Bazoo

Thanks all for sharing your techniques. I was given a glide bait, but not having any idea how to fish it, myself and my buddies that have tried it are useless with it. I will have to give it another try with some of the tips I'm picking up.

Thanks for the half spin/pause advice.

Thank you all. This will give me something to go on.

Is there an app or a website that offers structure/feature maps of lakes? I would like a map of Freeman Lake in Elizabethtown Kentucky, but I don't know where to find one. I can get a map of the park and general shoreline at the lake, but I haven't been able to find a topo map of the lake bottom. I ain't the best googler.

Sounds like you're using some serious bassin skills to go along with live bait. I prefer to use artificial bait because of the challenge associated with it. I think that there is less skill involved in using live bait overall, but also different skills that are used too. Catching live bait, and knowing how to keep it alive, as well as being able to hook it properly are skills that I don't have currently. I can hook minnows and worms. I can dig worms... and buy minnows. I supposed I could catch minnows if I really wanted to, but I haven't done so for bait use. I caught some the other day with my kid, but that is pretty variable. I just so happened to be where they were, and made a trap out of a bottle. In wintertime, I'd have no idea where to look for them. Do I think you ain't fishing right? No. If you enjoy the way you do it, go for it. I enjoy fishing a plastic worm, and feeling the nibble. I do fish with real worms occasionally to break things up. I'd love to go out with someone that fished live bream and learn how to do it. Don't suppose you could put together a fishing bream 101 post?

Thanks.

I finally finished reading through this whole thread. I purchased a 55 lb thrust Endura Max trolling motor shortly after tax season. Ain't picked up a battery or registered it yet. But I got the big one out of the way. I still haven't cured the water logged foam, but I've pondered it some more.

I have removed the cooler for investigative purposes. Pictures will be forthcoming.

Howdy and welcome to BassResource. I have a thread about a similar boat, and there is a link to the way they were constructed. The top and bottom are attached together with 250+ staples. Might have butyl tape too. I haven't split my hull yet, but I have removed the livewell and done some exploration. When I do mine, I'm considering vacuum packing the foam so that it doesn't take on water again.

I had horrible line twist with their prop bait. You could always spraypaint a choppo if it's your preferred variety.

An excellent tip, thank you.

Thanks, that's definitely something I've never seen before.

I don't have any problem catching small fish on a 1/4 oz H20X squarebill and weightless texas rigged curly tail/ribbon tail. worms in the 6" or less range.

Coaxed a few the other day.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, that never occurred to me.

I'll definitely have to experiment with the rigging. Hmm I can't find my aberdeen hooks... dagnabit. Can't even find one from when we went fishing with worms last.

Thanks for the lead. Nothing wrong with panfish on this lake. I've fished there a lot and got skunked. About the best performer I've found is a 4" Fat Albert Grub Rigged Texas Rigged. It's something they don't see a lot, subtle. Rarely will they bite anything traditional bass, and even turn their nose up at neds for my buddies. I rarely fish neds myself.

1/4oz beetle spin body and a penny for reference.

I have been using the Ozark Trails worm hooks with good success. I don't like them as well as Gamakatsu, but I like them much better than the cheap Eagle Claw Hooks. They are sharp, don't rust, and I don't have a problem hooking up. I got this guy on a 1/0 OT hook and a Zoom Fat Albert Grub. 3lb14oz Got him on an OT buzzbait, but with a replaced skirt.

I've had some good success lately with the Ozark Trail crankbaits down at the river in the white water below a low head dam.

I have in mind a sneaky lure for my heavily pressured local lake; I have a small amount of artificial crickets that were given to me for Christmas. However... I cannot find anything about how to rig them. I am thinking, a small aberdeen hook rigged so it'll be weedless, and then behind a split shot. Am I thinking right? how else does one use these things?

I have mentioned my local heavily pressured public lake previously. I get bit there with some finesse presentations, and I'm always thinking of an edge for there. It got me to thinking, no one fly fishes it. Now.. I don't want to get into fly fishing, but I could perhaps throw some fly fishing lures on a split shot rig. It may be just the ticket for some finicky, pressured bass. I'm looking for lure suggestions, ideas, even some criticism. Thanks all.

I ran across this thread because I have a Black Max, not sure the version, and I've been using it a year. It's still running like a champ. I've oiled it a couple of times. I fish 4-5 times a week, for several hours each trip, plus I cast in the yard for practice and with my boy, so it sees some use. It's not my only reel, but it was my only baitcasting reel for about 4 months. I have landed 2 fish 3-5 lbs with it, and of course gobs of small ones. It does seem to cast quite far compared to other reels I've tried, and I often cast a weightless lizard or fluke and a Lunkerhunt Pocket Frog.

Sounds like an easy firewood grab to me... I'd be thankful if I owned that side of the fence.