[NKlamerus]

Unfortunately I found another expensive niche in the fishing world

Haven't even gotten on the water much but what time I do get I may as well target something bigger

Had a lot of followers, finally connected with a few this weekend, guess this is an Oregon report too. Great attraction in the water, good way to at least find an area holding fish

Stocking up on bluegill baits for some Florida trips coming up

 

[Joetrain]

I had good luck using a gold fish swim bait once. Thought I found the magic lure. Next few outings, nothing.
~JOE~

 

[CurDog]

I like 12" Plum Crazy Artificial Worms, and the pastel-colored green one. That one mimics a green snake, not sure what the Plum Crazy color mimics, but I have good luck on it. I'll try and post a pic of the biggest one I caught with the green 12' worm, 13.2 pounds

 

[DLo]

Some of those look hand made, where are you getting them?

 

[CurDog]

 

[jim t]

I had a wooden duckling lure that would get blown up once in awhile at dawn or dusk. I never hooked up though.

My favorite was a dragonfly imitation. Twice a year dragonflies would hover in tandem laying eggs in the pond behind my house on the Perdido Bay Golf Course. Bass would leap out of the water, sometimes even landing on the bank trying to take them out of the air.

Jim

 

[NKlamerus]

Some of those look hand made, where are you getting them?

The simpler bluegills are made by Mike Bucca, Bullshad Swimbaits

The jointed detailed ones are made by Matt Servant, MattLures hard gills

Both are resin baits poured into a mold and then tuned and painted

The crazy looking one with the yellow tail and fish pics is a Drt tiny klash, it's a hollow plastic bait made in Japan I believe

Plastic baits are more precise for sure, but can crack and leak, resin baits can be tough to get detail, they are also brittle, but much stronger in general, in my opinion

 

[NKlamerus]

I had a wooden duckling lure that would get blown up once in awhile at dawn or dusk. I never hooked up though.

My favorite was a dragonfly imitation. Twice a year dragonflies would hover in tandem laying eggs in the pond behind my house on the Perdido Bay Golf Course. Bass would leap out of the water, sometimes even landing on the bank trying to take them out of the air.

Jim

There was an old man named Gary Stanton(?) On Facebook who used to pour dragonflies into hand made molds and sold them by the lot, unfortunately I found them years too late but I can remember bluegill fishing as a kid and seeing bass go airborne for dragonflies across the lake

Especially on the eglin ponds, so much cover and a lot more bugs

They look great, the river2sea hard walking models are okay but the wings break immediately and they aren't weedless

Lunkerhunt makes a foam one but it's not the best action or durability, but I have caught some on it

 

[jim t]

That second picture is the lure I used. Work them slowly but with a loose rod tip like they are vibrating and injured across the water.

(Fast tip rod? or slow tip rod?, I never get it right.)

Thanks,

Jim

 

[NKlamerus]

I like 12" Plum Crazy Artificial Worms, and the pastel-colored green one. That one mimics a green snake, not sure what the Plum Crazy color mimics, but I have good luck on it. I'll try and post a pic of the biggest one I caught with the green 12' worm, 13.2 pounds

I've had some great luck on sandestin with a plum crazy zoom ole monster, the more dyed the water is the better

Used to fish lake kings lake in defuniak with manns hard-nose topwater snakes, it's crazy how well a bass can target the head but leave the other foot of the snakes body alone

 

[Dhowell]

Ever have that paperclip turn loose on a hook up?

 

[NKlamerus]

Added more gills today

 

[Bodupp]

I'm starting to wiggle and squirm because I'm hoping a good shad imitation will make castnetting for shad to catch stripers obsolete. Of course, I wiggle and squirm a lot these days. Found out last night that it was because I needed to pee.

 

[NKlamerus]

I'm starting to wiggle and squirm because I'm hoping a good shad imitation will make castnetting for shad to catch stripers obsolete. Of course, I wiggle and squirm a lot these days. Found out last night that it was because I needed to pee.

The savage gear shine glides actually swim pretty great, biggest complaint is it casts like it's a helicopter

25-30$ and expect to upgrade the hardware for stripers

A lot of guys here throw an S-Waver or Alabama rig for them

 

[NKlamerus]

Pays to play, first 10 casts and I snagged someones line across the head, sliced right down to the harness

Going to use mend-it and glued it back together

 

[NKlamerus]

The skunks are real but I do enjoy dedicating to bigger baits, just going to take time to learn

Can't wait for warmer temps

 

[jwilson1978]

The skunks are real but I do enjoy dedicating to bigger baits, just going to take time to learn

Can't wait for warmer temps

Get you a couple of planners and drag those Biggins while your mapping.

 

[NKlamerus]

Can definitely tow this crappie around!

 

[NKlamerus]

Been stocking up on some hill baits for Florida

 

[NKlamerus]

Also finished my storage, shadow box style