What new method do you plan to add to your arsenal this year?

[bh91]

Well I guess jigs for me too .. Only tried them like 3 times and caught nothing so after buying so many I should toss them more this year as well

[RMax]

Things to try: (there are a lot)

 

Never Used- Neko Rig, Jika Rig, Carolina Rig, Hollow Frog

 

Used without success- Jig (only gotten fish vertical jigging a bass jig), Drop Shot, Spinnerbait

[Steveo-1969]

This year I'm going to try spinnerbaits. I've never fished one so I think it's time.

[AlexCastaway]

Trying to add weightless fluke and the NED rig to my limited bag of tricks. 

[Spankey]

Maybe not any new methods but a new twist to current techniques. Got myself hooked up with 3 Whopper Ploppers. I feel pretty good about them, have never fished them before. I duplicated a handful of Rapalas that are my most productive color patterns and models to deeper running versions. Making it a point to get deeper in certain areas this season. Have gotten away from fishing jerkbaits some the last couple of seasons. Making it a point to Countdown and Husky Jerk fish more. Most of my worm fishing is done with finesse style and size worms. Made it a point to get some bigger 7" Power Worms and Texas rig some larger worms. 

[Robert Riley]

Big swimbaits and the carolina rig. I did jerkbaits last year and I have confidence in them after this spring. 

[JustJames]

This year for me would be shaky head (ball head jig), Ned rig and Jig. Also try to improve on others like Texas weighted rig, crank bait(lipless and jerkbait) / spinner bait / chatter bait.

I hardly touch my drop shot rig which I'm very confident and caught me a lot of fish last year.

[SWVABass]

I hadn't planned on learning spinnerbaits, but my boater taught me in my last tourney. So that was an unexpected lesson.

 

Things to still pick up are the ned and neko rigs.

[RippinLips57]

This year Ima try to figure out how to skip jigs with a baitcaster and I might get into the whopper ploppers  I've heard there good but never used one, we'll see lol  

[YUT18]

For me it's using drop-shots and getting my jigs to skip a little farther. 

[jr231]

@cgolf you've never fished a fluke or senko weightless ??? That's the only way I fish those lol.. 

[Cgolf]

40 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

@cgolf you've never fished a fluke or senko weightless ??? That's the only way I fish those lol.. 

 

Tried once and hooked a snapping turtle and that was it. I have only fished swim senkos on a slider head. Generally I don't have the patience, would search for active fish instead.

[jr231]

They will definitely catch active bass ! Tx weightless and you can rip it like a soft jerkbait ! Then it gets scooped on the way down !! 

[ThePolkFolk]

Now that I have the boat it's time to start getting those offshore summer bass. Time to learn football jigs and deep divers.

[Ghostshad]

I have no luck with a swimjig or spinnerbait i want to learn them & how to skip a jig with a baitcaster. Could you learn to skip a jig with a spinning reel & use that on a baitcaster. I hate a spinning reel.

[PaBassMan13]

On 4/30/2017 at 0:26 PM, Fishin' Fool said:

For me it's the Neko rig and other nail weighted rigs like a chicken rig? I also plain to unleash some of my Rage Tail purchases from the winter.

Any luck with the Neko Rig yet? I started fishing it this season as well and have caught a few. I'm still figuring out the exact setup as far as baits and weights etc to use. As of now I am using a Berkley Havoc Flat Dawg, a VMC 1/16 oz Neko Weight and a VMC Neko Hook (size #1). I honestly have not used it often yet but have caught a few bass on it. I start out with a Ned Rig and that typically draws a lot of strikes; if that slows down then I start throwing a Neko Rig.

[Fishin' Fool]

11 minutes ago, PaBassMan13 said:

Any luck with the Neko Rig yet? I started fishing it this season as well and have caught a few. I'm still figuring out the exact setup as far as baits and weights etc to use. As of now I am using a Berkley Havoc Flat Dawg, a VMC 1/16 oz Neko Weight and a VMC Neko Hook (size #1). I honestly have not used it often yet but have caught a few bass on it. I start out with a Ned Rig and that typically draws a lot of strikes; if that slows down then I start throwing a Neko Rig.

 

Mostly bath tub tested.  I hooked one bass from shore last summer when I was first learning.  I bought the Neko weights but I think the nails/screws would be easier.  For baits I was using a Reins Bubbling shaker in either the 5" or 7", Reins swamp mover, Yamamoto Kut tail worm.  It looks like a promising technique, I'm just having a hard time setting the drop shot rod down.

[Scarborough817]

i really plan on learning crankbaits and jigs