ive been killing them on wacky rigged senkos on a tiny 1/0 or 2/0 hook and lite line for the past couple weeks. havent got anything over 2 and a half pounds yet this year but considering the water is still relatively cold im not dissapointed.i find that if i take scissors and split the senko down the middle length wise it not only slows the fall by reducing mass but also wiggles much like a real crawler cause of how thin it is and as a result i get alot of bites, have yet to get more than 2 fish to hit a full unmodified senko yet since ice out
This is the worst spring fishing I have experienced in a long time! To me, it seems that everything is running behind. As I stated before, the one thing that surprises me the most is I am not seeing any panfish in close to shore. Very unusual for this time of the year. These night time temps. have been running in the 30's and the water isn't making much progress as far as warming up goes. No real warming trend in sight either 
That's what makes it all the more interesting and challenging. Clearly there are some bodies of water that are showing signs of life and there are some fisherfolk who are managing to find and catch fish. It seems to me that the key to success is knowing the body of water you are fishing, or at least having the skills to figure it out once you get there. But of course we all know that only takes a lifetime.
Interesting modification. I love that you refer to 1/0 and 2/0 hooks as 'tiny".
Badlarry, a nice day from the shore indeed.
lol well i mostly bass fish so a #6 trout hook is microscopic by my standards and i use alot of swimbaits that require a 5 to 6/0 hook to rig properly so to me 1 and 2/0 is kinda tiny haha. the only thing i can think of off the top of my head that i use such small hooks for is wacky worming
Yeah, we noticed not too many panfish the last time out. I did manage to catch a sunny, crappie and perch on a squarebill while going for bass, but the panfish were noticeably missing all over the place.
where in the state are you guys fishing? im in worcester and all of the lakes and ponds ive been fishing have a ton of panfish swimming by shore, ive seen big schools of perch,crappies, and bluegills all feet from shore almost daily at 4 different spots i fish and even been seeing large schools of small largemouths in the 8 inch up to 2lb range swimming next to shore. not sure about the rest of the state but atleast in worcester the panfish are out in force
i've fished north, south, east, and west. cold water, cold air. it's been different everywhere. just need to figure them out. reaction baits have worked best. they don't seem to be actively feeding at most places when i've been out so i had to get the reaction strike.
I was fishing a Senko texas style.Slow drag and pause off bottom. Didn't have so much as a nibble til I hit this one corner and that's were they where.All caught from same place and pretty shallow bout 3-4ft some very close to shore.No bruisers yet saw couple of rises but no pan fish cruising the shore.I fish near Framingham central mass.Last night was warm need a couple mild nights a long with bright spring sun bite should turn soon.I think they are starting to move to shallows though no sign of the smallies at the lake I fish but I've only fished it twice may just be in wrong place at wrong time for the smallies or they are just out to deep for me to reach them.Conflicted this time of year.would like some trout for the freezer but with the big bass on there way,nothing beats the sport n fight of bass fishing!
