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Went through the box and rehooked some mirrorlures, spooks, and spoons plus added some Norton and gambler plastics I had laying around. Taking the cast net and bucket just in case the withdrawals get too severe Very Happy

Wish me luck.

Rickxt23 · Pony Mullet Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 51

You sound like me!Ive built quite the arsenal of Artie's trying to ween myself from live bait.Good luck to you Sir! Very Happy

ironmanstan · Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 2:44 pm Post subject:

I didn't use any live bait.....good luck.
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:34 am Post subject:

If that's the case (weening from bait), get some paddle tail type swimbaits!!!!
There are two things that I REALLY LIKE about them: Fish of all species wear them out, and they can be rigged weedless with the correct hooks, weighted or unweighted. Weedless rigging would very often be a day saver down there!

Then again, maybe some of the plastics you mentioned already fit that MO?
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grasscutter · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:17 am Post subject: update

Picked up a 19 63/64 red and a 19" trout on a bone-colored spook about daylight on top of the reef. Had the place to myself for about 20 minutes and planned to work down the reef but a few boats began to show up and anchor. Moved out and deeper with soft plastics in red and white paddle tail, dark blue and chartreuse bull minnow and dark green and chartreuse. No takers. Switched back to a chartreuse spook jr. and had several slaps plus one gull attack but no takers. Trout went on ice and headed to the house. Hamptons had one truck in the lot at daylight...lot was full at 10 when I left.

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:59 am Post subject:

Nothing works all the time of course. It's been freaking gray and raining off and on since Monday up here and I had to get out of the damn house yesterday. Took the pooch and a rod out to the lake fairly early to check out what looked to be a good topwater conditions. It was SLOOOOOOOOOW, but I managed 5 nice bass on one bone colored topwater: http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/h2o-xpress-model-tws-topwater-bait/pid-22353?color=American+Shad&N=4294963713+97009336

I tried a swim bait for a darn good while too, and they are usually good out there. Had only one hit and lost that fish before I could get him over the dock railing!

You guys who like to fish topwaters, give that Academy bait a try. It has a slight concave in the nose AND walks the dog with the best of them, darn good bait and the price is right! Cool

Not trying to hijack here, just adding to the conversation.
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grasscutter · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:20 pm Post subject:

I'd like to find a good go to bait. I had one once called the Rebel humpback floater. It was a freshwater bait and deadly on white bass during the spring run in the flooded timber of East Texas. Just a little obscure floater/diver that was discontinued and hard to find. That's what I'd like to find.

ironmanstan · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:02 pm Post subject:

Next time take that red by the tail and crack it 3 or 4 times like a bull whip and you could gain a 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch or so. Very Happy

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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:27 pm Post subject:

INFORRED · Finger Mullet Joined: 15 May 2014 Posts: 17

why the thing with not having live bait? Just askin. I know people that fish with live bait and people that fish with plastic.

grasscutter · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:58 am Post subject:

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:12 am Post subject:

10/4 !!!!

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grasscutter · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:21 am Post subject:

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:11 am Post subject:

Personally, I enjoy both disciplines. Even though the end goal is the same, the process is darn different! For a more relaxing time of it I prefer bait fishing, but castnetting and/or tending a pinfish trap has it's ups and downs. My imagination gets a chance to run wild thinking of what my bait is doing down there and who's in the neighborhood wanting to mug it!!!!!

The topwater thingy is my favorite when that's working at least semi well, but walking the dog can really put a beating on the old wrist! Embarassed

Pitching swimbaits is definitely easier, just chunk and wind. Having said that, the depth and speed of the day must of course be found by listening to what the fish are trying to tell me! To me at least, a jighead and plastic tail of any kind is the hardest to stick with just because it's so damn slow! Rolling Eyes

Even though I know they can be really productive at times (DOA Shrimp), forcing myself to endure the tedium takes a lot of willpower..........

On that old Humpback rebel: one of the hardest pulling fish I ever hooked (In freshwater) as a kid was on one of those, in silver/black. I'll never know what it was because it was only on for a maybe 5-10 seconds and then gone! Shocked

They were cheaply made baits with really dull hooks, looking back on the whole thing. I seem to recall that the diving lips broke off easier than any other bait that I've ever fished with, period.
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Drake · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:11 pm Post subject: