benpsut

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i was about too but i dont know........20 bucks.......it's one of those "it HAS to be good for that price". But there's some pretty expensive stuff out there that STILL doesn't work.

thanks dood :-)

And before the cold temps start to roll in in the next month in a half, i wanna get out to the lake. I haven't fished in a long long time due to work and other matters such as being evicted out of my house of 17 years and needing to move 17 years worth of stuff in one night, not fun i must say. But anyways.......i read the articles and stuff and figured jerkbaits, soft jerkbaits to be exact, work wonders around this time because the bass are starting to fatten up on bait fish. So today i went out and bought...well aquired since i had a 30 dollar gift card, figured id use it to get some of those "pricey" lures that i had no want to buy before because they were so "pricey". I got some Gulp Minnow Grubs, Gulp Minnows, Gander Mtn brand jerkbaits, rooster tails, and a spoon. Any advice for this type of weather? I mean if none of those work i have a tackle box full of stick baits, power worms, all kinds of plastics haha. Any help would be appreciated, never really fished this time of year (Im up north so the temps are starting to drop and so are the leaves :-D ) ben

Hmmmm, up here in Washington PA they stay pretty stocked. i know the guy personally who is the top guy in the fishing department I'll ask him about it.

Ah! The black magic series! Great baits, really are, because they are cheap in $$$. I buy the craw trailers for my jigs and they work wonderfully. The finesse worms work great too, haven't tried the stick baits yet as i have a whole package of dingers to go thru before i need to go bait shopping again. I would suggest anyone into looking at these lures, try em out, they are wonderful.

thanks man

Any suggestoins on a good popper or chugger?

thanks for the tips guys. see.....i tried some popping yesterday and nothing was hitting at all. I tried a larger sized one and nothing so i figure ok downsizing would help but the smaller one i have is too light to cast out and just creates a mess of my line.......maybe i can get something in between the 2 sizes. what are some good colors for really hot clear sky weather?

No not some title to a 60's freelance video title........anyways.... The pond im fishing is strictly a shore fishing pond, it's just way too shallow in most places with one narrow deep cut in the middle. I've been doing ok this season since spring gettin' em out of the cover along the shore and around structure about 20 feet out. Well, it's hellacious hot now, lowest temp is 90. Seeing that it's that hot, you figure they're out in that narrow stretch of deep water. Well, I've tried carolina rigging all over that lake using craw trailers, power worms, and even senkos. There's a not so high layer of thin milfoil on the bottom of the whole lake except up on the shallows. What's the best way of keep baits off of a bottom like that even if there are bass on the bottom of that lake (whicn i doubt there is). Becaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaause, leading to my other issue here. The weeds......actually brush I should call it, is so thick you can't see even one little pindot of a glimmer of water. Even going weedless you will get hung up and that extends all the way out from shore 3 feet. Ever since these high temps ive been trying to get em out of that cover by somewhat paralell casting to the shore as much as i can without getting hung up but no sucess. Should I slow down or what with this cover? AND last but not least.........DRAGONFLY'S! There are TONS........and i mean TONS of dragonfly's up here at this pond. Millions and millions. 3 or 4 will land on the top of your pole at one time. Ever since this "spawning" of them the bass have been jumping out of the water to gobble down these things. Seems like every second somethings jumping out of the water. Is there a topwater lure that looks like a dragonfly and will it be effective? I have a problem using light topwaters. I don't have a light action rod and it's a spinning outfit with 12lb test so gettin it out there is tough, any suggestions for "The One Who Snacks the Dragonfly" ? Thanks in advance guys! Ben

thanks man!

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Try tube lead heads. The hooks have lead molded slimly onto the hook so there is lead about 1/4th the way up the shank. Never have tried frogs but that's the best thing i can think right now. Good luck! Ben

Hmmmmm, the lake i fish is exactly as you describe. I LOVE to throw DARK colors in CLEAR water. My most effective colors have been greens and browns all with black flake. Nothing shimmering or flashy. A dark watermelon color would be my first choice, followed by BLACK. Really deep dark black, then if all else fails, something thats a rich brown color or pumpkinseed. Good post by the way...... Ben

I've been seeing a lot of suggestions about skirt up fat ika's. So the usual... 1. How do you rig it 2. What's it look like 3. Why so productive? and any input of your liking if you wish..... thanks a bunch!