Dealing with bait fishing pressure

[everythingthatswims]

You think they have ever seen a hudd, glide, or wakebait?

[BareHook]

Thank you for all the response and feedback! I'm getting a much better understanding of what's going on in the lake. We're seeing a pre spawn pattern. I'm going to look into some various soft baits such as "baby alligator", Frogs, and Craws that I haven't seen used.

Bare Hook Jr. had good luck night fishing and landed a  19.5" (4 lb.?) and a decent 16.5" then the weather turned, so we'll be hitting the evenings this week. I couldn't get a bite  I had the same color/size worm, only difference was he used a curly tail, so its on this week, I gotta catch up, he's kickin my butt (5 fish 86.75" so far)

[frogflogger]

My personal mantra is to not give a hoot what some other folks are doing but to try and figure things out in my own way and time - much more satisfying - and it will make you a better angler.

[BareHook]

I tend to agree with you, but at the same time its difficult for my son, being new to fishing, to see "hawgs" being easily caught while we're pounding away with lures. We'll be doing a bit of bait fishing as well, its more about ensuring my kids have a good time. When they get older and more experienced they'll learn to enjoy the challenge of lure fishing, although I must admit he has been out-fishing me on lures.

Ken