We used crankbaits mostly..and got 5 in the boat..I missed a 4 pounder trying to net him..Matt noticed the nice sunrise so I snapped a picture of it.

congrats on the good catches.

Nice pictures. What camera were you using?

A 10 year old cheap 99.00 Fugi we bought 10 years ago to place Ebay ads. { -:
Fugi Fine Pix 2300
2.1 mega pixels

Sometimes the camera surprizes me too..
Thanks partner,
Chuck7

Now for yesterdays story..

Matt doesn't get the time to fish as I do so we bought 1 1/2 dozen shiners...probably 2 1/2 dozen were in there.The lady likes me alot..

Anyway...we go to Lake Fish Hook..This lake has alot of hawgs..RIght of the Matt we saw one jump totally out of the water that was between 7 -9 pounds about 27 inches long. But we had a problem..the shiners were not living long in this very warm lake/pit

Lately I've been thinking about that Paul Elias video and tied on a big Norman deep diver..and Matt stayed with a Bomber A Firetiger mid range crankbait..

6:30 Picture above shoes Matts..first and only fish..i felt bad for him 1 1/2 polunds

7:00 I'm wobbling a DD Norman Chrome black back..BAM!! nice fish ,,2 pounds plus

7;30 Tried all these other lures..
Little George ..Rooster Tail,,Horny Toad..jig..Rubber Worm...black..

8:30..Tap tap...1 1/2 pounder off black worm

9:00 Tap tap ...2 poiund plus on black rubber worm

9:30 down sized Norman to the 2 1/2 inch Chrome black back model..1 1/2 lb

9:45 ...same lure...lost at teh boat..a one pounder

10:30 ..thining about Paul Elias...casting long..on points and sand bar..irratic retrieve..NICE FISH...same Norman lure ....jumps..Whoa..good fish..work her to the boat..just in reach of the net..my net rim knocks the bait off..fish was between 3- 4 pounds

11:00o I caught the only shiner bass..2 pounds..

Matts total..one fish
Chuck I guess I got 5

m.t. hands ..thanks for the tip on the crankbaits..I really do listen to what I;m told on here..It's right up there with my big bass lures now..

good story, I always enjoy knowing what lure caught what fish, and the circumstances surounding the catch. Makes the lerning process that much quicker.

ALright went back today..shiners still struggling so I simply dragged one in back of the boat while I worked lures...

7: 00 Missed one on a shiner ..it was a 2 pounder ..I got him to the boat and while I thought I had pressure on hi,,the hook was in the perfect position but fell out..
OK THAT'S IT!! from now on it's a hard set on the shiner..

7:30 bumping my only Green Pumpkin 3/16 ounce jig..WOW!! a hit and she's running..I set the hook and broke my 12 pound Trilene..super bummer..I had 5 rods with me so I rigged a Team Diawa Med. heavy with Power Pro..

8:00 Missed a dink on a Chrome Norman Cranbait.

8:05 Boated 1st fish..Chrome Crankbait..

8 :30 .Boated a 1 1/2 on my jig.oh..it was weird..I only had a black and blue jig and I put green trailor legs on it..I had 12 hits on this jigLOL but only 4 serious ones..

9:00 Lost a 1 pounder at the boat on the jig..

9:00 - 10;00 Boated 6 bass on shiners..setting the hook hard ..{ -:

11: 00 Boated my 9th and last fish ..a fiesty 2 pounder on the jig..

I was really happy with the jig..
The way I fish it..find structure.
Cast..and move it slow simply tickling the bottom..extremely slow..many of my bites I believe were bluegills...

how are you fishing the jig, fast or slow? Are you bumping it slowly on the floor, doing little or big lifts, are you letting it sit some before retrieval, how long does it take you to compete 1 retrieval?

glad to see you are getting more ation out of your jigs.

I mostly do it out of..

A. Boredom..{ -: while waiting on a shiner bite..

B. Showing the fish something new..I know nobody that fishes here that uses them

C. It's a big fish lure.m.t.hands introduced me to jig fishing 3 years ago

D.I use it as a countdown lure to detect the lakes depth

E. I use it to tell me what the lakes bottom contains..no other lure will do that but the jig..the rubber worm glides over stuff ..the jig..you feel everything..and when I feel rocks..like today..I will anchor and cast 30 times in that stuff..

Ok here's what I do..I anchor about 20 yds away..
1] cast beyond your target..the rest is what I felt the Lord guiding me to do..so He gets the credit..

a. Cast long..and wait a few seconds..some of the bass picked it up on the wait.
b. "Tickle the lakes's floor" move rod tip up to the 11:00 position and down to the 9:30..very small movement for you are imitating a crayfish..they move slow..
You want to try and detect everything from muck, weeds , logs , sand or rocks..the jig will do this ..If you serius structure..there should be fish there..

C. My complete cast and reel in takes about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes..never really times it.I will the next time..

D. I use a 3/16th inch jig..favorite color..Green/ brown with green craw legs .

E. AS I bump it slooooowly in..CAN NOT BE IN A HURRY..you fish a jig where you really expect fish to be at..It's not a look for bass lure ..it's a finesse lure that catches big bass..

F, the hits are weird...

a..hard to detect..you are counting down but your lure never touches the bottom..why??Becasue the jig has already been picked up and he sitting on the bottom or swimming away with your jig..you don't feel nothing..on these bites...watch the line and reel in the slack..and ALWAYS cross their eyes on a jig..but adjust drag accordingly or even 20 pound Power Pro will snap with the sudden jolt.

..b. the wet sock feel...feels like you have a bunch of hydrilla on your jig..when that happens..do nothing ..just hold the pressure lightly..you will then feel the sock swimming.BAM!!Set the hook.

..c some you feel the tick tick..like you are going over tiny rocks..the bass has picked it up OR bluegills are fooling with it..watch the line and treat this as you would a rubber worm..Pull set HARD.

d..brick in the lawnmower bite..Your bringing it in easy...ALWAYS ..old man slow..{ -; THEN BAM!!your thinking wha tin the Heck was that??That is the bite M.T.Hands warned about the Monster of the deep has knocked on your door.He wants that jig bad...Hopefully you didn't freak and pull it out of his mouth..if you leave him alone..he will be pulling your line straight out..take a deep breath and CROSS HIS EYES..

I've also had success flipping and pitching jigs..Today was my best outing yet..WIshed I would have gotten the first bass..MOST bites are like your typical rubber worm bite..but instead of tap tap ..it's tick tick

E.OH I forgot ..one more bite..the one that feels like you are goig over a bunch of marbles..That is the jig bouncing around in the fishes mouth..my 5 1/2 I got posted did that..I felt the marbles and noticed the line was kind of straight..BAM Crossed her eyes..

Also..the fish don't seem to hold on to the jig as long as a worm some do most don't so I take more chances instead of waiting on them to run..Compared to a worm the jig is small..so I suppose the entire lure is in the mouth
and by faith" You must BELIEVE the hook is in the correct position and BY FAITH set that hook good."

Fish with confidence..
Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Gangly,
Here's the Norman's I was using.{ Chrome Black Back}.most were caught on the 2 1/2 inch model I found in a tree years ago..dives from 8 - 10 foot.
The bigger model I caught one nice one yesterday dives from 10 -14 foot..it's body is 3 inches long.
These lures have a great wobble..you cast long..crank hard when touching the bottom use slow irratic retrieve..the wet sock feel is your fish. Those green ones are hot..I boated an 8.2 a couple years ago on that one .Bomber A firetiger