It was hot and the fishing was terrible

[Guest avid]

The subject line pretty well sums it up.

I couldn't even catch bluegill for live bait fishing.  How pathetic is that?

I didn't get skunked though.  

I decided since the fishing was so dead, I would go big.

I tied on some swimbaits, but they didn't work either.  I got a couple of "bumps" and something big followed my Javellon 160.. I think it was a gar, but no takers.

So I went with the 6" senko.  I caught a few.  funny but two of them were dinks. but one was a nice two pounder.

that six inch senko is expensive and I'm not convinced it does any better than the 5".

what do y'all think?

[fourbizz]

Man! Sounds like you missed a perfect opportunity to sit in the air conditioning and drink beer...

well, such is fishing.

do better next time.

[T-rig]

You'll get'em next time! I bet you are going to catch that 8+lber. on your next trip!

[roadwarrior]

The main advantage fishing the 6" Senko is discouraging some of the small bass from biting. I don't fish the 5" version, they catch too many fish! :

Seriously, I think over time you will consistantly catch better bass on the 6" bait. Most of my biggest green bass have been taken on this Senko.

[jomatty]

how did you like the javellon.  i made a mold for a similar bait and am looking forward to trying it out today.  they are quickly becoming one of my favorite baits.

[Guest avid]

I think that javellon should be a winner.  It was way too expensive for me to try again.  4 soft baits for $37.00 but It has the moves.  I wonder if the lake fork one moves as good.

If you come up with a successful design, let me know pronto!!

[jomatty]

i honestly havent tried the javellon just the lake fork one.  only problem is that the biggest they currently make is 4.5 inches so it attracts a lot of smaller fish, although it appeals to the big boys as well.

i didnt realize the javellons were that expensive.  good god that is crazy.  if they hold up as poorly as the lake fork ones (which i dont think is that poorly but i did go through 2 packs fairly quickly) then that would be way too expensive for me.  The lake fork ones are like 5 bucks for 4 of them through brad.  i will definitely be getting more and am anxiously awaiting the release of the 5.5 inch ones that are supposedly in the works.  i would definitely try a few packs out as they are good, although i cant compare them to the javellon.

i found another way to fish them the other day and that is through sparse lily pads.  i just drug it and swam it through there and caught a few good ones.  ill let you know if i come up with anything good but as of now the ones i am making are definitely not as good as the lake fork i used as the master to make the mold.  as far as how well they produce it may be close as the action is good but they are difinitely not quite as nice.  it is hard for me to pour these baits and takes a long time to get a few that are good enough to use.  i think to really make much progress with these they might need to be injection molded or something.

matt

[Vyron]

I think that javellon should be a winner.  It was way too expensive for me to try again.  4 soft baits for $37.00 but It has the moves.  I wonder if the lake fork one moves as good.

If you come up with a successful design, let me know pronto!!

Get Flake from ebay , its cheaper

[edbassmaster]

I love my 5" Senko's. I would rather catch 10 in the 2 lb range than 1 in the 5lb...thats just my opinion. My PB 7lb is on a 5".

[Dan:]

Nothing worse than heat to make bad fishing even worse. At least you caught a few though.