Blue Streak

I agree with the Power Worms, most productive bait I have ever fished.

When I know the waters I am fishing has a lot of small bass I stay with baits 2 to 3 inches long. Some days you can catch a ton of smaller bass that way.

Thanks Big O and Shane. Looks like I need to try a heavier hook, I have been using the 4/0 twist lock but I guess that is not heavy enough. I am going to stay with it until I figure it out.

Sounds like an ice cream store.

That is exactly right Catt, it's the rhythm that makes that bait work, I can't explain it, but you will know it when it happens.

Don't feel too bad about that. I have been at it for about 60 years and some days I forget to unhook the boat before I put the trailer in the water. :-[ Love those Jitterbugs and I just give them a straight retrieve.

if it's not running right, you need to fix the way it's hooked. I am sure you are right but I just can't figure it out. First lure that has ever stumped me. I tried to fish it weightless just under the surface this spring, but any movement at all made it spin. I want to use it c rigged but not until I can see it is running right. I have looked at the Rage Tail site and followed all of the directions, but no go.

Why do we go on so about Rage Tail products?

I am still trying to get the Eeliminator to run right. Thought I had it, but I am still having problems. Love the action when it is right and I know it will catch bass. Just got to keep working at it I guess.

I am very careful about insect repellent and sun screen and that is about all. Some say you don't need to be. Salmon and trout may be fish that are a lot more sensitive to smell than bass.

This sure has been discussed before and your are going to get a ton of differing opinions. I don't think bass use their sense of smell as some fish do to find prey, and I don't believe there are a whole lot of repugnant odors to a bass and therefore it is not necessary to cover up odors. I do believe it has everything to do about taste. If a bait taste good a bass it will hold it longer. I do use scented baits such as Power Baits and sometimes I will use a scent product. I think it is just one of those deals that if you have confidence in it you will use it. And now I am sure someone who understands it all better than I do will give you a more detailed explanation

Boy I gotta get in the loop. Are you guys serious? You can actually put clothes on to keep yourself cool? When I get hot I strip down to shorts. Do these things really work?

The Rapala wood baits are great and so are the old Bagleys. I don't think the new ones are guite as good.

How does this technique differ from the shakey head ?

I think I would try some poppers when the light is low, sounds like the perfect place for it.

I think if we look at the topic about worst baits you ever used you will see that everybody doesn't like something. Some of the best baits I ever used were useless to some in that thread.

The Rage Tails are no better or worse than any other plastic bait I have used. I certainly have not given up on them, but they are not magic either. And they are pricey and a little too big for this area. But, Big O has some neat ideas.

Berkley Power worm any size.

I have been using one from Norman some this year. I think it is called the Top Dollar. It sits low in the water and looks a little like a shad. Has a nice walking action also.

Fishing presents an opportunity to make a different mistake every day. Conditions change and that is about the only thing you can really rely on. After many, many years of fishing I still make bad decisions at times and on the ride home I think about what I coulda or shoulda done. That is the mental part of our sport and one reason why we love it so much.

This is a soft plastic lure and needs to be fished that way. The action is similar to the Eeliminator which is also a lure that is difficult to make run true but is worth the effort. I guess it is just a lure that people love to hate, but I have done well with it over the years.

Thanks for explaining that. Do you use a very small diameter line? Or does the test of the line come into play according to the rules? And does say mono cast better than flouro or a hybrid?

Catt I have been pulling your leg a little with some of this, but I am curious now. You say the reel of choice is a wide spool ABU 6500? If I remember right those are a pretty big reel. Why would they be better than a smaller narrow spool reel? And why not use the ABU Record, or is it the same as the 6500 reel?

I second the c rig.

Catt I wish I could give you the opportunity to pick any two outfits out of my boat and do that. I won't believe it until I see it. By the way my equipment is always in max operating condition.