Any Va Members Fish Lately?

[Nitrofreak]

Jerkbait has been a good option lately too. My 5.03 came on a pearl white fluke off a point with rock. Hope you get out there on Sunday and have a great Bday Nitrofreak!

Thanx Hotrod !!!

The pearl white salt and pepper Fluke is one I use a lot there at Anna,it's usually pretty reliable.

I will post some pics if it all works out.

[hotrod]

Nice work fellas, and any caught snakehead is a good one.

Just curious and without judgement.... are A-rigs legal in VA? The whole world is going on and on about this thing and I do not even know for sure it is legal. I personally am focusing on another year of improving my jig game and flipping.... (and shakey heads) but curious about VA people being allowed to use em.

To be frank my biggest concern is not people catching everything but me catching broken off a-rigs stuck in quality cover.

Arigs are legal in VA waters. Legal but with 2 hooks only in MD waters.

[Nitrofreak]

The Fom is on the 24th we are prefishing it as a club on the 10th. I just can't see myself throwing an A-rig. This is a jig year for me I am putting major focus on the jig this year. I hear so many people win on jigs and when a jig bite got me in the money during a tourney I was sold.

Jigs are my absolutely best way to fish, usually it's my first choice and if they hit it early and often, I will stay with it, Keep an open mind though Ej, Anna is a funny girl, especially this time of year, I suspect they will be a little deep yet and the jig will come in handy, a firetiger spoon/spinner/ jerk bait will also be something you want to have, just make sure if you throw the jb it's below the splits where the water is clearer and warmer, Pigeon creek and below are places I am going to concentrate on if I get the chance this Sunday.

Ej I wish you the best of luck and let us know how you do !!!!

[St James]

I hit up chick lake last Sunday for a couple hours just to test out a buddy's boat. The water was around 53-54 degrees. I tossed around a black and blue jig for a hour with any success, but wasn't our first priority.

First time I've been bass fishing this year and the bug just bit me again. It's funny how I wanted to spend all my money on guns a week ago and I was reading up on firearm forums and since Sunday my priority's have changed back to fishing and this forum that I haven't visited for the past couple months.

[Nitrofreak]

I hit up chick lake last Sunday for a couple hours just to test out a buddy's boat. The water was around 53-54 degrees. I tossed around a black and blue jig for a hour with any success, but wasn't our first priority.

First time I've been bass fishing this year and the bug just bit me again. It's funny how I wanted to spend all my money on guns a week ago and I was reading up on firearm forums and since Sunday my priority's have changed back to fishing and this forum that I haven't visited for the past couple months.

Yea I know, I used to be into guns too, I love to hunt don't get me wrong, but if I had my choice I would rather fish.

I found that the reds and browns mixed together work better for me this time of year with the jig rather than blue/black.

Good to see you back !!!!!

[quanjig]

Football jigs out on the points at anna, 1/2 oz compact in natural colors

[Ej Thomas]

Football jigs out on the points at anna, 1/2 oz compact in natural colors

I got a few jigs in that description can't wait to sling on some Anna points. Of the greens which is better on Anna watermelon or gpumpkin.

[quanjig]

I think nitro's idea of a little orange mix is good!

[Sam]

Did I tell you guys that I went to my double secret pond and nailed an 8 pound lady full of eggs last week?

Three other guys on the Forum have fished the double sec ret pond and have caught 6 and 7 pounders so I believe this one was heavier since she had eggs.

Overall, caught 12 largemouth bass; missed four; and one crappie.

Not bad for two hours of fishing.

By the way, my home computer has a nasty virus and I have to replace the hard drive. Problem is that the virus is so agressive the guy who is working on the drive can't copy the information to save it.

On Friday, March 2nd, a computer professor from Virginia Tech is going to check it out to see if he can save the data. The guy dates the sister of the person trying to save the data for me.

I just have to go back to Macintosh. PCs suck big time.

[Nitrofreak]

Nice job Sam !!!!

By the way I thought I told you that "big un's" * is not all about fish lol.

[quanjig]

Caught this little butter bean while testing a couple RC STX baits I just got!!

[hotrod]

Very nice Quan! The RES.?

[quanjig]

Kingstown. Bank fishing!

[Nitrofreak]

NICE !!!!

