Wayne P.

Most bass boat mfg make a fish and ski model. This is one of them: http://www.tritonboats.com/fish_and_ski.asp

Plastic worms

I catch bass in those cases by presenting a small bait. Most of the time when they are in that mode in the summer, they are feeding on insects especially dragon flies. That is why you heard the splash. I use a Slider with a lighweight head and cast so the lure lands in front of them. Usually all of them will be facing the same way. Sometimes when I have a wacky rigged finesse worm rigged, I tear it in half and rig it wacky and present it the same way. They are competing with each other for whatever insect they are after and catching at least one of them is a sure thing.

For Tx rigging 5" I use the 5/0 Skipgap hook For wacky rigging I use a 3/0 Octopus hook

Simple answer: the more weight you add, the slower you will go.

I went to Lowe's yesterday to get some more electrical shrink tubing and they don't carry the GB brand any more, now they carry Ideal and it has a blue label. The shrink tubing can be used in place of the O ring or split ring if you prefer the parallel hook rigging-it costs less and is easier to find a supply and easier to use.

If I am fishing deeper than 5', I use the finishing nail most the time and some of the time with fishing shallower. I always use the whole size 3d finishing nail. I use the 3/64 oz Lunker City lead nails for deeper than 15' or deeper than 10' if it is windy. In the deep grass like at Hunting Run, I just use the finishing nail if grass is the pattern. That type of grass is not sturdy enough for any more weight. Sometimes for a quick weight addition for deeper water, I will add an additional finshing nail in the worm tail too. My preference is to use no added weight if possible no matter what the depth is. Fluorocarbon line as a leader on braid is my primary weight.

About 10 minutes earlier, I caught this one in about 15' with a wacky rigged finesse worm after seeing it with my sonar:

I downloaded some of the free maps on the Lowrance website for use in my H2O. I downloaded the chosen lakes to my computer in a file folder and then copied all those files to blank SD card and installed in the H2O- works fine. The lake selection is very limited for my state. Lowrance map software works in Lowrance and Eagle units.

These things are getting to be a nuisance at Hunting Run. I thought I was going to spoon up a nice bass today and got this.

A brand new 1972 Sears 10' jon boat with a Shakespeare trolling motor.

The specifications are here: http://www.daiwa.com/Reel/baitcasting.aspx

I had my C-4 changed to a C-5 with C-3 gears.

Pumatrac, October is easy fishing, just go to the back of creeks and main lake coves and look for shad schools. Crankbaits, buzzbaits, and spinnerbaits.

I just got some Pro's Soft Bait Glue for that purpose along with the instructions of how to use it since it came with the new style bottle cap. From what I could tell in usage, it is just regular ole super glue and dries hard. The instructions said to use it after rigging, and I tried some repairs before re-rigging and couldn't get hook back into the bait where I wanted it. Following the instructions, the next tear of a repaired bait is a lot worse than the original tear and you end up with bait and glue residue bonded to the hook. Have any of you ever gotten just one drop and one drop only when applying any liquid super glues while fishing? Well one drop of Pro's is recommended for bait repairs. I got my fingers stuck together a couple of times-- From the advertizements I have seen for Mend It, the liquid is not a glue but a substance that bonds the plastic to itself and the repair is the same texture as the rest of the bait. I am going to order some of it for a try as I am not pleased with the "repair" using the Pro's.

I have the same experience as avid, when I go fishing I want to catch fish so I use finesse worms a lot. All the bass I have caught over 8 pounds except one has been with a Zoom finesse worm. That includes three over 10#. So basically I catch bass from a few ounces to double digit size using finesse presentations. I want a presentation to attract small fish whether they are bass or not, that way I know I am in an area that has bass food. On tidal waters, I use a small worm with a bright colored curly tail to attract the small bait fish, that way I know were the food is and can cover the area a little more intensively.

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I saw a bald eagle doing the Eagle Claw commercial at Hunting Run Lake a couple of weeks ago. He caught a good one.

Since no one answered part of your question: the side image display runs from top to bottom instead of right to left like the vertical display.

fretfishman, I have found that bait colors have no effect in catching results no matter what the water color is. I carry at least 10 different colors most of the time for no other reason than whatever color is in stock where I buy them. I will use bright colors when bed fishing so I can see it and not for any other reason. When I finish a package of a particular color, I just pick up another pack without bothering to check to see what color it is. I was fishing at a lake Thursday that had 6'+ visibility and my most productive presentation was wacky rigging finesse worms. I ended up using up two 20 piece packs of finesse worms in watermelon with red flakes, and junebug. The next package I picked up was bubblegun and I still was catching them with that color when I quit. I prove it to myself all the time that it's the presentation that attracts the bass and not any particular color to match any water conditions. My total bass count for the day was 90. Last week I fished the same lake and used green pumpkin, pumpkin, watermelon with purple flakes, and red shad with similar results. I experience the same with all other bait types and the most important feature seems to be size and rate of retrieve.

fretfishman, yes, the top rigging in the picture is using the tubing like an O ring. I did that picture as part of a discussion with a guide about wacky rigging Senkos.

I forgot to put the brand name. It is available at Lowes in the electrical dept. This is a picture of the package for reference ( these parts are for a Trick worm using the 1/4" ) the brand is the same.

It is 3/8"

Just read the posts of the previous thread started by 'warmer' about this same subject. There are some good replies to help you.

Try weightless soft plastic lures allowed to fall down the sides.