maxspider72
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| 23 May 2009 01:58 PM |
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I just caught my first bass of the season! Whoo hoo! Ok, it was a small largemouth, but its a fish. Its a start. I caught it on a blue/black Berkley Powerlizard, texas rigged. So, now I'm curious... What's everyone's favorite brand of soft plastic baits? Berkley, Strikeking, Zoom, Culprit, etc...?
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jignpig
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fishinbub
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| 23 May 2009 02:30 PM |
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Zoom all the way man.
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Bassbum
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| 23 May 2009 02:56 PM |
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I have been catching alot of fish with Bass Pro Shops line of sticko's.
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lupefiasco3246
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| 23 May 2009 08:33 PM |
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I like zoom thats pretty much all I have in my tackle box, they have a very large selection also.
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ryfish
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| 24 May 2009 10:14 AM |
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i use zoom and berkely |
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ryfish
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| 24 May 2009 10:15 AM |
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i also use berkely powerbaits |
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ilovefish206
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| 24 May 2009 02:28 PM |
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berkely gulp! rocks my socks
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johnnaughton
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| 24 May 2009 06:18 PM |
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Zoom all the way!
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dan buck
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| 24 May 2009 07:55 PM |
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I like gulp zoom and yamamoto. Ive caught bass on all but my biggest bass was on a chatterbait blue n black.  |
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maxspider72
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| 24 May 2009 07:58 PM |
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On the same note, does anyone have a preferred soft plastic bait? As in worms, lizards, tubes, craws? Preferred color? On a clear night, I can hear the fish laughing. |
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2dixiefish
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| 25 May 2009 08:01 PM |
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I love Culprit worms. In either tequila sunrise or crawdad. Sad part is they changed from tequila sunrise to tequila shad. They aint the same!!! I also used to use a Culprit called Mocassan. Cant find that one either. I also cant find one that was red with a black core. I do have a question,,,,,please someone explain how to rig a worm or senko "wacky" style and how to fish it? I rig mine texas-style. |
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kyfisher29
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| 25 May 2009 09:14 PM |
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My best producing soft plastic this year has been Berkley powerworm in tequilla sunrise. But, my all time favorite soft plastic is the Culprit in black shad. I prefer worms over other forms of soft plastics because they mimic a wide variety of forage. |
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maxspider72
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| 26 May 2009 03:41 AM |
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Hooking a worm "wacky" style is simply hooking it through the middle. Nothing fancy about it. Hook it straight through the mid-section so you hook and line run perpendicular to the worm. It gives the worm a little different action. The only drawback is it isn't weedless this way. On a clear night, I can hear the fish laughing. |
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Pegsguy
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| 26 May 2009 06:10 PM |
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A better way to wacky rig a worm is to slide a split ring or rubber Oring onto the worm and then slide the hook under the ring without puncturing the bait. The bait will last longer and I feel that I get better hooksets this way. Tom
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maxspider72
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| 26 May 2009 06:58 PM |
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I'd never heard that one. I'd read about cutting a section of a tube and sliding over the worm and hooking it through the tube to reinforce your worm. I love the forums. Learn something new everyday.
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Fishdit
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| 26 May 2009 07:06 PM |
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I'm a fan of multiple plastics, zoom, gambler, net baits, and berkley. Just depends on how I'm feelin' on that day. I use a lot of soft plastic frogs, zoom and gambler being my favorite. Nice post, good to see the diversity of fisherman. www.manvsbass.com |
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| 26 May 2009 08:37 PM |
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i like gary yamamoto and gulp alive.
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2dixiefish
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| 29 May 2009 08:29 AM |
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This place is awesome!!! Thanks for all the info on "wacky" style. Next question is if its not weedless wouldn't you lose it when fished in cover? Where I have been fishing lately has a bunch of beaver log jams and fallen trees. I use a texas rig to get up in the thick. I know there are massive bass there but want to throw something different at them. Any advice? |
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the rod tosser
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| 29 May 2009 09:19 AM |
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try a weedless hook on a wacky worm. rig a weightless Texas rig, cut the head of a finishing nail and weight the worm buy sliding the nail into the worm . for a different look on the drop try weighting the worm in the rear it will drop back into the mess drop shot with a weedless hook jig and worm , Take a kid fishing
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