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In the York River VA. if location helps
Actually, I use soft plastics when the bite changes, and it seems to do a great job. I typically throw the normal striper plugs - super spooks, pencil poppers, yozuri minnows, bombers, rebels - you name it...I might have it.
However, when the river changes, and the fish turn off the larger prey, typically after they've exited the river system, I use things like flukes, eels, rubber swimbaits, etc. I like the Berkeley flukes, NOT THE SALTWATER ONES, best. I just use a weighted bass hook, with the weight on the shank to keep the plastic upright a little more than a weight at the "nose" would. Other plastics, like long worms would probably work too, I just haven't found the need to experiment further yet.
This is the second bass I have caught lately with one of these baits in its throat,
PIcs
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the bait
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can anyone tell me what brand or type of bait that is ? It looks like a bass assasin with a forked tail , but its made of real soft plastic.
soft plastic's dont digest well but you will find that the newer baits(made from real food) on the market will break down! Biodegradable and natural formulas now let plastics break down in a short time.
I am wondering if the lure may be from lucky strike cuz it look very thin but that may just be pic angle though!
swim baits always have a flat side it usually is the top so the hook on your lead head will always come out the back (unless you do this trick which I use on rivers and in salt water current and that is to bring the hook tip out on the side and don't swim the bait jig the bait off the bottom it looks like a dying fish and it gets hit hard) if the bait has a dark side and a light side (color) the dark is always the back (top) even worms two toned put the dark up and the light side down. THey proper way to put the worm hook into worms and grubs is to leave the tip in the jelly body of the bait so it will be able to drag over anything without getting snagged. and yes you will need to see either with pictures or in a video how to do it perfectly but like knot tying save the ruined baits to practice with and you should practice with your eyes closed too so when night fishing you don't need that light
if your care full they you can get a couple hundred lures out of them depending on how big your lure is. i get between 150 and 180 worms outa mine.
i.e. curly tail grubs or twisters
Try Jann's Netcraft or Barlow's Tackle.
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/
http://www.barlowstackle.com/
I've heard before that red hooks work pretty well when bass fishing...something about it makes the lure/ worm look like its bleeding. My question is what is the best color to use with this hook. Does it even matter. I use a Texas rig on a size 3 round bend Gamakatsu hook usually. I think I've seen tv shows where the pro uses a light colored lure like chartreuse. Any help will do...thanks.
This is a pretty tough one because some will swear by the red hook and others, like myself would say it's all gimmick. If you understand the color spectrum under the water, Red doesn't really dissapear, it turns gray-black after a few feet. The idea behind the red hook is that it's supposed to be used for top water applications or within the first 3 feet in the water column. This is true to some degree but water clarity does play a major role here. Crystal clear water and you can see the red in the hook until it hits bottom. Tainted water and it's just a few feet. This in combination of a lure will make it look like the bait is flaring it's gills...a sign of distress or feeding, not bleeding. This is supposed to provoke an insticnt in the fish to attack involuntarilly. Yeah...anyways, You can use these hooks with any lure color you can dream up. They are supposed to be better with top water and down to 3 feet or so but like I said, water clarity is the key.
News
Fishing report: Oct. 23 NewsOK.com- Oct 23, 2009
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BoatTEST.comFishing report: Oct. 23NewsOK.comSmallmouth and spotted bass fair on topwater lures and soft plastic baits. Channel catfish excellent on chicken liver and nightcrawlers. OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, Oct. 22all 58 news articles »
- Oct 22, 2009
Texas Fishing ReportDallas Morning NewsBlack bass are fair on white spinnerbaits, green pumpkin soft plastic lizards or worms, and live bait worked along trees and rocky points. Two different approaches to take when gone fishin'FISHING REPORTFishing Report, 10/22all 7 news articles »- Oct 25, 2009
Balloon Boy Inks Deal with SkippyFiSH Bait Co.I-Newswire.com (press release)The company manufactures a line of soft plastic fishing lures called a SkippyFiSH. Lou Consoli, CEO of SkippyFiSH Bait Co. said today that they were excited- Oct 24, 2009
Round 'em up — all your plastics, that isMail TribuneNearly 50 volunteers from businesses, agencies and schools spent Friday unloading and sorting soft, hard and nursery plastic into 1.6-cubic-yard- Oct 26, 2009
Stickier adhesives discovered at SurreyChemie.de (press release)The clay was combined with soft plastic to make nanoparticles, which have a size that are more than 200 times the width of a human hair.