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Everyone should look at their state's DNR website and see what the Crayfish (Crawfish for the Southerner's) look like. I think the color of crayfish determines which jig colors work better in a given area. For example I think it was Catt that posted a picture of a Crawfish that was black with red spots? In 43 years of fishing around Maryland I have never seen one that color. Allen

Red just doesn't work for me the same as firetiger. Allen

The quality of EC black nickel hooks has gone up the past couple of years. Allen

I have one lake where there is no such thing as too big of a jig. The jig I use is a 3/4oz with a musky starflash skirt and a Zoom Hornytoad as the trailer. This thing is like 6" long and the size of a baseball in the water. Doesn't caught a lot of fish but all the ones I have caught were 4-6lbs. Allen

That is a great color for tubes as well around here. Allen

Going to try a couple of these this year. There are a ton of good jerkbaits on the market: LC Pointer, Smithwick Rogue, Rapala Husky Jerk, Team Daiwa Minnow are all proven baits for me over the years. Allen

While I know how to tell the bottom makeup by dragging a bait I just can't explain it? After 20-30 years of fishing a jig you just "know" what the jig feels like. The best advise I can give is just fish the bait and get used to what it feels like coming across the bottom. You will learn what the normal feel is of the bait" i.e. not catching a fish" so when something abnormal happens set the hook. Only thing that still messes me up is hooking fishing line broke off in the water which always feels like a fish. Allen

Are you unable to paint the heads or do you just like them plain? Everything else is looking great. Allen

I know he was selling off his bass fishing gear after he moved to the coast with family. Started posting year in 2006 I think? Does that make me an old timer? Allen

Isn't that an Al Winco bait? Allen

Going to try out the deep diving jerkbait technique A-Jay posted a video about. I catch tons of fish on a jerkbait in 8 FOW or less. Allen

Have you checked Cast Industries? Largest U.S. Manufacturer of Lead Fishing Tackle (castind.com) Allen

Lucky Craft Mann's Bandit Strike King Rebel Daiwa Rapala If I had to pick 7 these are the Top 7 companies I go with. Allen

Practical experience using them is the bill is squared off on some of the baits making them run shallower. Colors are more suited for salt or brackish water and the hooks are duratin instead of black nickel. I have one I have been using for over 10 years for SM that works. Allen

Personally I have been impressed with the FA (Fine Art) painted baits. Just need to find a FA Wagasaki 110+ Jr (Its like the FA Ghost Wagasaki on your chart without the purple on the tail. Allen

Its 1/8oz, 1.5", 2-5' diver Allen

This bait is 1.5" and weighs 1/8oz.

This is the lure I am most looking forward to this year. Based on the shallow clear water I fished all last summer this should work. Allen

Ordered some baits lately and this is one of them that showed up. I knew it was going to be smaller than average but I am not sure if I have a rod light enough to throw it? This thing should catch some fish! Allen

Flukes catch fish of all sizes for me not just smaller fish. During the summer usually the biggest fish caught is on a fluke or topwater. Allen

Amazes me when people say they are not using Flukes or a similar bait? I got started fishing a Fluke style bait with the Slug-go back in like 1989? Fished one of the Jr BassMasters Tournaments at 14 and the adult boat captain was asking me for tips after I caught so many fish. From May to October I have a Fluke tied on as it works so well. Only use a few colors as well; Pearl white, Albino, and a Grayish bait I pour myself in the Yamamoto color Natural Shad. Allen

Here is my take on learning to fish a jig to simplify things: 1.If you can fish a T-Rig you can fish a jig, only difference I find is with a jig bigger fish will just knock slack in the line. 2. Use the same colors in jigs that you use in soft plastics, KISS principle applies here. 3. Trailers= Keep it simple here as well, chunk style and something that moves water (doubletail grub, Rage craw, Chigger craw, or something similar) and colors should match the jig skirt to start. 4. Weight = You something slightly heavier than your T-Rig. Jig with a trailer will fall slower than a T-Rig of the same weight. Don't go too much heavier as 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2oz cover most situations. 5. Try lions-cut or fine cut skirts if you want more of a finesse presentation. To really simplify things try this jig with a Zoom Super Chunk Jr trailer. Products (siebertoutdoors.com) Allen

Hole-In-One finesse skirt. Allen That's hand tied with thread pushed tight against the head then cut short. Send a message to smalljaw67 and ask him as he is the expert on hand tying jigs. Personally I cannot tie s**t using thread or I would help. Allen

Personally if I live to 250 years old I could not use all my lures. That said there are a couple of baits I just have to try this year. 1.Jackal Nagisa= This is a shallow suspending jerkbait that I can't explain? You will just have to watch the YouTube video as to how it works. For the shallow, clear, pressured river I fish it just looks like a winner. 2. 6th Sense Provoke silent= From the description this bait hits all the things I am looking for in a jerbait so I have to at least try some. 3. Rapala creature baits= These just look too good to me so I have to try some. 4. Evergreen JT 95 topwater= Last year this walking bait caught more fish than all other walking baits combined. I only have one so I plan on getting a few more colors. 5 Don Iovino popper= Just like the Evergreen JT this bait was a top producer that I only have one size and color of. Plan on buying 3-6 more in different colors and sizes. 6. Vision 110+ Jr = Trying to find some in FA Wagasaki or whatever is closest to that color? The regular 100 jr in that color just crushed them on some local lakes. Problem was I had so many fish that followed and then turned away? Figured if I can get that bait that runs a little deeper I would catch a lot more fish. Allen

Something I came up with a couple months ago? These are 2.75" and seem to catch everything that swims in Maryland. Waiting on the following catches: snakehead, pike, brook trout, and a carp as all other freshwater fish in the state have been caught on one of these. Caught over 50 fish in 2 hours back in October on one in a local creek. Allen