I live near South Pond and the they have a lot of trout in there and i didn't know what might be a good bait to try. i bought some Yum money minnows in trout color to try there?
i understand the soft bait getting ruined. I was concerned about that at a place like Quaboag.
Do you think a huddleston or ms would be better?
What about cobbsee? Do you throw swimbaits up there?
I Live very close to him. I was fishing Doans pond in north Brookfield last night. He walked up and introduced himself. he also mentioned the Huddleston. Nice guy.
I live near South Pond and the they have a lot of trout in there and i didn't know what might be a good bait to try. i bought some Yum money minnows in trout color to try there?
i understand the soft bait getting ruined. I was concerned about that at a place like Quaboag.
Do you think a huddleston or ms would be better?
What about cobbsee? Do you throw swimbaits up there?
I have not tried any of the smaller, bulk sold, swimbaits that you need to add your own hooks to. They all tend to be too small for my likeing. The thing about fishing subsurface swimbaits is that you cannot see your bait. You do not know what it is doing, what depth it is traveling at. A lot of them have a very subtle tail kick. You really cannot "feel it" You have to trust that it is running right and have the patients to get bit. I have a few Hudds, both 6" and 8" in trout colors and have yet to catch a fish on one. Had a big fish load up my rod but I never got a hookset into her.
With the wakers, you see your bait. you watch it twitch and swim, you are anticipating the strike. I just find them more fun and rewarding to fish.
Maybe when I lean more and gain more experience with the slow sinkers and fast sinking swimbaits I will have a lot more confidence in them. All it takes is a fish or 2, I just havn't been able to make it happen. I need to spend more time throwing them if I expect results.
The thing about all swimbaits is that they will catch all size fish. I have caught 6" bass on a 9" bait. I have caught numbers of 1-2lb bass on 7 and 9" baits but by using big swimbaits you are targeting the biggest bass in a given lake/pond/river. Many days you get fewer bites but the ones you get are all quality. It's not a bait that you take with you and throw a dozen casts then put down and pick up something else. You have to commit to throwing it. The other day we threw swimbaits for 50% of the day. They work best under low light/ night conditions and overcast days with a slight chop to a ripple on the water.
I know a guy who ONLY thows BIG swimbaits. He fishes 4-5 times a month March through November. He may only catch 50 fish all year but 75% are over 5lbs. I know for a fact he has two 9lb mass bass and multiple 8lbers. He gets the skunk many times.
The slammer works well up in Maine over the cabbage beds under the conditions I mentioned especially 1st thing in the morning.
Again thanks for sharing information it is appreciated.
---but it might surprise you to know that Damon is also a HIGHLY SKILLED craftsman(woods)---he showed my some KILLA wooden lures they made/make and throw...hit 'em up they'll give ya some usage tips on these ---and if "you" got the tools and some skillz...maybe some great tips on building them . . .GREAT THREAD !
Line: depends on water clarity, bass mood and cover. If you are fishing clear , open water, 20lb mono or floro is reccomended. In and around weeds and wood or in colored water you can use 50-65lb braid. A cost cutting move is to load up with 65lb braid then just add or remove a 4-5' leader of 20lb floro as needed. I just tie on the smallest quality swivel I can find. Owner and Sampo make quality swivels. I use a small Quality snap ( not snap swivel) to attatch the bait to the line. You don't want to tie direct because the mutes the action of the bait.
For a 7" slammer or the mini slammer or some of the mouse baits like the Muits Mouse, you can use a 7' to 7'6" Heavy action flipping stick. BPS sells some fairly inexpensive Bionic Blades that would work. The Citica will work fine for the smaller baits. If you are going to jump up to the 9" or 12" slammers or some of the other heavier baits, you need to upgrade your rod to a Swimbait rod. The better rod companied make rods specifically for swimbaits. Go to Tacklewarehouse.com and search "swimbaits" under the technique specific tab.
The 7' - 7'6" flipping stick can definitly be used as a frog rod and to flip and pitch jigs and creature baits.
Sorry I did not notice this had mades its way back up to a current topic till just now.
Line: depends on water clarity, bass mood and cover. If you are fishing clear , open water, 20lb mono or floro is reccomended. In and around weeds and wood or in colored water you can use 50-65lb braid. A cost cutting move is to load up with 65lb braid then just add or remove a 4-5' leader of 20lb floro as needed. I just tie on the smallest quality swivel I can find. Owner and Sampo make quality swivels. I use a small Quality snap ( not snap swivel) to attatch the bait to the line. You don't want to tie direct because the mutes the action of the bait.
For a 7" slammer or the mini slammer or some of the mouse baits like the Muits Mouse, you can use a 7' to 7'6" Heavy action flipping stick. BPS sells some fairly inexpensive Bionic Blades that would work. The Citica will work fine for the smaller baits. If you are going to jump up to the 9" or 12" slammers or some of the other heavier baits, you need to upgrade your rod to a Swimbait rod. The better rod companied make rods specifically for swimbaits. Go to Tacklewarehouse.com and search "swimbaits" under the technique specific tab.
The 7' - 7'6" flipping stick can definitly be used as a frog rod and to flip and pitch jigs and creature baits.
what kind of snap are you using? My slammer had a split ring on it so I've been tied directly to that.