Red Eye Shad sizes?

[scaleface]

1 hour ago, Smells like fish said:

The jerkbait pic is the chara algae @scaleface ? What has the RES Dragged in

I cant tell if thats chara or not . The other grass I dont know either . Looks like it would be  tough to throw anything with a treble hook in either .

[Team9nine]

Looks more like pondweed and/or naiad to me. Chara is tough and smells very strong (musk-like). Usually is brighter green this time of year, also.

[Smells like fish]

If chara is tough then this isn’t it, this stuff is super tender and requires lil effort to rip away from hooks. It did have a slight musk smell though. 

[Team9nine]

Just now, Smells like fish said:

If chara is tough then this isn’t it, this stuff is super tender and requires lil effort to rip away from hooks. It did have a slight musk smell though. 

 

It’s nickname is ‘muskgrass’ or ‘skunk weed.’ Usually pretty “crunchy” for lack of a better term because of calcium deposits.

 

From Wikipedia: “Chara plants are rough to the touch because of deposited calcium salts on the cell wall. The metabolic processes associated with this deposition often give Chara plants a distinctive and unpleasant smell of hydrogen sulfide.”

[Smells like fish]

@A-Jay  I’m about to make a run to get hooks. Are you still using triple grips size 2 front and back on 1/2oz RES? I think the SK rings will suffice for me, do you change those out on yours? What’s your thoughts on the front red hook for RES? Thanks

[Paul Roberts]

The "1/4oz" RES actually weighs between 3/8 and a 1/2oz. The "1/2" actually weighs closer to 5/8. Same is true for the Rat-L-Trap, the "1/4" weighs 3/8, and the "1/2" weighs 5/8.

[A-Jay]

4 hours ago, Smells like fish said:

@A-Jay  I’m about to make a run to get hooks. Are you still using triple grips size 2 front and back on 1/2oz RES? I think the SK rings will suffice for me, do you change those out on yours? What’s your thoughts on the front red hook for RES? Thanks

 

I prefer #2 EWG on the front & a #4 EWG on the back of 1/2 oz RES.

Unless the bass are seriously plus size then I'll go #2 on the back also.

I do the same on a 1.5 squarebill.

As for the Red Hook thing.

I do it ALL The Time ! 

Don't think it's magic but

I've caught more than a few decent ones doing it.

A-Jay

 

[Smells like fish]

My local shop is slacking on hooks. I bought a 6 pack of Gamakatsu magic eye ewg #2’s. I’ll have wait to find some #4’s. I bought a 2 tap in natural Shad and bought my first 1/4oz to try. Interesting to note that my 2 tap is made in China and my regular RES are Costa Rica.

 

I thank all you guys that so freely share your years of experience! Me and a lot of others are taking notes and really appreciate it!!

[Silas]

So what color RES would you suggest in murky water? 

 

 I have 2-3 in my box and I've used the YO YO retrieve and slow roll and have yet to catch a fish. 

 

And, if I let it actually sink to the muddy bottom, then I hang on the wood on the bottom. Frustrating.