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The last week or so ( asside from lake Washington ), by the way I vote for renaming it firey lake of hell in satin sheets, bait selection hasn't been super important. The week before Lake firey hell in satin sheets I fished a tournament and we literally caught them on everything in the boat. Had it not been a tournament day I would have tried to see what they wouldn't eat. I was catching SM on tubes and my partner was fishing a trap behind me and pounding LM. I don't have to worry about the drop shot anymore because that rod flew off my deck on Sunday and is now gone. Jeff is actually getting anxiety as he reads this. That rig has bailed me out a lot but I constantly bad mouth it. It's like that friend that just always has to prove you wrong.
I love to crank this time of year for SM and wore them out on it yesterday. I love the tube and a football head w/ the old 176 hula. I also love the trap. For LM I love to flip a beaver, chigger craw, and jig. I have a different opinion of the SENKO. I don't typically fish it blind except for under docks. If the sun is shining I will skip that thing until my arm falls off. I also have a love affair with the buzz bait when the pads are just coming up and after they are all the way up I fish the dog snot out of those stupid looking rage tail shad. That's my two cents
The last week or so ( asside from lake Washington ), by the way I vote for renaming it firey lake of hell in satin sheets, bait selection hasn't been super important. The week before Lake firey hell in satin sheets I fished a tournament and we literally caught them on everything in the boat. Had it not been a tournament day I would have tried to see what they wouldn't eat. I was catching SM on tubes and my partner was fishing a trap behind me and pounding LM. I don't have to worry about the drop shot anymore because that rod flew off my deck on Sunday and is now gone. Jeff is actually getting anxiety as he reads this. That rig has bailed me out a lot but I constantly bad mouth it. It's like that friend that just always has to prove you wrong.
I love to crank this time of year for SM and wore them out on it yesterday. I love the tube and a football head w/ the old 176 hula. I also love the trap. For LM I love to flip a beaver, chigger craw, and jig. I have a different opinion of the SENKO. I don't typically fish it blind except for under docks. If the sun is shining I will skip that thing until my arm falls off. I also have a love affair with the buzz bait when the pads are just coming up and after they are all the way up I fish the dog snot out of those stupid looking rage tail shad. That's my two cents
Count me as one of the haters! For the same reason as Ron. But I have a whole box full of them in the boat.
P.J. Koshi said:I have a friend who calls Senkos god's gift to the white man! They catch fish, but they take years to flutter to the bottom. I have caught too many fish on them, but this year I'm branching out its Beaver time! But if I get backed into a corner I'm sure I'll give into my old ways.
Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:I'll buy one they are boring to fish I hate when that bite is the only one going, actually I fear it. Maybe it should be a I FEAR THE SENKO t-shirt. They are too effective and way to boring for me. I have to use a sinker with them they suck, yet effective I guess thats why I hate them. I use them when I have to.....damn it they are boring!
Jeff Grimes said:I don't know if you are being sarcastic or not, but I thought I was the only one who hated Senkos.......I should have shirts made up with that on it
Jeff
Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:Every thing is going to start working, we are looking at the beginning of the spawning cycle in a week there will be post spawn fish prespawn fish and spawning fish. I love sight fishing, not neccasarily bed fish but just the ones I can see cruisers spawners sleepers it doesn't matter, this being said here are my favorite baits:
Largies it is hard to beat a finesse jig with a swim senko trailer, a shakey head with a flirt or smallie beaver, bullywa frog, floating minnow bait (rapala), zoom trick worm, and a dropshot with a color 34 panic minnow. Oh almost forgot about the jig yeah 1/2 oz. bluegill color. Yes that is alot but i will have the rods rigged and will use them all.
Smallies are alot different and alot easier, shakey smallie beaver, drop shot with a panic minnow, and a tube, and a spinnerbait. Thats it they are a hell of alot easier. Its just finding them not catching them.
I hate Senkos
Describe a "weightless jig" this sounds like a dichotomy. (good word huh Delay?)
Ben Hanes said:I like to throw a few different things this time of year. First, I'll always have a 176 5" spider grub tied on 3/8 oz. jig. I move that thing along pretty fast this time of year. If the fish seem to be skittish or are biting the tails, I'll throw out a Clearwater (looks like 176 color) tube jig and bite off part of the tentacles. If they're lazily on the flats I'll throw a weightless Senko wacky rigged and a weightless jig. If they don't respond to the Senko they'll most likely respond to the weightless jig. I also fish the DT-6 Rapala crankbait series, Staysee's, Pointers, and spinnerbaits extensively, particularly in the spring. I like Jigs, Spinnerbaits, Senkos, and Chigger Craws for largemouths. I tend to use a lot of black and green pumpkin in the lakes and white/shad and brown in the river.
Potter/Sessler,
You're correct, I guess I could come up with a better name for it. I've just always thought of it that way, although that's really not what it is! Basically, it is is a hook, jig skirt, and part of a weedguard. The tentacle spread and slow fall rate of the jig skirt usually provokes a strike as long as the fish sees it. The fall rate is incredibly slow, and it requires calm weather and fish that are really kind of in a negative mood. Just imagine fish on a bright, calm, sunny day after it's been cold and blowing for the last few days, which are common conditions in the spring. This is the day I've done best on the 'weightless skirted jig.' I avoid the lure in other conditions because it fishes too slow. It is a sight-fishing technique, and generally more productive on largemouth.
Potter/Sessler,
You're correct, I guess I could come up with a better name for it. I've just always thought of it that way, although that's really not what it is! Basically, it is is a hook, jig skirt, and part of a weedguard. The tentacle spread and slow fall rate of the jig skirt usually provokes a strike as long as the fish sees it. The fall rate is incredibly slow, and it requires calm weather and fish that are really kind of in a negative mood. Just imagine fish on a bright, calm, sunny day after it's been cold and blowing for the last few days, which are common conditions in the spring. This is the day I've done best on the 'weightless skirted jig.' I avoid the lure in other conditions because it fishes too slow. It is a sight-fishing technique, and generally more productive on largemouth.
Potter,
Yeah, unfortunately it's a spinning rod tactic.
Hwang,
It is worse than a senko, quite a bit slower fall.....I'm talkin' if the fish look like they're stoned and staring off into space (unresponsive)! When you toss this in their face they can't help but begin to pump their jaws. It's weird. Problem is this happens a lot in the spring.
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