Headed up to Conroe this week. First time fishing there, any tips on catching some bass are appreciated.
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Headed to Lake Raven in a week. Never been before and looking for ways to catch em. Any tips and insight is appreciated. Heard it’s the land of the giant bass.
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Mark Oland 0Jared, don’t fish there much. lake has a lot of grass and Lilly pads from the shoreline. I’ve had success with a spinner bait along the grass line and a weightless ...more worm into the grass. in case you don’t know it also has a nice population of gators. good luck
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Christopher Pereira 0try posting directly into that lake's feed. then anglers that follow that lake will see it.
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Anyone know why this happens? A bunch of dead shad all over the pond. I still saw schools of them that looked fine also about 8 or 9 seagulls flying over head. Oh ...more ya it is my favorite pond too.
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Well I need to start throwing chatter baits more. I bought some a while back and never liked them. Looking for a brand of chatterbaits heard a lot of good stuff ...more about zman but was looking to see if there are any other brands. I like the look of the zman custom im looking for a more life like presentation like the zman custom, some preferably with eyes kind of like a swim jig. Really anything will do. Also looking for trailers, paddle tails, craws or chunks. I throw a lot of swim jigs so I don't think that will be as much of a problem.
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Looking to buy a new spinning reel. Looking to spend about 80 dollars or so. I was looking at the Lews Mach 2 speed spin but the reviews weren't the best. Thoughts?? ...more I will be using it for finesse bass fishing.
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Pfluger.....got mine a couple of years ago from Gander Mountain on Black Friday...came with an extra spool so I could change line on the fly if need....smooth drap....awesome ...more performance:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pflueger-Supreme-Spinning-Reel/43928296?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1148&adid=22222222228033731031&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=85444152768&wl4=pla-118464781968&wl5=9012813&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112562587&wl11=online&wl12=43928296&wl13=&veh=sem -
I use all shimano had some for probably 20years,lil more pricey but last forever
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pflueger is good, but they're heavy for their size. You'll get much better feel the lighter you go. important for finesse fishing.
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I've got Pflueger reels of all sizes and love them all great reel for the money IMO
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i replaced my pflueger presidents with ardent cforces. pfluegers are good but you don't realize how heavy the pfluegers are til you use lighter stuff. Lighter ...more reels will make a big difference with finesse fishing, but i haven't tried the ardent bolt which would be the one in your price range (others seem to like it though). I can get you a 25% off though if you wanted to try it. 3 year warranty is pretty sweet too.
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I second the pflueger!!
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shimano sahara
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I would go with a pflueger I have one and it is amazing and I spent 70 bucks
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New PB caught on my favorite craw a bruiser baits crazy craw. On my new lews custom speed spool SLP. Also caught 4 other decent sized fish on the crazy craw
7 lb. 23 in. Largemouth Bass with a Bruiser Baits crazy craw (black and blue) 1/4 oz. swagger Tackle co weight
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Nice fish!
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Nice Fish. Great job
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Thanks Morris and Noah.
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Nice one Jared!!! Way to go. Congrats
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Good fish
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Thanks guys.
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Congrats Jared! What a hawg!
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Congrats on the new PB. that's a fatty!!
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Biggest bass on a topwater. Exploded on it when I wasn't looking. Forgot to post it a few days ago.
4 lb. 12 oz. 21 in. Largemouth Bass with a Spook (sexy shad)
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Fatty
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Nice one Jared!!!
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Nice fish!! Great catch!!
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New PB! Ran down to the pond for 20 minutes. Caught on a Spro Little John 50 and a HnH 7' ML Hx4 series rod.
5 lb. 12 oz. 24 in. Largemouth Bass with a Spro Little John 50 (Nasty shad)
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Thats just a step closer to your first 10lber Jared!
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Good one
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Thanks guys.
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Congrats Jared!
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Nice. Always take what time you have and make the most of it. Good job.
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congrats!
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Nice work Jared!! Congrats
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Favorite fluorocarbon and braid? I am looking for new line to use. I was thinks bf about vicious because I had used there Fluoro before and their braid has great ...more reviews. What do y'all think?
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Thanks guys.
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Power Pro
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can't go wrong with seagar 100% flouro Jared. also the suffix elite brand is very good as well.
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Invizx 12-15# on BC. 4-8# vanish on spinning. Power pro or suffix 832 braid.
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Trielene 100% flouro and vanish do a fine job for me 4-12# class, if i'm looking more for a thick tooth resistant leader i go with 50-80# yozuri. Braid I go ...more with powerpro, never had a problem. But i can't wait for Ardent to come out with their braid so i can use it!
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Looking at fish finders for a kayak. Should I get one with just down imaging or down imaging and gps?
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Didn't know that Morris. What brand are you referring to?
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You can pay the same money and get cartography too. Just a thought.
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That's all I need in shallow water. I enter my starting point and my fishing spot, then follow the yellow brick road back to Kansas. 😁
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The new Garmin strikers do not have Cartography. Just shows waypoints you have entered.
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Drew, that's a great idea about using Fishidy's GOS coordinates. Thanks for the tip.
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Jared, I just got rid of my Lowrance and got the new Garmin Striker 4CV with chirp and GPS for my kayak. It's perfect for Luce Bayou, and I use it in West Bay. ...more $179.00 at West Marine in Kemah. I got the two tear extended warranty for $29, and if it breaks due to lightening strike or just quits working, West Marine will replace on the spot. Don't waster your money on the $110 Garmin Striker. It doesn't compare.
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Get the most u can afford u won't regret it
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Thanks guys. I was looking into Garmin and Humminbird units.
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GPS is definitely a plus, you can mark your waypoints and hot spots and come back to them later. I recently won an older Lowrance sonar unit and all it has is the ...more traditional sonar screen, no GPS. For now, I'll be using Fishidy to mark spots that I find, but it would be really nice to have a GPS/sonar unit for convenience and the fact that I can only use Fishidy where I get data with my phone. If you plan on using the unit a lot you probably won't regret spending a bit more for a unit with GPS.
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Gps is for navigation. Saving fishing spots or other points of interest. These are referred to as waypoints. Down scan is a sonar usually in 455 or 800 MHZ. Newer ...more units usually use an all in one transducer. Garmin, Lowrance and Simrad are all good brands.
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Thanks Keith. What is the difference between side imaging and gps?
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Down imaging, side imaging and GPS if you can swing it
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Great question and I'm looking forward to hear what others have to say. Personally I use a combo of the Fishidy app and iBobber device. I use the Fishidy website ...more and app to pre-plan and mark a few spots to try, and then use the gps in the app as navigation. It's not perfect, but it works. I then use my iBobber device to get a more accurate (updated) look of what's going on once I get to the spot.
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