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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:33 pm
- Forum: Bass Fishing
- Topic: How Old is 3" Bass?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 334
Re: How Old is 3" Bass?
If you were at DVL, that fish is probably from an early spawner this year. Some fish will spawn in early February. It doesn't take long for them to get a few inches in length. They grow much slower once they get closer to 12 inches. The back of coves and the shallows will be loaded with fingerlings...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: Floating Jerkbait?
Yozuri has nice quality, except for the hooks. I like all the 3DB topwater baits, popper, walker and pencil popper. The last Yozuri jerkbait I bought was over 25 years ago. I should buy the floating one, if I can find them. BTW, I received some jerkbaits and poppers from Japan. It took less than 3 d...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: Floating Jerkbait?
BTW, I fished again this morning, because fish were biting yesterday (see above post). It was totally different. Caught one on a jerkbait. Had 5 or 6 more bites on jerkbaits, but didn't catch any of them. I don't think I've ever missed that many bites in like 1 hour. I mean my jerkbaits had at least...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: Floating Jerkbait?
If you can find them - A super shallow, super erratic floater that smallies will absolutely smack when they're on... The River2Sea Humbug minnow. I've never caught so many post spawn fish on a hardbait before. Wild and aggressive, smallmouth can't resist. I actually need to find a couple more come ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: Floating Jerkbait?
I fished this morning, and the floating jerkbait bites were still happening. I just made a short cast, and I was like "man, this jerkbait, Bassday Sugar Minnow moves really good." And, a bass hit it. Caught about 10 in the next 45min, but they were small (up to 2lbs). So, I switched to Vision 110 Hi...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:42 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: Floating Jerkbait?
Grab a couple of those Nishine 95s. Such a great jerkbait, and one of my most productive floaters. The other being the Imakatsu Gekiasa alive roller floating jerkbait. This one runs a little more shallow, but smallies love it with the natural patterns. I rarely fish any other floaters anymore. Very...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: Bass Fishing
- Topic: How Old is 3" Bass?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 334
How Old is 3" Bass?
A few days ago, I saw an 8 pounder swimming close to the bank. About 10min later, she followed my jerkbait, but didn't hit it. About 15min later, I saw hundreds of 3" bass swimming in the same area. What I was wondering is this. They're too small to be 1yr old, but too big to be a few weeks old. How...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Floating Jerkbait?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Floating Jerkbait?
These floating jerkbaits have worked very well in this month. - Rapala F11 - Megabass Vision 110 Hi Float, FX9 - OSP Asura F (just lost it in a tree ](*,) ) - Daiwa TD Minnow F (which I bought in Japan 30 years ago) - BassDay Sugar Minnow F (which I bought in Japan 30 years ago) Other floating jerkb...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: Plastics
- Topic: Flick Shake Advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1074
Re: Flick Shake Advice
I bought a pack of Flick Shake about 15 years ago, and had never used it, until 2 years ago, when the water level was super low, and the fishing was really tough. I don't like finesse fishing, but I had to try some. It was that tough. ](*,) That's when I found the 15 years old Flick Shake. I caught ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Rods
- Topic: Which is your favorite rod company?
- Replies: 350
- Views: 459414
Re: Which is your favorite rod company?
I've used the following rods, and I still don't know what my favorite company is. Always looking for something better. :lol: - Daiwa - Shimano - G Loomis - Dobyns - Powell - Kistler - Lamiglass - Fenwick - Abu Garcia - Phoenix - Quantum - All Star - Edge - Impulse - Ark Lately, I've been using mostl...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: If You Could Have ONLY One Lure for the Rest of Your Life
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30962
Re: If You Could Have ONLY One Lure for the Rest of Your Life
Like ONE/"1" only for the rest of our lives? We'd be HOSED...that lure would likely be lost in one outing. Lol. Or do you mean as many of ONE lure type or ONE EXACT lure model/weight/variations? :lol: I'm sure the YouTuber didn't mean ONE lure. otherwise, he wouldn't pick a jig, which could be lost...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: If You Could Have ONLY One Lure for the Rest of Your Life
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30962
If You Could Have ONLY One Lure for the Rest of Your Life
I just watched a YouTube video with this topic. He said a jig, but he showed a jig and a trailer. I thought that's not one lure, a jig + a trailer. I also thought I would lose a jig easily, and I wouldn't have any more lure to use for the rest of my life. :lol: Anyway, I thought about it. I knew the...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Deep-X 300
- Replies: 11
- Views: 48368
Re: Deep-X 300
I used it every once in a while in the last 15 years or so. To me, Rapala DT16 is way better.
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 2:43 pm
- Forum: Hardbaits
- Topic: Rapala DT Flat vs OG or any other Flat Sided Crankbait?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9026
Re: Rapala DT Flat vs OG or any other Flat Sided Crankbait?
Very cool. I just bought two of those, and am looking forward to catching some bass.