TriStateBassin106

This would never go down peacefully in a bass tournament, professional or local clubs. Those cheaters are lucky someone or a few didn't put their hands on them. Also this should be a felony, it's technically theft. A LOT of people got cheated out of money on that circuit!

In my neck of the woods these 4 have been pretty consistent this time of year. Crankbait (doesn't matter what kind) Spinnerbait Texas Rigged Soft Plastic or a Jig Ned Rig Jerkbait The bottom two I switch more to as November hits and the water cools into the 50s. But I also throw the ned rig year round. Had a restock of pitboss that came in today, A pond I frequent has a bunch of hydrilla patches along the bank and the bait with a pegged weight gets right into it. Fish love it!

On the boat fishing bigger lakes in my neck of the woods (New Jersey) -Pontoon boats -Docks -Steep bluffs/rocky bank. -Weed beds or as we call them up here cabbage fields. -Lilly pads -Overhanging trees. -submerged timber/stumps.

I usually don't care unless the fish is battered in dirt like it's about to be deep fried. Even then I'm not a confrontational person. Instead of bashing people I try to promote better fish handling. ?

War Eagle finesse spinnerbaits, only spinnerbait I throw when I'm fishing ponds/pressured lakes.

I'm more annoyed at the undersized fish on the stringer than the way she's holding a reel. I'm guessing she doesn't have a fishing license? Get Fish and Game on the phone lol.

I've caught fish on jerkbaits and dropshots in pea soup to 10inch water visibility. I like dark and bright colors. Nothing beats a black or junebug zoom finesse worm in 4inch.

Docks lilly pads, overhanging trees and parked boats. If I'm fishing the bank I like riprap, lilly pads trees etc.

Pretty good past two weeks, had a blast fishing my lake this labor day and got on some nice fish offshore, including a gorgeous smallmouth which is rare for my lake, (there's not a lot of them) also my lakes are finally beginning the fall turnover process and the fish are becoming a tad bit more mobile, we should be on a good fall bite here in New Jersey in the next few weeks. It's still very warm up here and the fish are probably still in some type of summer pattern (for now, until the coldfronts start.)

Tried and true with stuff I know works but also exploring is fun. For example: My home lake is 350 acres man made and shallow with an average depth of 5 to 7 feet. With the deepest being 13ft by the dam. There's a bunch of submerged weed beds mixed with flooded timber offshore i've recently been fishing. With the help of my Garmin Echomap i've been able to get on some fish. My usual approach on this lake is to just fish the back coves and pockets where all the homeowners have docks and pontoons. This pattern works pretty well in early to mid summer but once the fall transition starts (now) the fish are on the move and I struggled fishing those spots. So i've been exploring more and have had great results!

Not changing lures when I should, it's that gambler like mentality that the next cast will be the one I get a fish lol.

Bite detection, especially with slower moving baits, I don't even question if it's a fish, my brain and instincts kick in from doing it so many times..happens so fast I can't explain it, it's crazy lol.

They flat out work my man. I don't know what it is, I still use normal roboworms and would if I ran out. But I really like those new worms.

Hmm. well to start it off I have 2 finesse setups that I use for different things. My first one is a 7'0 ML from 13 fishing paired with a Ardent size 2500 reel. I use this for stuff like drop shotting, neds and wacky rigs. I use 15lb powerpro with a 8lb Flourocarbon leader. My second combo is a 7'1 M daiwa rod paired with a Pflueger reel in the 3000 size, this also has 15lb powerpro with an 8lb Flourocarbon leader. This is what I throw flukes/senkos/shakeyheads and lighter jigs on. IMO you can probably use that tatula ML you mentioned for ned rigs aswell. But if you're looking for a completely new combo you can probably pick out a good rod for that price range you're willing to spend, lews, daiwa and shimano all have great rods in that 100 to 200 dollar range. If you get the douglas rod any ideas of what reel you want to put on it?

I've stopped using normal roboworms and switched to the new missile baits magic worm, (made in collaboration with roboworm) my favorite colors are bruiser flash and green pumpkin.

I'm currently fishing my home lake for three days, I will say the bite was better during the week. Less boat traffic.

I've never had a bass swallow a ned rig, but then again I'm quick at setting the hook when something doesn't feel right. I feel like the ned rig isn't made for everyone though. Some people wait extremely long to set the hook, the same problem can be said with senkos.

Another NJ guy! Welcome aboard man, best place on the internet for bass fishing, everyone here is very helpful.

We always seem to have that one 70 degree day in like January or February up here every year, I remember right before covid 19 hit we had a 72 degree day in mid February 2020, never thought I would be bank fishing a half frozen pond in shorts!

February and January are awful here in the northeast, once fishing season ends for me I enjoy the holidays, footballs etc but that two month period after Christmas is just pure dread!

I'm not ready for fall just yet, but I'm craving that mid September to Mid October bite, I absolutely crush them on the transition period, the bite shuts down though once we get into late october and early november here. The latest in the year I've caught a bass in NJ was a week before Thanksgiving.

Zman has a stranglehold on ned rig soft plastics and there's a reason for that. Finesse TRD just works better than anything else out there. I get more fish on it than other ned rig baits.

My thoughts exactly lol, I've noticed the water level has been lowered this year at spruce.

Oooooh okay you're in south/central jersey, yeah I've only fished monskville and the other reservoir from my boat, it can be hit or miss but I've done well there, big fish too. I have a lot more luck at spruce run and merril creek, in terms of bank access It's all woods for the most part but maybe if there's some openings along the bank, two weeks ago there was a father and son fishing the boat launch at monskville and they caught 2 walleye and a big Largemouth.