Super User Catch and Grease Posted June 21, 2014 Super User Posted June 21, 2014 Let's talk anything to do with squarebills! Anything from line, rod, reel, techniques etc... Somebody start the discussion! Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted June 21, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 21, 2014 In the shallow lake I fish its the one bait I can count on to catch a bass everyday. Quote
MichiganFishing1997 Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 My set up is a 7' M MF Shimano Clarus with a 6.4:1 Pro Qualifier. I have 30lb braid on it, and only use a leader sometimes. So theres that haha. Christian Quote
mcgreggor57 Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Picked up my first ones yesterday and haven't had a chance to try them yet. Based on the depth of one of the ponds I frequently fish, I grabbed a KVD 1.0 and 1.5 Quote
Kevin22 Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 They have been working great lately! I've been throwing the strike king series 1 (similar to the KVD 1.5) in sexy sunfish. The key is to bang it off any sort of structure or rip/rap so it deflects hard, and they will smash it. Currently using a 7'MF but losing a lot of fish 3/4 way in, so I'm going to switch to a 7' MM as soon as money allows. Using a 7:1:1 lews spooled with 14# sufix seige, but going to switch the line as it is getting chewed up pretty bad. Most people will say to throw it to cover and when you feel it hit something to stop and let it float up, I've been doing the opposite. When fishing rip/rap, the second I feel it hit something I crank as fast as I can for 2 turns so the crank darts off to the side real quick. That is when most of my hits happen. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted June 21, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 21, 2014 They have been working great lately! I've been throwing the strike king series 1 (similar to the KVD 1.5) in sexy sunfish. The key is to bang it off any sort of structure or rip/rap so it deflects hard, and they will smash it. Currently using a 7'MF but losing a lot of fish 3/4 way in, so I'm going to switch to a 7' MM as soon as money allows. Using a 7:1:1 lews spooled with 14# sufix seige, but going to switch the line as it is getting chewed up pretty bad. Most people will say to throw it to cover and when you feel it hit something to stop and let it float up, I've been doing the opposite. When fishing rip/rap, the second I feel it hit something I crank as fast as I can for 2 turns so the crank darts off to the side real quick. That is when most of my hits happen. What specific rod are you using that is a MF? I use a berkly cherrywood rod that is a 6'6 MF and it works good for my needs , but every company's MF will be different... Quote
Kevin22 Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Its an old quantum tour. Has the perfect action while fishing but just not enough give to keep them hooked up, especially when fishing in current. 1 Quote
Brayberry Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I've been doing well lately on a local pond with a Bomber Square A and a KVD 1.0 Quote
Crankinstein Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Experiment with rattle vs silent vs one knocker. Also experiment with colors as well. I'm a huge fan of anything chrome they work great on my home lakes. Check out high end cranks vs low price as well. I've found the xcite xb1 to be a great lucky craft 1.5 drs imitator for example.square bills can load the boat quick and their fun to fish. Tight lines! 1 Quote
JeziHogg Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 My dedicated squarebill rod is the TBC78MHM. Its a little unconventional compared to what most people use (7 to 7'2 in length). I prefer it because of the leverage, I throw my square bills into some nasty stuff. 1 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted June 22, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 22, 2014 I've been doing well lately on a local pond with a Bomber Square A and a KVD 1.0 Do you change the hooks on those Bombers? I find the ones that come with it a tad on the small side so I bump them up a size for better hook ups... Quote
JaxBasser Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Been using them a lot more the last year or so. Have had good luck with the KVD 1.5, Bomber Square A, and the Xcalibur XCS. I recently pick up 6 Lucky Craft ones for $5 each on clearance at Dicks and I'm gonna give them a try soon. I throw mine on a 7'1 M/F *** Black with a 6.4:1 Revo S. Quote
WVbassin87 Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Was gonna try my hand at fishing them on my last trip, but the pond I chose was insanely grassy. I even pulled in grass on my buzzbaits! Quote
Schuyler co Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Lucky Strike Rick Clunn in copper perch... Awesome square bill! My buddy and I were out from 9:30pm to almost midnight Thursday and killing them on square bills fishing the lighted docks and sea walls...just make sure you bring a head lamp really hard to re-tie just using light from your cell phone !! 1 Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted June 22, 2014 Super User Posted June 22, 2014 I fished from 7am to 6pm today and square bills were the only baits that produced fish for me all day. I threw a LC RC 2.5 in American Shad and a R2S Biggie in the larger size, Real Sunfish color. I would reel the baits as fast as I could and pause it after hitting cover. They would slam it on the pause. Quote
TrippyJai Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I use a 7' MH fast action rod that has a little slower tip than most fast actions with 15lb McCoy Mean Green and a 6.3:1 gear ratio reel. This set up works better when I upsize my hooks to Mustad KVD size 2, 2x strong. Quote
Schuyler co Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I throw em with a revo SX 6:4:1 and 6'6" M Veritas rod with 12lb seaguar invizx fluorocarbon Quote
ColdSVT Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Ive been using an old blue Loomis GL2 mh mod fast with a gen 2 Revo STX 6.4 for squarebills...havent had a ton of luck as of yet but they are new to my lineup. Quote
Brayberry Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Do you change the hooks on those Bombers? I find the ones that come with it a tad on the small side so I bump them up a size for better hook ups... I'll usually switch out the hooks to similar sized Gamagatsu hooks, I'll occasionally move the hooks up one size, sometimes you can sometimes you can't, depends on the bait, and how it affects the action of the bait. You really can't go wrong fishing any of the below baits: Bomber Square A KVD 1.0 and 1.5 Square Bills RC 1.5 Quote
Jon G Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I use a Powell Endurance Cranking Rod 725CB with a Revo STX in the 6 gear version with 14lb Sunline Super FC Sniper. Typically I throw Bill Norman Big N squarebills, KVD 1.5s and 2.5s, 6th Sense 75x, Spro Little Johns, and a Shallow Bandit Flat Maxx. I always change the hooks to Gamagatsus but keep them the exact same size as the stock hooks Quote
black94gt50 Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 I use a shimano Clarus 7 ft medium heavy moderate tip rod, with a shimano 200e 6.3:1 citica reel. I usually use 12 pound p-line cxx, although I have a new spool of 12 pound seaguar red label that I'm bout to try out. My favorite squarebill is a kvd 1.5 . I just picked up a few of the new storm squarebills and while they have some cool features, I'm not sure I like the action of the plug very much. The strike king lures just have so much erratic action to them, I feel like I get more strikes using them. Quote
Kevin22 Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Don't use that red label around any wood or rocks. It will get frayed just looking at a rock. I like it in 8# for finesse fishing, but it is just absolutely terrible around any sort of cover. Love that stuff, the very poor abrasion resistance is my only negative. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted June 23, 2014 Super User Posted June 23, 2014 Throwing squarebills to cover on heavy line, or searching with them a bit deeper is how I usually fish them. When I'm in the mood, and fish them around heavyish grass they can be killer, but you have to pay attention and have your head in the game. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted June 23, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 23, 2014 Anybody use flouro for your squarebills? Man I don't see how anybody can make the switch from braid to flouro... I spooled on some to try it out again but every time I end up not liking it, the first thing you notice is the loss of sensitivty and the second thing is line management and castability... I hate having it be perfectly straight in the beginning of the day and it looking like a phone cord after the trips over, if you don't have KVD line and lure you are screwed... I'm gonna keep it on for at least 10 more trips to see if I warm up to it but every time I try to like flouro I go back to braid. Quote
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