Walk A Mile In My Tackle !

[Leviathan]

Alright I'll bite. my favorite method for fishing craws is to put a netbait paca craw on a megastrike shake-e2 pro serIes 1/2oz shaky head jig. Rig the the craw on it, then here is my secret trick- I cut a tiny bit off of the hollow head, and stuff a piece of alkaseltzer inside. It gives off a few bubbles a second. Usually one tablet broken into 6 pieces will last about 5 minutes for each piece. The fish can't stand the claws up and the bubbling "mouth". They eat it up. I typically will throw this on rocky dropoffs where most people would throw a jig. You can also use the alkaseltzer trick for any bait with a hollow cavity. I also flip using this on a texas rig and you could use it for punching matted grass with a heavy bullet weight. It also works on a carolina rig because the bubbles being made inside the bait float it. Also try this with the damiki air craw- put the alkaseltzer in the hollow claws.

ah , thats neat haha. i like it

[CPBassFishing]

ah , thats neat haha. i like it

now all we need is for someone to come out with alkaseltzer impregnated with crawfish scent I might have to look into that.

[Leviathan]

no weight with that set up and let it fall real slow with slack, bet the fish would be fightin to be caught ! lol

[LgMouthGambler]

Alright I'll bite. my favorite method for fishing craws is to put a netbait paca craw on a megastrike shake-e2 pro serIes 1/2oz shaky head jig. Rig the the craw on it, then here is my secret trick- I cut a tiny bit off of the hollow head, and stuff a piece of alkaseltzer inside. It gives off a few bubbles a second. Usually one tablet broken into 6 pieces will last about 5 minutes for each piece. The fish can't stand the claws up and the bubbling "mouth". They eat it up. I typically will throw this on rocky dropoffs where most people would throw a jig. You can also use the alkaseltzer trick for any bait with a hollow cavity. I also flip using this on a texas rig and you could use it for punching matted grass with a heavy bullet weight. It also works on a carolina rig because the bubbles being made inside the bait float it. Also try this with the damiki air craw- put the alkaseltzer in the hollow claws.

And if the fish swallows the Alka Seltzer? I wonder if it has the same effect that it does on ducks? Lol

[CPBassFishing]

Oh this is perfect. I looked up how to make alkaseltzer- its just baking soda, sour salt, citric acid, and glucose to keep it together. Fish give off lactid acid when they are scared, and its pretty close to citric acid.. Scared defensive crawfish= FOOD. If I can somehow make a powdered crawfish scent that would be perfect. I don't kno if I can mix the liquid scent in or not. I'll play around with the formula a bit and see if I can get it to work.

[CPBassFishing]

And if the fish swallows the Alka Seltzer? I wonder if it has the same effect that it does on ducks? Lol

heartburn relief? heartburn is caused by lactic acid buildup, which is what a fish gets when stressed. It would increase the chances of the fish living after being caught!

[senko_77]

You can know all the secret baits, and rigging tricks, but that won't help if you can't find active fish.  Find the bass first, then figure out what bait will work best in those conditions.  Work from the top down to problem solve and identify any patterns.

 

This thread is obviously not about locating active fish....it's about what each poster likes to throw to catch fish.  Ya know, like a confidence bait.  BTW, since when do you have to find active fish to catch them?  Have you ever fished a day where there are no "active fish?"  I sure have.  Then it's all about finding areas on a topo map that should hold bass during that season and then making those inactive fish, react.

 

Leviathan - Fishing soft plastics weightless is definately a killer way to catch fish, especially when they are relatively shallow.  I haven't got a chance to throw the magnum trick worm, but I've cashed quite a few checks with the regular trick worm.  Since you obviously know how to fish slow, I would give a soft plastic jerkbait a chance.  I really like the yamamoto d-shad.  It's loaded with salt like a senko so you can cast it a mile, it jumps as well as any other jerkbait, and it has an awesome shimmy on the fall that a lot of other soft plastic jerkbaits don't have

[J Francho]

Inactive fish don't bite. But you make a good point about activating the school.  I'm not sure you can turn around an inactive fish, but I definitely think that a active fish can turn on a school that is otherwise shut down.  Get one to bite, and the rest may follow.  My point was merely that location is more important than magic baits. 

[Leviathan]

This thread is obviously not about locating active fish....it's about what each poster likes to throw to catch fish.  Ya know, like a confidence bait.  BTW, since when do you have to find active fish to catch them?  Have you ever fished a day where there are no "active fish?"  I sure have.  Then it's all about finding areas on a topo map that should hold bass during that season and then making those inactive fish, react.

 

Leviathan - Fishing soft plastics weightless is definately a killer way to catch fish, especially when they are relatively shallow.  I haven't got a chance to throw the magnum trick worm, but I've cashed quite a few checks with the regular trick worm.  Since you obviously know how to fish slow, I would give a soft plastic jerkbait a chance.  I really like the yamamoto d-shad.  It's loaded with salt like a senko so you can cast it a mile, it jumps as well as any other jerkbait, and it has an awesome shimmy on the fall that a lot of other soft plastic jerkbaits don't have

wonderful post! and next time you get a chance pick up a pack of the magnum green pumpkins, i cant stop using them, i have 24 bags of 8 at the moment lol , in all conditions i can catch fish on em , murky or clear water, cloudy or sunny skies

[Leviathan]

Inactive fish don't bite. But you make a good point about activating the school.  I'm not sure you can turn around an inactive fish, but I definitely think that a active fish can turn on a school that is otherwise shut down.  Get one to bite, and the rest may follow.  My point was merely that location is more important than magic baits. 

i hear where your coming from, but its a fairly even contribution to both good baits and good location, if your fishing with something that doesnt catch too many fish, you very well may be passing that "location" with the fish, and not get a strike.

[J Francho]

Very, very, very few baits don't catch fish.  When I think of a "bad bait," I think of consistency issues or poor construction. Outside of that, bait style selection is more important than actual baits themselves.  When presented with a thick, shallow weed bed, something like a crankbait or spinnerbait probably isn't the best choice.  A topwater hollow frog, jig, or pegged Texas rig worm or creature would be a better choice.  Similarly, if bass are position just off the first break in open water beyond the weed line, that diving crank might be the best choice.  Baits are just tools made to solve fishing problems.

[SirSnookalot]

I think Francho is absolutely correct, finding the fish is the most important factor, doesn't mean that they are always " on".  Give me 2 lures and I don't need anything else to catch most kinds of fish any place,  bucktail jig and plastic fluke, I will be fishing them in a variety of ways to try and entice a strike.  Any other lure, hard or soft I use is for me, fishing the same stuff everyday gets a boring, I need a change to keep my energy.  I've been using jigs all week and catching a lots of fish, I'm bored with it, time to do something different.