot of rock, bluff edges, docks, and brush piles. Shad is the primary source of food for bass in this lake. With that being said, here is what I will usually bring to the table come March when I take my first trip. (Water temps will be around 40-45°) All you gotta do is type these into google or go to tacklewarehouse.com to find what you need, you can find these baits in all different price categories that will work for you. -Suspending Jerkbait (Shad or Chrome Color) -Square Bill or Medium Diving Crankbait (Craw or Shad Color) -1/2oz Football Head Jig (Green Pumpkin Colored or if the water is dirty from rain I’ll go Black and Blue) I will throw some sort of plastic craw trailer on that jig matching the color. 4” is usually a good size craw for that size jig. -Spinner Bait with double willow blades (White color) -Shaky Head Worm with a 3/16oz Shaky Head (green pumpkin colored) And lastly if you want to get more advanced, an Alabama Rig. If you have any questions feel free to message me. But seriously, YouTube is your best friend. Do some research this winter so you know what will work best for where you live.

I plan of fishing my first ever tournaments this year and be a co angler on the BFL. Going to fish both of the Lake of the Ozark tournaments. Super excited to give this a go... I wish i had a close friend who had a boat so we can do team tournaments, those sound super fun. Having 2 guys on a boat shooting for the same goal instead of worrying about yourself...

Once the temps start hitting 60, I'm out as much as I can. I think the weather here in Missouri is starting to turn, or I hope so.

The Fuego CT is in my basket right now to pair with the rod that I decide to go with I appreciate the feed back.

Good Morning Fellow Fisherman, The past few weeks I have been going back and forth on what I should to do add another rod/reel to my others, since I have been so decisive I wanted to get the thoughts of y'all and maybe it can help me narrow it down better on what I should do. My Rods/Reels Already: 1. Spinning Rod 2. 6'6" MH Rod w/ 6:4.1 Reel (Top Water, Jerk Baits, Worms, Squares/Lip) 3. 7'0" MH Rod w/ 6:8.1 Reel (Spinners/Chatters, Creature Baits, Squares/Lip) 4. 7'5" MH Rod w/ 7:3.1 Reel (Froggin/Flippin) I am by no means a professional so I don't have down to the exactly science of what rod/reel goes best certain types but I try to do my research and do the best I can to find the right options. I've been debating on getting a crankbait rod next. It seems like my 6'6" and 7'0" are decent all around options but I want to start building up my rods/reels for certain applications year by year. But then again maybe I am wrong for wanting to get a crankbait rod. I am open for options if anyone has any input on what I should do next. I do have a budget set for this rod/reel to be around $250.00. I appreciate the help in advance.

I didn't catch a thing on a jig. I caught all my fish on a buzzbait, spinner bait, and a brush hog. I threw a lipless, squarebill, shaky head, jig as well and nothing to show for. The water was still fairly warm, 78ish.

After the morning top water bite is done I plan on tying one on without doubt.

Plan on fishing the Big Bass Bash this weekend. Here is kind of a game plan I have in mind and was looking to see what others think, never fished the fall there. 110 Whopper Plopper: Loon Buzz Bait: Black and a little Red Shaky Head with a Googan Baits Slim Shake: Blue Baby White Spinner Bait with Silver/Gold Colorado Blade with a pearl grub trailer White Swimjig with a craw trailer

Just from the post he put on that page it looks like he's just another white trash dude who will continue to do this.

I had a buddy this weekend who weighed in 2 fish, a 2.99 and a 3.01 that he missed out on the $500 bonus. Also, he caught a 4+ and ended up finishing in 36th place in the time slot he checked in, the dummy didn't buy a bonus shirt... Talk about bad luck! Him and his brother still got some checks.

I was fishing the Big Bass Bash at The Lake of the Ozarks over the weekend, and there were many instances where space was invaded just for the fact that there were 2500 boats out there fishing. We didn’t have one bad experience, usually what happened was you or the other boat would just troll around each other and 9/10 times you would make small talk with them. Didn’t come across anyone with any negative attitude which was great. I think people knew the amount of people that where fishing this tournament so they sort of had to expect it.

So I fished in my first ever tournament this weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks, the Big Bass Bash. It was an absolute blast even though I didn’t win any money. The most important thing is, is I did catch fish! I can’t wait to fish in another. Hopefully the family friend I fished with asks me back out to fish in more tournaments because this opened a can of worms for me! Anyone else in here fish it?

Appreciate all your input sir. Thank you. After research I'll be purchasing that Daiwa Tatula next!

I recently just purchased a 7'5" and 7'0" MH rods along with a 6:8:1 reel, still needing to buy another reel for one of the rods. My question to ya'll is a few things: 1. What rod should should I pair the 6:8:1 up with? 2. Within spending no more than $150, what are some good suggestions for another reel to match the other rod. 3. With suggestions one and two, how should I set my rods up (type of line for certain lures) I some ideas in my head but I'd like to get some others as well. Thanks

I haven't bass fished a river in years. Do you guys have any go-to's just for river fishing? I feel lost here, lol. I'm in Missouri if that makes any difference. We plan on hitting the water at 8am. The high is suppose to be a shocking 82 degrees tomorrow which is low for an August Day in Missouri.

So this happened twice yesterday and I had really no idea what to do so I cut my line. I had 2 bass pretty much swallow my hook/senko to where it was hooked into the back of their mouth. What do you guys do because the only way for me to get my hook out would result in me pulling out the muscles in the back of its mouth? Was I in right to just cut my line, what do you guys do when this happens? I felt horrible because it was still stuck in their mouths.

Yesterday I caught 1 bass on a frog, I guess my hookset was just a tad late and when I set the hook he spit the frog out of his mouth and the hook set was so hard I hooked the fish in the belly and still got him to land... Weirdest catch ever.

Caught 7 bass in all. The one on the left was with a frog and that was the only fish I caught with it. The rest of the bass were all on a senko. These bass had HUGE heads on them but they were soooo d**n skinny it was scary. I need to throw some bluegill in this pond because if those fish had some meat on them they could've easily both weighed 4+lbs. Both fish in the picutures were 2.5-3lbs.

I stayed with my current setup, Gamakatsu 3/0 hook. Only thing I changed is I looked like I was on the bassmaster pro tour when I was setting my hooks, and sure enough that's what I was doing wrong.

I always use Gamakatsu 3/0 hooks. Just wanted to say thanks for all the help! I landed about 7 bass yesterday and NONE came off. These fish had HUGE heads but the bodies were so d**n small, they have so much potential to be 5+lbers if the pond had more food for them.