So I take it you like the RT STX's

[quanjig]

It's gonna be another option. Makes me want to seriously look at the 110's tho!! 1 hour caught 4. The others were only about 11" nubs! They do cast nicely as well and looks to be a nice bait. I picked up 4 baits in assorted flavors. 2 suspend perfectly, 1 rises very slowly and the last one floats up a little quicker. Split rings on all 4 are solid, hooks are very sharp. All in all for eight bucks, compared to the LC's and megabass jb's, solid bait, I'm pleased.

[Nitrofreak]

I looked at those, but then I thought, I really have enough.

After reading your post it makes me want to go back and try them though.

My friend has the 110's he says they do an OK job but he was just not impressed with the performance, he is going to do a little tweeking to them and let me know.

[quanjig]

I'm not sure if they will be the end all be all jb, the pointer has been such a good bait for me the past 8 years it's going to take a little more unseed them. Design and fishability are nice, just need some more time with them!

[Nitrofreak]

Time is all we have it seems, but the pointer has done well for me too.

I do not spend a whole lot of time with jb's, it's not that I don't have confidence in them, I feel the right opportunity just does not present itself often enough when I am fishing.

Usually it has to be a tough day for bites, I have a jb that they will generally follow all the way back to the boat, or close enough for me to get a good look at them, on days like that a different jb is all I will toss once I locate the curious little creatures...although I often wonder why they have never hit that particular jb instead of following it.

[Ej Thomas]

A little subject change anyone fish tubes? I have the tube x baits that I like but a regular tube never tried them much don't know how to fish them your thoughts.

[Nitrofreak]

A little subject change anyone fish tubes? I have the tube x baits that I like but a regular tube never tried them much don't know how to fish them your thoughts.

Ej, as far as tubes go, this is what I find effective around Va.

First I use a flipping tube around heavy cover and in stained water or high wind conditions, my favorite is blue/black 3" flipping tubes, you can use this anywhere you use a C-Rig all you need to do is drop shot it, yes I said drop shot, use a 4/0 hook, this will help with the hook up and make sure you get the fish back to the boat, I rig it only 2" down and leave the hook exposed.

Flipping is the most effective way I have found to fish this bait and you can go right behind a lot of people and find fish they miss, it's great around docks.

Hope this helps Ej !!!!

[Ej Thomas]

Ej, as far as tubes go, this is what I find effective around Va.

First I use a flipping tube around heavy cover and in stained water or high wind conditions, my favorite is blue/black 3" flipping tubes, you can use this anywhere you use a C-Rig all you need to do is drop shot it, yes I said drop shot, use a 4/0 hook, this will help with the hook up and make sure you get the fish back to the boat, I rig it only 2" down and leave the hook exposed.

Flipping is the most effective way I have found to fish this bait and you can go right behind a lot of people and find fish they miss, it's great around docks.

Hope this helps Ej !!!!

Do you peg the weight or let it free fall.

[OneFisher85]

Anybody fish smith mountain lake this weekend? I went out today and wanted to try the infamous Alabama rig, but all I had biting it was stripers

[quanjig]

Awful problem to have!!

[soccplayer07]

x2!!!

[Nitrofreak]

Do you peg the weight or let it free fall.

No Ej I do not peg the weight, I generally use 3 different size weights when doing this, first I will use a 4/0 hook tied with a Palomar knot 12 to 18 inches above the weight, I use a weight in 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 oz, the lighter weights allow me to skip it under docks, the heavier weight allows me to maintain bottom contact when I need it in heavier cover or deeper water.

Skipping a rig like this takes time and practice and believe me I have had quite a time learning how to get this rig under docks but the rewards can be awesome.

My suggestion would be to use the 3/8 oz to begin with to get the feel for this rig, and get as close to the dock as possible in the deeper part of water, let the bait sink to the bottom, put a little slack in the line and twitch the bait WITHOUT moving the weight, if you do not get a strike after a twitch twitch pause twitch twich pause, slowly pick up your rod tip and move it a couple of feet and do it again and repeat until you are out of the strike zone.

Give it a try Ej if you get the chance, this is usually pretty productive if you are not getting bites, keep in mind this is usually very productive in open water too, just make sure you step up to a 1/2 oz weight.